American Legion Post 50 SAL 50 New York USA
| February 15, 2010 WVOX 1460 AM WVOX.com Sons of the American Legion Radio Report Special Guest: The American Legion National Commander Clarence Hill Discussion of Commander Hill's military career in the US Navy, his 27 years membership in the American Legion, his current extensive travels around the country and to points overseas. Commander Hill discusses the American Legion Comfort Warriors program which provides necessities to injured soldiers at military hospitals. The project is nominated for a $250,000 grant from the Pepsi Challenge. The public is invited to vote for Comfort Warriors to receive the grant by daily voting on the American Legion Website |
The "Sons of the American Legion Radio Report" can be heard live on WVOX
1460 AM in Westchester County and around the world on WVOX.com. The show is broadcast every Monday
from 2:30 to 3:00 PM.
The host of the program is Kenneth G. Kraetzer, Commander of Sons of the American Legion in Pelham, NY;
SAL Historian for Westchester County, and Vice Commander for New York State. Please contact Ken at
914-450-9554 with any questions or comments about this radio and Internet production.
The intro music, "To The Colors" has been provided courtesy of the US Navy band based at Newport, RI.
The co-host on this segment was John Chuhran, a New Rochelle based PR executive and Sons of the
American Legion member.
We would like to thank WVOX for making this broadcast possible, the many military Public Affairs Officers, and
the national Public Relation staff of the American Legion who are assisting us to tell the story of the military
and veterans.
| Ken Kraetzer, Bob Marrone, and John Chuhran of the WVOX Sons of the American Legion Broadcast Team |
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American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors
competes for $250K Pepsi Grant
Votes Needed!
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 1, 2010) – The American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors is
competing for a $250,000 grant to be awarded by Pepsi Cola, Inc. More than 700 charities are
competing for grants, which are determined by the number of votes received at its Web site. As
of this morning, Operation Comfort Warriors was 21st in voting. The top two vote getters will
receive quarter-million dollar grants.
Visitors can cast their votes at
http://www.refresheverything.com/operationcomfortwarriors.
Since December 2008, the American Legion family has raised funds for Operation Comfort
Warriors, a program dedicated to meeting the needs of wounded military personnel, providing
them with comfort items not usually supplied by the government. OCW ensures that patients
at U.S. militiary hospitals and warrior transition units are given items like sweat suits, DVDs,
puzzles, electronic devices, books, calling cards and more.
“The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continue. Military service will always include inherent dangers
from training and other hazardous duties,” American Legion National Commander Clarence E.
Hill said. “As long as our men and women are in harm’s way, there will continue to be wounded
warriors. The American Legion needs to be there for our heroes. Operation Comfort Warriors is
an excellent way to show our appreciation for their sacrifices. I urge all Americans to show their
appreciation by voting for it on the Pepsi Refresh Everything Web site.”
All administrative and marketing costs for Operation Comfort Warriors are paid for by The
American Legion, meaning 100 percent of all donations and grants received go to the troops.
competes for $250K Pepsi Grant
Votes Needed!
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 1, 2010) – The American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors is
competing for a $250,000 grant to be awarded by Pepsi Cola, Inc. More than 700 charities are
competing for grants, which are determined by the number of votes received at its Web site. As
of this morning, Operation Comfort Warriors was 21st in voting. The top two vote getters will
receive quarter-million dollar grants.
Visitors can cast their votes at
http://www.refresheverything.com/operationcomfortwarriors.
Since December 2008, the American Legion family has raised funds for Operation Comfort
Warriors, a program dedicated to meeting the needs of wounded military personnel, providing
them with comfort items not usually supplied by the government. OCW ensures that patients
at U.S. militiary hospitals and warrior transition units are given items like sweat suits, DVDs,
puzzles, electronic devices, books, calling cards and more.
“The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continue. Military service will always include inherent dangers
from training and other hazardous duties,” American Legion National Commander Clarence E.
Hill said. “As long as our men and women are in harm’s way, there will continue to be wounded
warriors. The American Legion needs to be there for our heroes. Operation Comfort Warriors is
an excellent way to show our appreciation for their sacrifices. I urge all Americans to show their
appreciation by voting for it on the Pepsi Refresh Everything Web site.”
All administrative and marketing costs for Operation Comfort Warriors are paid for by The
American Legion, meaning 100 percent of all donations and grants received go to the troops.
The national commander is the executive head of The American Legion, with full
power to enforce provisions of the Legion’s constitution, bylaws and resolutions of
the national convention, which meets each year to govern the organization. Each
national commander serves a one-year term, after which a new one is elected at
the convention; five national vice commanders are also elected annually.
Clarence Hill, National Commander, of the American Legion.
Clarence Hill of Martins Ferry, Ohio, was elected national commander of the 2.5
million-member American Legion on Aug. 27, 2009, in Louisville, Ky., during the
91st National Convention of the nation’s largest veterans organization.
He attended Buckeye Boys State in 1967 and was commissioned from the U. S.
Naval Academy in 1972, having earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a
history major.
He served 19 of the following 24 years on sea duty and retired as a captain in
1996. His afloat service included one frigate, two destroyers, two cruisers, Cruiser-
Destroyer Group 12 in Mayport, Fla., and the Sixth Fleet in Gaeta, Italy. He served
as officer-in-charge of a PT boat, commanded the Naval Communications Station
United Kingdom in Thurso, Scotland, for three years, and the guided missile frigate
USS McInerney (FFG-8) for two years, including combat operations during
Operation Desert Storm. Ashore, he earned two masters degrees, one from the
Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., and the other from the Naval War
College in Newport, R.I.
A Legionnaire of 27 years, Hill is a life member and three-time commander of Post
316 in Atlantic Beach, Fla., a member of the Sons of the American Legion
Squadron 316 and a life member of Legion Riders Chapter 316. He attended the
National American Legion College in 2000 and was an instructor in 2001. He was
Florida’s department commander from July 2002 to July 2003, achieving an all-
time-high in membership. He served for three years as the national chairman of
the National Security Commission. He is married to the former Liz Robinson of
Thurso, Scotland. They have three children and six grandchildren.
power to enforce provisions of the Legion’s constitution, bylaws and resolutions of
the national convention, which meets each year to govern the organization. Each
national commander serves a one-year term, after which a new one is elected at
the convention; five national vice commanders are also elected annually.
Clarence Hill, National Commander, of the American Legion.
Clarence Hill of Martins Ferry, Ohio, was elected national commander of the 2.5
million-member American Legion on Aug. 27, 2009, in Louisville, Ky., during the
91st National Convention of the nation’s largest veterans organization.
He attended Buckeye Boys State in 1967 and was commissioned from the U. S.
Naval Academy in 1972, having earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a
history major.
He served 19 of the following 24 years on sea duty and retired as a captain in
1996. His afloat service included one frigate, two destroyers, two cruisers, Cruiser-
Destroyer Group 12 in Mayport, Fla., and the Sixth Fleet in Gaeta, Italy. He served
as officer-in-charge of a PT boat, commanded the Naval Communications Station
United Kingdom in Thurso, Scotland, for three years, and the guided missile frigate
USS McInerney (FFG-8) for two years, including combat operations during
Operation Desert Storm. Ashore, he earned two masters degrees, one from the
Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., and the other from the Naval War
College in Newport, R.I.
A Legionnaire of 27 years, Hill is a life member and three-time commander of Post
316 in Atlantic Beach, Fla., a member of the Sons of the American Legion
Squadron 316 and a life member of Legion Riders Chapter 316. He attended the
National American Legion College in 2000 and was an instructor in 2001. He was
Florida’s department commander from July 2002 to July 2003, achieving an all-
time-high in membership. He served for three years as the national chairman of
the National Security Commission. He is married to the former Liz Robinson of
Thurso, Scotland. They have three children and six grandchildren.
