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Sunday, September 29, 2019
Oratorical Scholarship Contests Start This Fall
The annual American Legion oratorical contest gets underway in the fall.
The “Constitutional Speech Contest” comes with scholarships at all levels of competition and is open to junior high and high school students who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the U.S.
The oratorical contest exists to develop deeper knowledge and appreciation for the U.S. Constitution. The program presents participants with an academic speaking challenge that teaches important leadership qualities, the history of our nation’s laws, the ability to think and speak clearly, and an understanding of the duties, responsibilities, rights and privileges of American citizenship.
Posts are encouraged to sponsor students and have their applications submitted to their respective county oratorical chairpersons no later than Nov. 16.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
4 Players Awarded Department Baseball Scholarships
Four American Legion Baseball players won scholarships from the Department Baseball program, Baseball Chair Bruce Mayfield announced.
Braden Hoffman of Ilion, NY was awarded a first-place $1000 scholarship. His application was submitted to National American Legion for further consideration. He plans to pursue a teaching degree at SUNY College at Cortland, then a master’s degree, so he can teach school and coach sports. Braden was in the top 10 percent of his class at Central Valley Academy.
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Monday, September 16, 2019
Centennial Moment: Legion Gets Federal Charter Sept. 16, 1919
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Remember and Honor
On September 11, 2001, four U.S. planes hijacked by terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania killing nearly 3,000 people in a matter of hours.The best way we can honor and remember the victims of 9/11, and all the soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen and coastguardsmen fighting the war on terror, is to continue to make them proud by showing our support and by our commitment to be ever vigilant.
