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 Funding initiative and also HB-169 small games of chance legislation.
The Pennsylvania American Legion, from the largest veterans service organization, has unanimously elected Pete Wasco as Department Commander at the 92nd Annual Department Convention held at the Hilton Hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Wasco has proven his leadership and dedication to veterans and their families through many Legion programs and community events including Foreign Relations Council, Housing for Homeless Veterans and the Pennsylvania War Veterans Council Representative. He has held many positions in the American Legion including Vice Commander and Membership Vice Chairman. He has had years of service to his local veterans in Cumberland, Dauphin and Lebanon Counties.
Wasco is a Vietnam Era Navy veteran with an honorable discharge in 1971 which made him eligible to join the Pennsylvania American Legion. Wasco has been an active member of his local American Legion Post New Cumberland Post 143. Wasco is also a member of the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 143.
Pete and his wife Susan live in New Cumberland where he was active in the New Cumberland Youth Baseball Association as a coach and league president. He has two daughters Danielle Liebig and Deanne Wasco and a stepson Daniel Crater. Wasco is employed at flight Systems Electronics Group as a Materials Specialist.
The Pennsylvania American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Sons of The American Legion, and The American Legion Riders meet for our annual Department convention. Some of the guests that addressed the Legion family this year was Dan Onorato, Allegheny County Chief Executive and candidate for governor; Honorable Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Attorney General and candidate for governor and Pat Toomey, candidate for senator.
For 92 years the Pennsylvania American Legion has been in existence making a positive difference in each community as well as remaining active in local, state and national legislation. Each year we gather together about 1500 delegates to honor award winners such as Teacher of the Year, Firefighter of the Year and Employer of the Year (just to name a few). Our main objective is to educate our Legionnaires on today’s issues and concern for veterans and their families. We also take this very important time to review and possible pass Resolutions that will be forwarded onto our National Organization as well as our state government.