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Friday, November 21, 2014
Legion Launches New Career Platform
INDIANAPOLIS — The American Legion and its allies in veteran employment and entrepreneurship have launched a new web platform to help those who served in uniform translate military skills to job skills, find employment, start businesses and make successful transitions.
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Legion Questions Amnesty Plan
INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 20, 2014) — The head of the nation’s largest veterans service organization questioned the wisdom of the White House putting politics above national security with its plan to give amnesty to as many as 5 million illegal immigrants through an executive order.
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Monday, November 17, 2014
DDSO Honors Monroe Post for 20 Years of Service
MONROE — The Hudson Valley Developmental Disabilities Service Office recently presented American Legion Post 488 in Monroe with a certificate recognizing its 20 years of service to DDSO by hosting holiday parties for developmentally disabled adults, StrausNews’ PhotoNews reported.
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Friday, November 14, 2014
Eagle Scout Candidate Helps Hastings-on-Hudson Legion Post
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — After learning in the local news that the Hastings-on-Hudson’s American Legion Post was struggling financially, Zak Armacost rallied his own troops and made sure his local veterans were taken care of, the River Towns Daily Voice reported
The 17-year-old Hastings-on-Hudson High School senior organized the renovation of Admiral Farragut Post 1195’s lower level for his Eagle Scout service project.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Commander Peters: Tell a Vet, ‘Thank you for your service’
Veteran’s Day 2014: Message from Dept. of NY Commander Frank Peters
On the morning of November 11, 1918, Allied and German powers met in France to sign an armistice that ended World War I. The agreement went into effect at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. One year later President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the First Armistice Day to call the nation’s attention to those who had sacrificed so much for our county:
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
Man Who Inspires Others Gets Big Surprise
Heroes come in all sizes and guises. Sometimes they wear a cape and save Metropolis. Sometimes they carry a rifle and serve their country.
Ken Parks rides in a wheelchair and inspires those around him.
His effect on people was evident on Sunday, August 24 when a crowd of friends and relatives turned out at John W. Dill American Legion Post 434 in Brocton.