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  • Saturday, August 24, 2019

    NY Squadron Color Guard Takes a Victory at National Legion Convention

    SAL Squadron 457 from Detachment of New York performs during the Color Guard Competition at the 101st American Legion National Convention Friday, August 23, 2019 in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young/The American Legion

    SAL Squadron 457 from Detachment of New York performs during the Color Guard Competition at the 101st American Legion National Convention Friday, August 23, 2019 in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young/The American Legion.

    New York had a color guard unit in national competition Aug. 23 during the 101st American Legion Convention in Indianapolis.

    Sons of The American Legion Squadron 457 (Seeley B. Parish Post 457 in Phelps, NY) won in its class.

    The squadron also scored a 94.0 in the “Advancing/Retiring of Colors” performance, only three tenths of a point behind the top performers.

    The “grand prize” of the color guard contest — to be the national commander’s color guard at the 2020 national convention — came down to half a point between two of the decade’s dominant competitors: Newport Harbor Post 291 of Newport Beach, Calif., and Harrisburg Post 472 of Houston. The Houston unit took this year’s title.

    A representative from Sons of The American Legion Squadron 457 (Detachment of New York) poses for a photograph with National Commander Brett Reistad following their class victory during the Color Guard Competition at the 101st American Legion National Convention Friday, August 23, 2019 in Indianapolis.

    A representative from Sons of The American Legion Squadron 457 (Detachment of New York) poses for a photograph with National Commander Brett Reistad following their class victory during the Color Guard Competition at the 101st American Legion National Convention Friday, August 23, 2019 in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young/The American Legion.