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Saturday, August 10, 2019
Join the Legion Family at NYS Fair
Imagine an American Legion booth at the New York State Fair, attracting Legion Family memberships from among the 1.3 million fair-goers.That’s exactly what Eastwood Post 1276 and Onondaga County American Legion are planning – with a membership booth in a high foot-traffic area in front of the veterans memorial at the fairgrounds in Syracuse. The fair runs from Aug. 21 to Sept. 2.
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Thursday, August 01, 2019
New Membership Application Reflects Open Eligibility
With the passage of the LEGION Act that extends membership eligibility to everyone who has served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces since Dec. 7, 1941, The American Legion has issued an updated membership application.
Membership is open to anyone who has served at least one day of active duty and received an honorable discharge, or who is still serving honorably in the military.
Here is an updated Legion Family Membership Application (Legion, Auxiliary, SAL).
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Hamburg Post Players Are State Baseball Champions
The 2019 Baseball Champs. Photos by Frank Carletta.
UTICA – Hamburg Post 527 (Erie County) broke the Rockland Pirates’ streak, winning the New York State American Legion Baseball Championship. Rockland Pirates Post 130 of Stony Point (Rockland County) had the title for three years in a row.
Sons of the American Legion Detachment Commander Dennis George presents the championship trophy to Hamburg Team Captain John Catanzaro. At left is Department Baseball Chairman Bruce Mayfield.
Unlike the first game of Wednesday’s championship round, where both teams kept each other at bay until Hamburg scored a single winning run, the final game featured good hits and rallies by both teams.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, Rockland was ahead, 8-7, but Hamburg stole home on a throw and then scored another run on an error, winning the championship game, 9-8.
The tournament was played at Murnane Field’s Donovan Stadium.
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Hamburg Wins, 1-0, Setting Up Championship Contest with Rockland
UTICA — Hamburg Post 527 of Hamburg (Erie County) and Rockland Pirates Post 130 of Stony Point (Rockland County) held each other at bay until the 4th inning, when Hamburg scored a run and went on to win the first game, 1-0, in Wednesday’s final round of the New York State American Legion Baseball Championship Tournament.
The teams vie for the state title in an afternoon game at Murnane Field in Utica.
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Trump Signs LEGION Act, Extends Legion Membership Eligibility
President Donald J. Trump signs S. 504, the Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service (LEGION) Act Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House. Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour
The American Legion / legion.org
In a significant legislative victory for The American Legion, President Trump signed a bill July 30 that declares the United States has been in a state of war since Dec. 7, 1941.
The American Legion sought the declaration as a way to honor approximately 1,600 U.S. servicemembers who were killed or wounded during previously undeclared periods of war.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Hamburg and Rockland to Play for Championship
UTICA — The New York State American Legion Baseball Championship Tournament entered the semi-final rounds Tuesday, with Hamburg Post 527 and Rockland Pirates Post 130 advancing to Wednesday’s championship round.In the first game Hamburg Post 527 and Saugerties Post 72 held each other scoreless until the 5th inning when Hamburg leaped ahead with 3 runs, then scored another 3 in the 6th inning and added one more run in the top of the 7th. Saugerties finally scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th, but it wasn’t enough. Hamburg won, 7-2.
In the second and final game of day 4 in the tournament, Rockland Pirates Post 130 remained undefeated, taking a 9-2 victory over Rayson-Miller Post 899. Rockland scored a run in the first inning, followed by Rayson-Miller getting a run in the second; then Rockand got a run in the third inning. But the 5th inning was the clincher, with Rockland rallying for 7 runs. Rayson-Miller came back in the top of the 7th with only one run.
Rockland and Hamburg are scheduled to square off at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Murnane Field. If Hamburg wins, then the teams play a second game to determine the state champion. Undefeated Rockland, the 2018 champion, only needs to win once to retain the state title.
