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Thursday, July 31, 2014
Army’s Spirit of America Show Coming to Albany
ALBANY — The U.S. Army’s Spirit of America — a free patriotic live-action show — is coming to the Times Union Center in Albany on September 19-20. -
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Series Opens with 3 Wins, 1 Rainout
UTICA — The New York State American Legion Baseball Championship series opened July 30 with back-to-back games at Murnane Field.
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Tournament Ball Players Meet Veterans
UTICA – American Legion baseball players met veterans undergoing rehabilitation at Sitrin Health Care on Tuesday — the day before the state championship tournament got under way. read more »
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Monday, July 28, 2014
Utica Hosting State Legion Baseball Championship July 30-Aug. 3
UTICA – After three years of hosting the New York State American Legion Championship Series in Utica, the City of Utica has been awarded the honor of hosting the event through 2020. The 2014 tournament kicks off on July 29 with the arrival of the eight competing teams. Games begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, and will conclude with the championship game at noon on Sunday, Aug. 3. All games will be played at Donovan Stadium at Murnane Field in Utica.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Auxiliary Raises $72,199 for Operation Comfort Warriors
ALBANY — The American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors (OCW) program received a donation of more than $70,000 from the American Legion Auxiliary Department of New York during its 94th annual convention held July 17-19.
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Monday, July 21, 2014
Jamie Griganis Is Cadet of Year
Jamie A. Griganis, the graduating cadet commander in the Navy JROTC program at Southold Junior-Senior High School, is the Department of New York Cadet of the Year.
“It’s extremely humbling to be up here in front of so many role models” — the kind of military veterans “I aspire to be,” she said.
The National Honor Society member played both varsity tennis and softball, and won both Army and Navy ROTC scholarships to Fordham and Columbia universities, respectively. She also received a congressional nomination to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Department JROTC/ROTC Advisor John Kasmer Jr. noted that the cadet was planning to pursue an Army commission at Fordham even though her dad, William, was a retired Marine major — which spurred a swell of Army “hooahs” from the convention crowd.