Mike McDermott of Homer is the first person from Cortland County to serve as New York State American Legion commander in the Legion’s 100-...

Commander Schacher Gary Schacher of Cobleskill (Schoharie County) is the first Iraq war veteran to become  commander of The American Leg...

SYRACUSE – U.S. Navy veteran Rena M. Nessler of Geneva made American Legion history Saturday, July 22, when she was elected the first woma...

John B. Sampson, a U.S. Navy veteran, is the 2016-2017 commander of the American Legion Department of New York.The Vietnam-era vet was ele...

James V. Yermas is the new commander of the New York State American Legion. The election and swearing-in of Yermas and his officers to...

Elias Mastakouris of Sea Cliff, NY, a student entering his senior year at North Shore High School in Glen Head, was elected governor of Th...

A number of American Legion Posts around the state this month are commemorating the sacrifices of four World War II chaplains, who gave ...