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Wong elected American Legion National Commander Fang A. Wong of East Brunswick, N.J., was elected national commander of The American Legion on Sept. 1, 2011, during the 93rd National Convention in Minneapolis. Born in Canton, China, Wong immigrated to the United States as a 12-year-old in 1960. He attended New York City public schools and became a naturalized citizen in 1963. Wong volunteered for the U.S. Army in 1969, served 25 months in Vietnam, and retired from the Army as a chief warrant officer in 1989. Wong earned a bachelor's degree in business administration at New York Institute of Technology in 1978 and a master's degree in management from Central Michigan University in 1981. Following his retirement from the Army, Wong joined Lt. B.R. Kimlau Chinese Memorial Post 1291 in New York. A former national vice commander and past department commander of New York, Wong has held elected and appointed offices at the post, county, district, department and national levels of the Legion. Wong also served as a director of New York Empire Boys State and as a member of the planning committee for the creation of the New York American Legion College. He has served on several national committees and commissions, including a term as chairman of the Legion's National Security Commission. Through his American Legion post in Chinatown, Wong helped direct relief efforts in the aftermath of 9/11. He has been a member of the Advisory Commit-tee on Veterans Employment and Training and Employer Outreach of the Depart-ment of Labor, and served as chairman of the Special Investigation Committee for the Chinese Community Benevolent Association (NYC) and the Office of the Attorney General, State of New York, in 2005. In 2011, Wong retired from L-3 Communications, Command and Control Systems and Software (C2S2) Division in support of the Army Software Engineering Center at Fort Monmouth, N.J., after 20 years. Wong is married to the former Barbara Lam. They
have one son, Eric. Barbara is active with the
American Legion Auxiliary and is a past district
president for the Department of New York. Eric is a
charter member of Sons of The American Legion
Squadron 1291, Detachment of New York. Mid-Winter Conference to meet Jan. 20-22 The Ohio American Legion will conduct the annual Mid-Winter Conference on the weekend of January 20-22, 2012 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, 4900 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio. On Saturday, January 21, 2012, the Sons of The American Legion Conference will start at 9 a.m. Several Department Committees will meet Saturday at the hotel. Visitors are always welcome. On Saturday afternoon, the various Department committees will offer information on their programs at information booths. Included in the information booths will be Charities, Inc., and Membership; along with Americanism, Boys State, Child Welfare, and many others. The main session will open promptly at 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2012. National Commander Fang Wong will be the guest speaker. Department Commander Bob Klostermeier and the Officers and Staff of the Department of Ohio cordially invite you to attend the 2012 Mid-Winter Conference. For reservations call the Ramada Plaza Hotel at
614-846-0300 and tell them you are with The
American Legion. The cut off date for housing is
December 23, 2011.
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