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Flying 125 flags to honor individual Kansas veterans
Westmoreland, KS
More than 100 flags representing area veterans fly on Memorial Day weekend at the city cemetery in Westmoreland, Kan., thanks..
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Virginia museum recreates Vietnam soldier experience
Ruckersville, VA
Photo | Vietnam War Foundation Museum from the Vietnam War Foundation Craig LaMountain returned from Vietnam, but his brother Vetal didn’t...
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Illinois post commemorates Memorial Day
La Grange, IL
Members of Post 1941 (La Grange, Ill.) commemorate Memorial Day.
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Forgotten for 95 years, fallen veteran will be honored
Trafford, PA
The community of Trafford, Pa., was founded in 1904 by inventor and entrepreneur George Westinghouse. When the country was thrown..
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Petroleum-contaminated site to veterans park and memorial
Seymour, WI
What was once a petroleum-contaminated property was cleaned up and is being reused in a way that has both enhanced..
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Florida monument honors all vets who served in wartime in Iraq
Cape Coral, FL
Cape Coral, Fla., claims to have the first monument (not memorial) that honors veterans from both Iraq wars: Operation Iraqi..
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Small town honors its two Medal of Honor recipients
Cheshire, CT
Civil War veteran Eri D. Woodbury's Medal of Honor | Image from Cheshire Historical Society Since the Medal of Honor was..
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Montana community creates monument honoring veterans
Libby, MT
What do a shoe cobbler, a car dealer, and an ex-police officer have in common? Being normal occupations, most will..
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Veteran envisions, creates national monument honoring military working dogs
San Antonio, TX
Almost a half-century after his service, John Burnam saw the Military Working Dog Teams National Monument dedicated. He learned about..
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Southwest Florida group honors Iwo Jima anniversary, veterans
Cape Coral, FL
Guns n Hoses Pipes n Drums of Southwest Florida will honor the 69th anniversary of the iconic raising of the..
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Two vets turn dying tree into small memorial for POW/MIA
Alpine, TX
The apartment complex for seniors and disabled people where I live, Alpine Manor Apartments in Texas, recently had a large..
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One decade, $700K of fundraising leads to unique monument
Bella Vista, AR
The original idea, hatched in 2001 at Post 341 in Bella Vista, Ark., was simple enough: a granite wall of..
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Lynchburg post dedicates Walk of Honor and Purple Heart monument
Lynchburg, VA
Post 16 in Lynchburg, Va., unveiled a Purple Heart Memorial last spring, to honor those veterans wounded or killed in..
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Belcher Veterans Memorial
Belcher, LA
Whayland H. Greene, a World War II veteran who earned a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars, had a dream..
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Colorado posts join forces to remember
Loveland, CO
American Legion posts 15 and 2000 in Loveland, Colo., joined forces in honoring those who served on Dec. 7, 1941. Today..
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Vietnam memorial vault lowered
Elm Mott, TX
A memorial made after the Vietnam Wall came to Waco more than five years ago was finally lowered in the..
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Small Missouri town honors veterans with large unique memorial
Stella, MO
In Stella, Mo., you can't miss the veterans' memorial. Though the population of the village hovers around 150, the town..
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Air Force vet honors Legion, late wife with mural on post building
Thibodaux, LA
Clovis Ordogne did something his late wife, Judy, would have never believed. He had a mural commissioned on the outside..
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A monument to Air Force Col. Edgar Whitcomb
North Vernon, IN
Some lives are worth commemorating because of the inspiration they give to future generations. Ed Whitcomb is one of those. From..
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Honoring those who serve in Missouri
Nixa, MO
This Veterans Day event was held at the Nixa Community Center in Nixa, Miss. Our American Legion Post 434, together with..
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United States Marine Corps Combat Helicopter Association Memorial Bell Ceremony
Folsom, CA
My brother John and I will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony at the State Capitol Rotunda in Sacramento, California, with..
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"What do you See" - Poem by Leon Kohler
Lakeland, FL
Our fellow comrade Leon Kohler (from Post 4 in Lakeland, Fla.) has written a very moving poem after viewing the..
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POW/MIA remembrance in South Tampa
Tampa, FL
Post 138 in Port Tampa City held a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony on Friday, Sept. 20, to commemorate National POW/MIA Recognition..
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POW/MIA remembrance ceremony, Post 25, El Centro, Calif.
El Centro , CA
The ceremony was held Friday, Sept. 20 at Boyce Aten American Legion Post 25 located in El Centro, Calif. Although..
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Post keeps memory of member's World War II KIA uncle alive
Palm Springs, CA
Owen Coffman Legion Post 519 (Palm Springs, Calif.) recently dedicated its main hall room to one of World War II’s..
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Hometown heroes
Elizabethtown, PA
The highest honor that can be awarded a man in the military is the Congressional Medal of Honor. About 3,400..
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Oakdale Veteran's Memorial enhanced by hardscapes
Oakdale, MN
The new Veteran’s Memorial at Oakdale City Hall creates an enduring space for citizens to honor military friends and family,..
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Wisconsin town raises $250,000 to honor veterans
Bloomer, WI
The Wisconsin town of Bloomer may have less than 4,000 residents, but it came together to create a memorial that..
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Paintings honor veterans at Minnesota cemetery
Little Falls, MN
The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery committal hall is getting a unique memorial: five 8-by-10-foot oil paintings representing the five different..
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Veterans work together to raise unique memorial, funds
Montrose, MI
What began as an artist's tribute to his late father-in-law, a Korean War POW, is growing into a community veterans..
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