Newly Elected State Commander Wasco is working for the Legionnaires of Pennsylvania from the start! Four hours after he was elected Pennsylvania American Legion Department Commander Pete Wasco met with State Representative from the 88th District, Sheryl M. Delozier. Commander Wasco emphasized needing continued support for Act 66, The Service Officer...
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View a video of the 2009/2010 year in review. Read More →
2009 American Legion Riders Legacy Run stops at Shanksville, PA for a wreath presentation at the flight 93 memorial. Read More →
Below are 2009/2010 Pennsylvania American Legion Posts - in - Action videos. The pictures were sent in from American Legion Posts across the commonwealth.
Special Thanks to the Pennsylvania American Legion Posts that supported this project by sending in their pictures including Post 102, Post 108, Post 141, Post 156, Post 21, Post 217, Post...
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$1000 – Athens ALA Unit 246 $400 – SAL Squadron 301 $400 – Mike Witkowski $250 – Crest-Lawn ALA Unit 832 $250 – Jan Schmidt $100 – SAL Squadron 281 $100 – American Legion Post 119 Please list the following as winners of the Convention Corporation raffle. Note that checks have been sent in the mail to the winners. Read More →
2010 SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS
GRAND PRIZE - $10,000
Rose M. Bouchard
Ligonier, PA
1ST PRIZE - $2,500
Robert L. Porvaznik
Whitehall, PA
2ND PRIZE - $1,000
Joseph L. Barnhart
Council Bluffs, IA
3RD PRIZE - $500
Paul A. Moore, Jr.
Clearfield, PA
4TH PRIZE - $250
Charles Kalmanowicz
Swoyersville, PA
5TH PRIZE - $250
Kerry...
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The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest veterans service organization, committed to mentoring and sponsorship of youth programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security, and...
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The American Legion is again competing for $250,000 for the Legacy Scholarship Fund in July. Additionally, we are entered for August on behalf of job fairs, in which we are quite active. Let’s make it a point to let our “address books” know that we need them to vote every day for the next two months in order to win $500,000 for American Legion...
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INDIANAPOLIS (June 14, 2010) – A letter signed by The American Legion is asking President Barack Obama to restore the Mojave Desert Veterans Memorial cross.
The letter, which also copied U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, was signed by National Commander Clarence Hill and also included signatures from the heads of the Veterans of...
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The head of the nation’s largest veterans organization praised Army Secretary John McHugh for “decisive action,” in the wake of an Inspector General’s report which revealed mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery.
“We are disturbed any time we hear that our nation’s heroes are treated in an undignified manner,” National...
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