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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Schedule Available for 2016 Mid-Winter Conference
ALBANY – The program schedule for the Department of New York’s Mid-Winter Conference is now available on the Mid-Winter page.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Legion Posts Bring Santa to Kids
American Legion Posts across New York State have been hosting a variety of holiday events, including holding Christmas parties for children – such as Utica Post 229’s annual event that boasts clowns, elves, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, and Santa himself.
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Brocton Sophomore Wins Chautauqua Co. Speech Contest
David Skinner, sophomore at Brocton High School, won the Chautauqua County American Legion Oratorical Contest held on Sunday, Dec. 13 at the Herman Kent Post 777 in Celeron NY.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
A Christmas Message That Rings True Today
By James V. Yermas
Department CommanderALBANY — It’s quite festive here at Department of New York Headquarters.
The stockings were hung by the entrance with care. And flags and ornaments adorn the tree there.
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Friday, December 11, 2015
Not Too Early to Apply to Legion College
It is not too early to start applying for the 2016 American Legion College of New York, noted College Dean Tim Collmer.
The dates for the 2016 session are June 17, 18 and 19. Deadline for applying is April 1.
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
Greene County Legion Honors Sheriff’s Deputy
Green County Sheriff’s Deputy Ray Feml came to the aid of a choking victim on the New York State Thruway in October. For his actions, the Greene County American Legion honored the deputy with its Law and Order Award at the Sheriff’s Department first annual awards dinner, held Nov. 20 at Leeds Inn in Leeds, NY.