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Monday, December 05, 2016
Why We Remember Pearl Harbor
As we mark the 75th anniversary of the Dec. 7th attack on Pearl Harbor, which ushered the U.S.A. into World War II, one phrase keeps coming to mind; one phrase that eternally rings true:
Freedom is not free.
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Friday, December 02, 2016
Highway Dedicated to Soldier Killed in Vietnam
RICHBURG – In a ceremony complete with full military honors, Army Private First Class Duane C. Scott was posthumously remembered Dec. 1 with the dedication of State Route 275 as the “PFC Duane C Scott Memorial Highway.”
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Monday, November 21, 2016
Legion College for Auxiliary, SAL, Riders, Too
American Legion College of New York is now American Legion Family College.
It is open to members of the Legion, the Auxiliary, the Sons of the American Legion, and Legion Riders.
The class of 2017 convenes June 2, 3 and 4 at Morrisville State College (SUNY Morrisville).
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Friday, November 11, 2016
Veterans Do the Extraordinary
by John Sampson
Commander, Department of New YorkHappy Veterans Day, everyone !
This day comes just days after a contentious presidential election, which decided who will be the new commander in chief for the next four years.
Speaking of leaders, it was another future president, then-Governor Ronald Reagan, who posed a question about veterans in 1974, “Where do we find such men?”
He answered: “We find them in our streets, in the offices, the shops and the working places of our country and on the farms.”
He was referring to ordinary people – both men and women — doing extraordinary things.
Thank you, my fellow veterans, for stepping up and being extraordinary.
Department Commander John Sampson marches in New York City’s Veterans Day Parade, along with Department Auxiliary President Debbie Kryczkowsk and Sons of the American Legion Detachment Commander J. Bruce Ruthven.
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Friday, October 21, 2016
Legion Riders Provide Surprise Welcome for National Commander
More than 50 American Legion Riders from the 7th District provided a surprise welcome for National Commander Charles Schmidt during his visit to the Department of New York on October 15.The Riders escorted the national commander from his hotel to the luncheon at Marion Post 1430.
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
NY Legion Honors High School Football Players for Respect for Flag
MECHANICVILLE, NY – The Department of New York American Legion has honored a Mechanicville High School football player and his teammates for their recent demonstration of patriotism that ensured an American Flag was aloft during the presentation of the national anthem.
As the visiting team last month at a Friday night game, Daniel Hayner and his Red Raider varsity teammates realized there was no American Flag visible as players and fans stood for the Star Spangled Banner.
Hayner, a high school senior, rushed to the team’s equipment bag and returned with a flag that he proudly held aloft in the middle of the field for the pregame ceremony.
