Detachment of New York Sons of The American Legion

08/22/2026

Our deepest condolences to the family of Past National Commander Jeff Frain and the entire Arizona American Legion Family.

08/12/2026

08/11/2026

Sons members,
The August issue of the SAL National newsletter, “The Millennium,” featuring a Convention preview is now available at the link below and also on our website at https://www.sonsdny.org/newsletters

Your August Millennium is out!

A convention preview, Boys Nation, and news from squadrons around the organization! Enjoy.

https://em.legion.org/files/amf_american_legion/project_32/2026/2026_August_Millennium_FINAL.pdf

08/10/2026

Sons Members,

The latest Membership reports for 2026 and 2027 as of August 6 are available on our website at the link below.

View membership reports and squadron standings for the Detachment of New York Sons of The American Legion.

08/01/2026

Sons Members,
The July 30 Membership reports for both the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 Membership years are now available on the Membership Reports page of our website.

View membership reports and squadron standings for the Detachment of New York Sons of The American Legion.

07/31/2026

Rest in peace, PNC Stillwell.

07/26/2026

As of July 24, 2026 the current 2026 membership stands at 31,517 (96.46% of year end goal). We need 1,158 more 2026 renewals to reach 100%. Currently 2/10 Districts, 23/60 Counties and 183/383 Squadrons have reached their 100% membership goal. To set a new Detachment of New York Membership record (32,296) we need 779 more 2026 renewals.

2027 SAL Membership cards update: The 2027 membership cards are at the Department of New York. All of the 2027 cards should be mailed to the squadrons by the end of next week (7/31/2026). You should expect to receive them by mid-August. If you have not received them by the end of August let us know..

The membership reports are now also being posted on the Detachment of New York website. You can find them at https://www.sonsdny.org/membership-reports

Thank you for all you do as Sons of the American Legion.

Dusty L Quick
Detachment Membership Committee

07/24/2026

Sons members:

The July 24, 2026 Membership report is now available to be viewed and downloaded from our website. Please note that this report is for the 2026 dues year. The 2027 year reports will be available soon.

As of July 24, 2026 the current 2026 membership stands at 31,517 (96.46% of year end goal). We need 1,158 more 2026 renewals to reach 100%. Currently 2/10 Districts, 23/60 Counties and 183/383 Squadrons have reached their 100% membership goal. To set a new Detachment of New York Membership record (32,296) we need 779 more 2026 renewals.

2027 SAL Membership cards update: The 2027 membership cards are at the Department of New York. All of the 2027 cards should be mailed to the squadrons by the end of next week (7/31/2026). You should expect to receive them by mid-August. If you have not received them by the end of August let us know.

View membership reports and squadron standings for the Detachment of New York Sons of The American Legion.

07/24/2026

Sons members and followers, please check out our redesigned website at https://sonsdny.org
Stay tuned and please be patient as we continue to work on the redesign.

As the site is still technically “new”, it may not show in search engines right away. Simply
Type the address in your browser bar and it should take you to the page. Remember to bookmark the page and update your saved bookmarks.
PS: It works on your mobile devices, too!

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