That meeting was presided over by a veteran of the first Gulf War - as American Legions and VFW's across the country begin to see younger leadership, from more recent conflicts.Fox Mankato's Ryan Gustafson tells us how veterans new and old are dealing with the change.For Harvey and Laurie Hallman, involvement in their local American Legion Post has become second nature. Though they still stand out from the rest of their comrades.Harvey Hallman says, "We would love to see more participation because our members, a lot of them are getting older. Our WWII vets are dying off... Korean War vets, they're getting fewer. Even Vietnam vets are getting fewer."But there are younger veterans still. With conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan continuing the precedent of previous wars, the leadership of service organizations seeks to integrate a new batch of servicemen and service-women to their groups.Laurie Hallman says, "A lot of times, with the younger generation, they're going to school and working. So it's hard to get them more actively involved."Although the challenge may seem like a new one, veterans say it has been a dilemma faced by all veterans as history marches on.Charlie Dempewolf says, "The idea of new veterans, like the Iraq and Afghanistan veterans being integrated into our organization is not a new idea. The Vietnam veterans faced the same kinds of issues when they come back, the Korean veterans, the World War Two veterans. When they came back from World War II the World War I veterans had the same ideas. So this is not a new thing."And as long as wars continue to be fought, the passing of the torch here at home will continue as well.In Nicollet, Ryan Gustafson, The Fox Mankato News At Nine.