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Small town creates veterans park
Iron River, WI
A veterans park is being planned for Iron River, Wisconsin. “We have a lot of ideas and are at the beginning..
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White Bird Veterans Memorial Park/American Legion Post 152
White Bird , ID
WHITE BIRD – Commemorating Memorial Day, the community of White Bird drew nearly 200 people on Monday to formally dedicate..
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Canadian recognition of Vietnam veterans
Montreal, OT
Canadian Vietnam Veterans Quebec (CVVQ) We have two memorial sites in Canada remembering and honoring the service of Canadians who were..
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Memorial Day 2019, Ocean Springs, Miss.
Ocean Springs, MS
American Legion Post 42 of Ocean Springs, Miss., was busy this past Memorial Day weekend handing out poppies by ..
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S.M.N.&R. Post 163 (Marysville, Kan.) Memorial Day service
Marysville, KS
We had a wonderful turnout this year without any rain on Memorial Day. In the Marysville City Cemetery is a..
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American Legion Post and Unit 96 place over 300 American flags at the graves..
Murphy, NC
In commemoration of Memorial Day, members of American Legion Post 96 and Auxiliary Unit 96 placed over 300 American flags..
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Looking sharp, soldier
Woodland, CA
Each year, American Legion Yolo Post 77 conducts a Memorial Day service at the local cemetery. It offers an opportunity..
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Memorial Day Parade
Springfield, NJ
Each Memorial Day our town of Springfield, N.J., honors our veterans with a ceremony and a parade through the town...
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Post 828 remembers fallen comrades
San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (May 27, 2019) On this Memorial Day weekend, Fred Brock American Legion Post No. 828 honored the..
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Memorial Day in Saint Regis, Mont.
Saint Regis, MT
Every Memorial Day is honored with a 3-part ceremony put on by the members of Ray Welch Post 13. ..
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Jerry Taylor Veterans Plaza
Sunnyside, WA
Sunnyside Post 73 of has been busy over the last few years building a Veterans Memorial that will eventually hold..
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United States Memorial Day Ceremony at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland, OT
Order of events for the annual observance of the American Memorial Day in Ireland: -- Assembly at 11:00 AM..
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Blue Star By-Way
Squaw Valley, CA
Squaw Valley American Legion Post 621 erected a Blue Star By-Way marker on the nature trail of the Bear Mountain..
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Forks, Wash., will soon have a Gold Star Family Memorial
Forks, WA
Wednesday, May 8, 2019, was more than just the anniversary of V-E Day for military veterans and their families. It..
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Memorial service for ambush incident at JSA, Korea
Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea, OT
During last mid-April, Post 38 Legionnaires Chris Vaia, Bill Beatty and Steve Tharp attended a memorial service at JSA for..
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A downed plane, a Dutch village and the art of remembering
Opijnen, the Netherlands, OT
One community has kept alive the memory of eight American airmen for 75 years. In the Dutch village of Opijnen (oh-PIE-nin),..
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The Healing Garden
Woodbury, CT
American Legion Bradley Burton Post 155 is completing the Healing Garden at the Connecticut Veteran’s Home in Rocky Hill, Conn...
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Maryland Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary presents governor's proclamation for Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
Frederick, MD
Deputy Secretary Robert Finn attended a commemoration event hosted by Post 11 commemorating Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day on March..
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Final Four Chaplains ceremony at Yongsan Army Garrison, Seoul, Korea
Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea, OT
Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 of The American Legion in South Korea conducted the observance ceremony for the..
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Four Chaplains memorial service
Willits, CA
On Saturday, February 2 - a cold, rainy day in the small Northern California town of Willits (population 4,875) -..
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Eagle Scout project
Fenton , MO
Edward “Kirk” Ucinski IV, a member of Squadron 400 in Fenton, Mo., built a veterans memorial garden for his Eagle..
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Monument in Pietrasanta, LU, Italy
Pietrasanta, LU, Italy, OT
IN MEMORIUM – AMERICO BUGLIANI Americo Bugliani was born 86 years ago in Pietrasanta, a small Italian town nestled between the..
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Medal of Honor is placed to honor a forgotten hero
Colorado Springs, CO
This is the third time I started this article. As I sat and watched the Medal of Honor presentation to..
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Four Chaplains Memorium
Worth, IL
The story of the Four Chaplains, their message of unity, brotherly love and self-sacrifice is a profound message of true..
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Another mission for our country
East Sandwich , MA
My name is Carl Johansen. I was a fire control technician, 3rd Class Petty Officer aboard the Forrest B. Royal,..
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No veteran should be buried alone
Atco, NJ
“I didn’t want him to be buried alone.” With those words LeRoy P. Wooster, owner of LeRoy Wooster Funeral Home..
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ESSO77 20th Remembrance Ceremony at Geilenkirchen Air Base
Geilenkirchen Air Base, OT
On Jan. 14, a ceremony took place to remember the fallen KC-135E crew of ESSO77. The ceremony was attended..
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Mission 115 (Oct. 14, 1943) "Black Thursday" Memorial
Schweinfurt, Germany, OT
'Schweinfurt' translates as ‘pig ford’ or ‘pig crossing.’ But it is unlikely that many of the 3,000 airmen who clambered..
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Wreaths Across America @ Paoli Battlefield
Malvern , PA
Bateman Gallagher Post 668 in Wayne, Pa., provided both a wreath presenter and an honor guard at the Paoli Battlefield..
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Post 47 in Waynesville hosts Wreaths Across America Day
Waynesville, NC
Post 47 in Waynesville, N.C., sponsored the local Wreaths Across America program. For months, post members conducted fundraising, advertising..
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Walla Walla County World War II Monument dedicated
College Place, WA
Six years of planning, fundraising, and construction culminated in a standing-room-only dedication ceremony on Veterans Day in Walla Walla, Wash...
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