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Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Melissa Woodford Is State Oratorical Champ
Oratorical Champ Melissa Woodford with Department Commander James Yermas. Photos by Doug Malin.
ALBANY — Melissa Woodford, a home-schooled senior from New City, NY, is The American Legion’s New York State oratorical champion for 2016, Oratorical Chairman Anthony Paternostro announced.
Melissa competed against four other finalists from a cross section of the state in the 79th Annual American Legion Department of New York Oratorical Contest. She won a $6,000 scholarship and will represent New York in the National Oratorical Contest in Indianapolis, IN in April.
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Monday, March 07, 2016
Legion, SAL donate Girl Scout cookies to Bath VA
The American Legion Department of New York purchased Girl Scout cookies to give to veterans at the Bath VA Medical Center in Steuben County.
The boxes of cookies were loaded into a car and delivered to the VA on March 5 by Sons of the American Legion (SAL) member David Lee and his wife, Birgit, and their Girl Scout daughter, Mikayla. David serves as finance officer for the SAL Detachment of New York.
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Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Alternative PTSD Therapy Is No. 1 Priority, Legion Tells Legislators
Harvey McCagg
ALBANY — Declaring the health and welfare of veterans as “first and foremost,” New York State American Legion Legislative Chairman Harvey McCagg said the Legion’s number one legislative priority in the state is non-drug, alternative therapy for post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) – particularly, HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT).
Speaking at the annual “Hill Day” legislative breakfast at the Empire State Plaza, McCagg told some 140 Legion Family members and legislators that the American Legion was asking the governor and state legislature to create and fund a TBI and PTSD Biological Repair Treatment and Recovery Law.
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Saturday, February 27, 2016
VA insists removal of Stratton VA director is valid
ALBANY — Linda Weiss, who until November was director of the Stratton VA Medical Center, won an appeal challenging her removal from that post, according to a final decision of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board released in February.
However, VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson is challenging that decision, the Federal Times reports. In a statement released Feb. 17, Gibson said the the decision was not only incorrect, but was filed outside of a 21-day window required for appeals, making the firing valid.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Plan now for Department Convention Parade
Color guards, bands and other marching units – it’s time to plan for the summer parade at the 98th Department Convention in Binghamton.
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Monday, February 22, 2016
Info on Department Convention hotels now available
Hotel information and reservation procedures are now available for the Department Convention, which takes place July 13-16 in Binghamton.
Reservations must be made through the Greater Binghamton Convention & Visitors Bureau. The form is available here.