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By Keegan Harris

Floyd inducted into American Legion Hall of Fame

James C . Floyd , known better by his middle name Clarence , Somerset resident and Chaplain for the American Legion Post 38 , has been inducted into the 2022 Class the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame .
Floyd ’ s name appears with all the others in his class on a plaque which will be permanently displayed in the Capitol Building in Frankfort . These same names will eventually be added to monuments still being built in Kentucky .
The ceremony was held in Lexington and inducted 29 nominees — the largest class that the Legion had ever inducted .
Floyd loved the ceremony and enjoyed spending time with his family and other veterans . In keeping with the old saying “ an army marches on its stomach ,” Floyd had the most to say about the delicious meal he had .
Said Floyd , “ It was the experience of a lifetime .”
American WWI officers created the American Legion 1919 in Paris , France for American soldiers who could not yet return home following the end of the war .
Then the Legion ’ s purpose of formation was two-pronged : to boost morale and to prevent disaffected soldiers from joining the Bolshevik uprising . Today however , the Legion , among many other activities ,
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