Front Page News
February 29, 2012
One Of Our Own Made It
Joseph W. Whelehan, Past Post Commander of Wilkins-Cloues-Bigelow-Pearson
Post 39, Warner, Department of New Hampshire, The American Legion,
was sworn in as the new District 5 Commander of the Department of
New Hampshire on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.
The ceremony took place at the NH Telephone Museum in Warner at a
regular meeting of Post 39. Past Department Commander and current
Department Parliamentarian Tony Rabbia did the honors.
Gerard Leduc, District 5 Junior Vice Commander, was sworn in as
District 5 Senior Vice Commander that night.
Whelehan, a New York transplant, has lived in New Hampshire for the
past 23 years and resides in Lempster with his wife Emily and three
daughters. He is a Navy veteran and has served District 5 as
Chaplain, Junior Vice Commander, and Senior Vice Commander before
being sworn in as District 5 Commander. He will be responsible for
12 Posts in his District.
Leduc, a New Hampshire native is currently the Commander of Elwood
O. Wells Post 112 in Epsom. He resides in Pittsfield with his wife
Jane, has two sons, two daughters and six grandchildren. He is also
a Navy veteran and one of Pittsfield’s Selectmen.
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