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The car show will help benefit the legion, veterans and scholarships. Author: Jason Garrett Updated: 9:14 AM CDT April 9, 2021 LINDALE, Texas — Saturday, Lindales American Legion Post #15 will be hosting its biggest fundraiser event of the year, a car show and its going to help a lot of people. They’re expected to have about 300 cars on display, according to Rusty Morris, Vice Commander of the Legion post. Morris has been putting together car shows for some t...

Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma In February, the United States passed the grim milestone of 500,000 deaths from COVID-19. The pandemic has hit Indigenous communities particularly hard. In some tribal nations, the virus has taken first language speakers and the culture bearers who hold knowledge that marks the tribal nations identity. Thats especially true for the Kiowa Tribe in Southwest Oklahoma.   Vernon "Cy" Ahtone, a Kiowa elder and culture bearer, has some insight into why tornadoes happen.  ...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn 2 female generals, recently promoted, spotlighted in White House remarks "Its hard to be what you cant see," Biden said in applauding their promotions. • 8 min read Vice President Kamala Harris commented on women’s roles in the military. Patrick Semansky/AP President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin put the spotlight on two female generals who were recently promote...

Share: Corey Dornbrack, Sr. Vice Commander, VFW; Michelle Rathke, Jr. Vice Commander, State VFW; service dog "Creek," Arnold "Vic" Viljevac, Commander, VFW; Elroy "Heinie" Lemke, WWII veteran; and Ralph Wangen, past Commander, VFW. TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR In 1971, Elroy “Heinie” Lemke and his wife, Jane, donated a patch board display case to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Schmitt-Manecke-Donner Post 1638 in Merrill. The board was built by Heinie in the b...

Posted By: JJ Hayes February 2, 2021 @ 4:04 am Blogs, JJ Hayes Show Page     Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors Vietnam Veteran Jesus Segovia.  Jesus spent 13-months in Vietnam.  It was there a booby trap one night on a special mission nearly claimed his life.  His return to the states from Vietnam was no different than it was for so many.  Protests, name calling, being spat on.  For years civilian life lacked d...

Obituary: David Linscott Roberts JEFFERSON - David Linscott Roberts, 87, of Jefferson, passed away Jan. 23, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital following a 16 year ... Share David Linscott Roberts JEFFERSON – David Linscott Roberts, 87, of Jefferson, passed away Jan. 23, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital following a 16 year journey with dementia. David had been residing for the recent past in Chatfield, Minn., receiving love and care from his devoted family. Born with instinct, drive, and innate capab...

David Linscott Roberts. JEFFERSON — David Linscott Roberts, 87, of Jefferson, Maine, passed away January 23, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital following a sixteen-year journey with dementia. David had been residing for the recent past in Chatfield, Minnesota, receiving love and care from his devoted family. Born with instinct, drive, and innate capabilities, David was very accomplished yet humble, diplomatic, and loyal. He routinely deflected attention from himself and used his gifts as a “peop...

(PAF/ MANILA BULLETIN) The remains of Lieutenant Colonel Arnie Arroyo, pilot of the crashed UH-1H Huey helicopter; 2nd Lieutenant Mark Anthony Caabay, co-pilot; Staff Sergeant Mervin Bersabi, gunner and crew chief; and Airman 1st Class Stephen Agarrado, gunner; were flown via a C-295 aircraft from Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City to Benito Ebuen Air Base in Mactan, Cebu. Major General Florante Amano, Air Force Vice Commander, led the military honors and gave his final salute when the bodies of the f...

Local American Legion Honor Guard steps up with funeral services American Legion Post 202 Honor Guard is assisting the military in providing services Local American Legion Honor Guard steps up with funeral services By Katherine Lee | January 10, 2021 at 7:27 PM CST - Updated January 10 at 10:13 PM WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - The American Legion Post 202 Honor Guard in Wichita Falls provides official services at veteran funerals when the military are not able to. “Having not been a vete...

VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 1  01/01/2021    08:32 GMT+7 HCM City approved for one more place for New Year firework display HCM City has been allowed to organise firework displays at one more location on New Year’s Eve. The additional location is Saigon Hi-tech Park in District 9, which is aimed to mark the establishment of Thu Duc City. The city, which is the merger of districts 2, 9 and Thu Duc, will officially come into existenc...