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Monday, November 11, 2013
Legion A Big Presence in ‘America’s Parade’
Photo by Doug Malin.
A sea of red, white and blue followed American Legion Family members as they marched their way up New York City’s renowned Fifth Avenue on Monday, Nov. 11 for the nation’s largest Veterans Day parade – America’s Parade.
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Sunday, November 10, 2013
Awards Highlight Early November Visitation Swing
New York State American Legion leaders honored several people in their visitation swing along the Southern Tier and the New York City area in early November, including long-time Legionnaires and a 12-year-old Long Island boy who rescued a child from drowning.
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Thursday, November 07, 2013
Vets Day Message: Losing More to Suicide Than Enemy Fire
MANHATTAN — New York State American Legion Commander Kenneth Governor zeroed in on the “suicide epidemic” in his Veterans Day message to employees of the VA Healthcare System’s 23rd Street campus Thursday morning, Nov. 7. Men and women in uniform (active duty, Guard and Reserve) are committing suicide at a rate of “more than one a day,” he said. “Simply put, we are losing more servicemembers by their own hands than we are by the enemy in Afghanistan.”
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Friday, November 01, 2013
Legion Leaders Get Taste of Combat Training
FORT DRUM — New York American Legion leaders got a taste of the 10th Mountain Division’s unique combat training at Fort Drum during their visit to Jefferson County Oct. 5.
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Friday, October 25, 2013
Nat’l Commander Honors 100-Year-Old Veteran
National Commander Daniel Dellinger salutes Elmer Moje. Photo by Doug Malin.
NORTH TONAWANDA — American Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger honored a 100-year-old World War II veteran during an official visit to western New York Friday, Oct. 25.
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
Legionnaire Testifies on Suicide Epidemic
ALBANY — Legionnaire Barbara Beebe told a New York State Assembly hearing Oct. 8 that she was there to speak on behalf of those who can no longer speak for themselves — the rapidly growing number of veterans who are dying at their own hands.
