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Wednesday, July 15, 2015
American Legion Converges on Buffalo for 97th Convention
BUFFALO — More than 1,500 wartime veterans and family members are converging on Buffalo July 15-18 for the New York State American Legion’s 97th Annual Convention.
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Saturday, July 11, 2015
Legionnaires Help Staff Buffalo ‘Hire Our Heroes’ Job Fair
The American Legion and the Auxiliary staffed the registration tables at the June 18th “Hiring Our Heroes” Job Fair, held June 18 at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo.
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Friday, July 10, 2015
‘Army Cuts Are Lunacy,’ Legion Tells Congress, White House
“Absolute lunacy,” is how the leader of the nation’s largest veterans service organization characterized plans to reduce the U.S. Army by another 40,000 troops.
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Thursday, July 09, 2015
August Motorcycle Ride Benefits Purple Heart Park
UTICA – American Legion Riders will be joining a Purple Heart motorcycle ride on Aug. 15 to raise funds for a battle cross at a Purple Heart Memorial Park.
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Monday, July 06, 2015
Senator, Congressman Announce Push for ‘Blue Water’ Vets at Legion Post
UTICA, NY — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Richard Hanna announced Monday a new bipartisan push to help “Blue Water” veterans obtain VA health benefits and spotlighted a Navy Vietnam War vet at Utica American Legion Post 229 as an example of veterans suffering from diseases attributed to Agent Orange toxin.
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Saturday, July 04, 2015
Abundance of Legion Family Spirit on Independence Day
Legionnaires and their families spent the Fourth of July in a number of family-oriented and patriotic endeavers, including coming out for community parades.
In Utica, like cities across the state, Legion members, spouses, children and grandchildren were out in force for the city’s 4th of July Parade.