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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
American Legion Baseball Celebration in Cooperstown March 29-30
Puts Spotlight on Veterans and Former Legion Players Who Are Enshrined in the Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN — The National Baseball Hall of Fame and The American Legion are teaming up to celebrate the Legion’s 100th Anniversary and spotlight Hall of Famers who served in the Armed Forces or who had played Legion Baseball before going on to the major leagues.This American Legion Baseball Celebration takes place from 9 a.m. Friday, March 29 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 30 at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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Update on 70th Annual State Bowling Tournament in April
UPDATE: Slots for May 4-5 are filled as of Feb. 19.LEROY, Jan. 17, 2019 — The 70th Annual New York State American Legion Bowling Tournament takes place over four weekends in April and May, attracting bowlers from posts, units, squadrons and chapters across the Department of New York.
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Thursday, February 14, 2019
Coxsackie-Athens High School Junior Wins Zone 3 Oratorical Contest
LAKE GEORGE — Coxsackie-Athens High School junior Aiden Boehm won the Zone 3 competition of the American Legion Oratorical Contest that was held Saturday, February 2, at Lake George High School, reports Bob Dial, Coxsackie-Athens English teacher and member of Cairo American Legion Post 983
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Identifying Lost USS Turner Sailors, Veteran PTSD Among Commander’s Priorities
New York State American Legion leaders at Harder-O’Donnell Post 734 in Attica. From left: American Legion Riders Director Bob Wallace, Department Commander Gary Schacher, Department Auxiliary President Marie Mock, and Sons of the American Legion Detachment Commander James Coates. Photo by Mario Cristaldi.
ATTICA — The 138 lost sailors of the USS Turner are buried in a mass grave on Long Island.
If Gary Schacher is successful, the sailors’ remains — interred since 1944 — will be submitted for DNA testing and a proper burial, the Batavia Daily News reported Feb. 13.
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Thursday, February 07, 2019
Homecoming for National Sons Commander Doc Gibbs Is April 26-27
Greg “Doc” Gibbs
National Sons of The American Legion Commander Greg “Doc” Gibbs (former New York Detachment commander) will be honored at a series of “Homecoming” events on April 26 and 27 in Buffalo.
The highlight of the weekend is the Saturday evening dinner at the Historic Pearl Street Grille.
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Richmond County to Celebrate Legion’s 100th on March 15
The Richmond County American Legion will celebrate The American Legion’s 100th birthday on Friday, March 15, with dinner and dancing at Li Greci’s Staaten at 697 Forest Avenue on Staten Island.
The formal affair gets underway at 6 p.m.
Click here for details and reservation information (March 8 deadline).
