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  • Saturday, September 13, 2014

    Wayne County Adds 34 Members in One Night

    A small diverse group of American Legion family members from the Seventh District joined together on Wednesday evening, September 10, to contact members living in Wayne County who do not belong to a local post and personally invite them to transfer into one.

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  • Tuesday, September 09, 2014

    Include Toll Receipts with Travel Voucher

    Department of New York Adjutant Jim Casey announced today that legionnaires and Sons of the American Legion (SAL) members who submit authorized travel vouchers for reimbursement must include receipts. That includes toll receipts as well as airline, train, bus,  receipts. See TRAVEL VOUCHER MEMO.

  • Saturday, September 06, 2014

    Top Recruiting Performers Honored

    Department Commander Frank Peters took the opportunity to honor top member recruiting performers at the Membership Workshop for 3rd and 4th Districts held Sept. 6 at John Wyszomirski Post 701 in Amsterdam.

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  • Saturday, August 30, 2014

    NY’s ‘Doc’ Is National SAL Vice Commander

    Past Detachment Commander Greg “Doc” Gibbs, Ph.D., was installed Aug. 24 at the Charlotte, NC Sons of The American Legion Convention as National SAL Vice Commander.

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  • Friday, August 29, 2014

    2 NY Donations for Operation Comfort Warriors

    The American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors, which provides comfort supplies and equipment to wounded warriors, received a boost from the Department of New York Aug. 28 when Department leaders presented another check to outgoing National Commander Daniel Dellinger.

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  • Thursday, August 28, 2014

    New National Commander: Stay True to Ideals

    CHARLOTTE, NC — Department of Nebraska Legionnaire Mike Helm was elected American Legion national commander Aug. 28 during the final day of the 96th Annual American Legion National Convention.

    He said that he wants Legionnaires to stay true to the ideals of the organization’s founders and use them as a guide toward future progress.

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