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  • Friday, May 22, 2015

    With One Voice, the Legion Exclaims: ‘Let Us Remember’

     A Message from Commander Frank Peters

    Fleet Week’s parade of Navy, Coast Guard and other ships in New York Harbor is perhaps a fitting segue to Memorial Day – as those ships remain in port through May 25 — a day to remember those who have given their lives in service to our country. read more »

  • Saturday, May 09, 2015

    Al Carpenter Enters ‘Post Everlasting’

    ALBANY — Alton H. Carpenter, past department commander and a consultant to the Department Legislative Committee, died May 2 at the age of 87. He was buried May 8 at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. read more »