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Sunday, January 11, 2015
Award-Winning Historian Named to Department Position
Frank Carletta, an award-winning American Legion historian, has been appointed Department of New York historian, Adjutant James Casey announced.
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Friday, January 09, 2015
Sporter Air Rifle Championships Take Place Feb. 14-15 in Cicero
The 2015 New York State American Legion Sporter Rifle Championship Match takes place Feb. 14-15 at Cicero Legion Post, Cicero, NY, announced Jr. Shooting Sports Chairman Lawrence Behling. Snow date is Feb. 21-22.
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Friday, January 02, 2015
Nearly 2,000 New Members! Thank You! Keep It Up!
In a New Year’s message, Department Commander Frank Peters thanked membership teams and Legionnaires for their efforts that successfully recruited 1,958 new members before the end of 2014.
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Post Honors WWII Vet Bud Mohr in Oxford
OXFORD – Members of Fort Hill American Legion Post 376 recently gathered at the State Veterans Home here to honor World War II Army veteran Elbert “Bud” G. Mohr. Also participating were Oxford Village Mayor Terry Stark, friends, and family.
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Thursday, December 25, 2014
Legionnaire Fire Chief Rebuffs Atheists Over Christmas Sign
UTICA — Legionnaire Fire Chief Russell Brooks found himself in the center of national attention in December when he rebuffed demands by atheist groups to take down a “Happy Birthday Jesus” sign in front of one of Utica’s fire stations.
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
Legion Posts Provide Winterwear for Children
UTICA — The pre-schoolers were excited, singing for their American Legion visitors, and showing gleeful anticipation over the huge box decorated with Christmas wrapping.
The Calvary Head Start program, located in the former Calvary Church Parish House on South Street with the Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency (MVCAA), put out the word that children were in need of winter clothing.
“Two American Legion Posts answered the call,” noted Marron Mcleod of Provost Post 1686.