‘I’m still kind of pinching myself’: American Legion Post 317 reopens one year post-Helene

MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — American Legion Post 317 has served veterans and the community of Madison County since the 1950s; however, service had been on pause since Helene damaged the building, leaving members to question if it would ever return.

Saturday, Nov. 22, that question was answered, although Navy veteran and American Legion post 317 member Mickey Coulson might not quite believe it yet.

“I’m still kind of pinching myself. That we’re standing here and we’ve got a building now that, you know, can do something for us,” Coulson said…

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