Monday, March 28, 2016

Boy's State - 2016



Boy's State - June 26th - July 1st 




Program Information
Program Dates: Program Location:
Meals:
Housing: Cost:
2016 Boys State Application Section 1
June 26 – July 1, 2016*
Rivier University
420 South Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Provided through the university
(Dietary requirements may be accommodated) On the campus, Brassard Hall

Application Fee $25.00
Program Fee
$300.00 (Paid by Legion) 


Boys State is entering its 69th consecutive year in New Hampshire, and we are proud of our history. Each year 6080 high school juniors participate in the New Hampshire program. Two of these students are among the 100 students who are fortunate enough to be selected from the 20,000 Boy State delegates nationwide to travel to Washington, D.C. and to participate in the national Boys Nation Program. 


Boys State, which is a “learnbydoing” experience in the American way of government, creates a forum for discussion by tomorrow's leaders about the issues of today and the challenges of the future. We have an excellent Boys State Program here in NH and we would like to extend ourselves to maximize the availability of this fine program to as many high school juniors as possible. Although we are always interested in quality over quantity of students, we feel there are many quality students out there who could learn and benefit from this program, and all are welcome to participate. Let's do it for America's youth and for the future of the American way of government: we encourage you to send multiple students to Boys State – we’re confident you have several qualified students. No qualified student has ever been turned away from the program, and depending on the size of the school, we have welcomed as many as 10 students from a single school in the past.
We have a wonderful program planned for 2016, and we expect that in addition to forming their own government, the participants will be exposed to some outstanding guest speakers. In past years, these speakers have included the Governor, members of the New Hampshire General Court (both House and Senate), sitting Judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys, members of Congress, campaign managers and candidates, state party Chairs, and a host of others. 

If you are interested, please contact your Guidance Councilor or any officer of Post-95

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO AMERICAN LEGION HEADQUARTERS BY JUNE 3, 2016 

Northeast POW/MIA Network - Breakfast


Officers Elected for 2016-2017

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Thunderclap for Veterans


 
Dear Post Officer,

Exciting news: American Legion National Commander Dale Barnett testifies before a joint session of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs on February 24, 2016 to demand action and accountability to solve problems that continue to adversely affect the lives of America’s veterans.

As a Post Officer of The American Legion, we ask you and everyone in your post to raise your voice with him. 
On February 24th, while the National Commander is giving his testimony, The American Legion will execute a social media “Thunderclap.”

What’s Thunderclap?
Thunderclap is a tool that allows thousands of people to share the same social media message at exactly the same time. All you have to do is visit our Thunderclap page and give permission for Thunderclap to share a single message on Facebook and Twitter at a specified time. We would also like you to ask the person who manages your post social media accounts to do this as well. We must reach our total audience goal of supporters in order for the Thunderclap to have the greatest effect. The more people who participate, the more impact we have.

This next part is extremely important. When you sign up, you also have the option of creating a post to invite your friends to join as well. Please take a moment to send this invitation, as it will help us meet our goal, spread a unified message and maximize social media reach by encouraging others to join the campaign.

What else can I do?
We would like you to send a personal e-mail to your post members. Here is a sample:

Dear Members of Post (#),

We are all very passionate about ensuring our nation’s veterans are recognized and receive the care and benefits that they deserve. That’s why I am writing and asking for you to support our National Commander, Dale Barnett, by participating in a social media Thunderclap on February 24, 2016, while he is testifying before the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs. 

What’s a Thunderclap?It’s a tool that allows thousands of people to share the same message at exactly the same time. All you have to do is visit our Thunderclap page and give permission to share a single message on Facebook and Twitter at a specified time. We must reach our supporter goal in order for the Thunderclap to take place. The more people who participate, the more impact we have.

Our National Commander will demand that lawmakers take action and demonstrate accountability to solve problems that continue to plague America’s veterans. He will acknowledge that “all the words are there” but that execution has been the problem in Washington. 


JOIN ME TODAY by signing up on our Thunderclap page and asking your friends to join us. That’s all you need to do and we’ll take care of making sure your message reaches Capitol Hill.

Let’s amplify the message and ask lawmakers to work as allies, not adversaries, to fulfill our sacred obligation to care for those who have served our nation in uniform. 


Sincerely,
(Name) 


If you haven’t already, please like our official Facebook page (The American Legion Online Update) and follow us on Twitter (@AmericanLegion) to stay up to date on our progress.

America’s veterans have earned respect. They deserve the services they have earned. This is non-negotiable. All of our leaders need to honor these obligations without regard to partisan bickering or bureaucratic roadblocks. Please stand with us, amplify the message and demand accountability.

Sincerely,
Daniel S. Wheeler
National Adjutant
The American Legion

Saturday, December 19, 2015

John Pandora - Derving up 32nd Christmas Day Feast !

Nice article on John..........

To view digital edition this clipping was taken from,
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Sunday, December 6, 2015

Remember Pearl Harbor

Remembering our Pearl Harbor Veterans ! I can remember my father and grandfather talking about this ........