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Thursday, February 19, 2026
Check Out January’s Membership Impact Report
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Homecoming gala honoring Dept. leaders is May 30
The American Legion Department of New York will celebrate the annual Legion Family Homecoming on Saturday, May 30, with dinner at Vernon Downs Casino Hotel, Vernon, NY .The Homecoming honors:
• Commander John R. Miga
• Auxiliary President Maureen Morgan
• Detachment Commander Joseph Guidice Jr. -
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Winter Issue of Legion New York Magazine
The winter 2026 issue of Legion New York Magazine is available online.
It features articles such as:
• NY Yankees host Legion Family members.• Legion Baseball players visit vets in hospital.
• Greece Post 468 and Kingston Post 150 are senior and junior baseball champions, respectively.
• NY Legionnaire serves as national historian.
• An overview of the Department Convention in words and pictures.
• Owego Post 401 wins Department Golf Tournament.
• Coverage of America’s Veterans Day Parade in NYC.
• Other news about Posts and Legionnaires.
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Saturday, January 31, 2026
Giants Quarterback Surprises Legionnaire with Trip to Super Bowl
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart has announced a once-in-a-lifetime surprise for a decorated Navy veteran and lifelong NFL fan from Schoharie County. Dart said he was gifting Past Department of New York Commander Gary Schacher a trip to San Francisco to attend Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, including an in-person meeting with Dart and other current and former NFL stars before the game. Schacher is a community leader in Cobleskill who served in the Navy and Naval Reserves for 26 years before retiring as an E-7 Gunner’s Mate Chief Petty Officer (GMC). -
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Mid-Winter Conference Sweepstakes Winners
The winners of the 2026 Mid-Winter Conference Sweepstakes are:
· $5,000.00 Denis F O’Sullivan, Mineola
· $2,000.00 John J Hassett, Malverne
· $1,000.00 Francisco Bermudez Jr, Freeport
· $500.00 Vincent Pinto, Islip
· $250.00 David S. Kingsley, Cortlandt Manor
· $250.00 Elmer T. Gayhart, Buffalo
· $250.00 Harry R. Inman, New Hartford
$250.00 William F. Halvorsen of East Rockaway
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Monday, December 15, 2025
Reservation Deadline for Mid-Winter Conference Is Jan. 5
Deadline for registration, hotel reservation, vouchers, and dinner reservations is Jan. 5.
See below for the updated tentative agenda and see the Mid-Winter Conference page for other necessary information. The conference takes place Jan. 16-18 at the Crowne Plaza-Desmond Hotel in Albany.
