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Hope student selected for American Legion Boys Nation
Richard Ware, an incoming senior at Hope High School, has been selected as a senator for American Legion Boys Nation.
by Andrew Bell
Jul. 17 2021 @ 10:25pm
Richard Ware, newly elected senator for American Legion Boys Nation, holds up his plaque. (Submitted photo)
HOPE, Ark. Richard Ware, an incoming senior at Hope High School, has been selected as a senator for American Legion Boys Nation.
Boys Nation is an annual American Legion program that includes civic training, leadership development and a focus on Americanism. It will be held in Washington D.C. from July 23 to July 30.
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By Larry Grooms, special to Aerotech News
On March 15-17, 2019, American Legion Post 348 in Palmdale joined with the more than 13,000 Legion posts worldwide in celebrating the centennial year of being chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans’ organization focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities.
Exactly one year after that 100th birthday celebration centered in Paris, France, American Legion National Headquarters staff begin a period of social distancing and work-from-home procedures amid the coronavirus pandemic.
American Legion posts, departments and facilities worldwide were instructed to temporarily close their doors to members and the public.
Although officially closed, American Legion Post 348 and its companion posts continue many service missions for which they are known. The organization responded with hundreds of Buddy Checks to assist older veterans; blood drives as needs increased; food-delivery services; supplies f