LIVINGSTON, NJ Led by the Commanders of American Legion Post 201, Jewish War Veterans Post 740 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2856, a ceremony commemorating the service of Livingston’s.
On Memorial Day, Mayor Kim Janey joined other elected officials, veterans, and family members at the corner of Adams and Centre streets in Dorchester to dedicate a new “Hero Square” that recalls the life and death US Army Sgt. William Dalton, who grew up close to the intersection. He enlisted on April 8, 1943 and went on to serve in the 66th Infantry Division and the 262nd
For decades, George Leyendecker never knew where his grandfather was laid to rest. But through extensive research, discovery brought him to San Antonio.
26 U.S. Army Soldiers with Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA), a forward deployed element of Southern European Task Force - Africa (SETAF-AF) in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participated in information exchanges called English discussion groups (EDG) at schools and learning centers in Djibouti.
Civil Affairs soldiers helped create an environment that encourages continued learning and potential economic growth in the local populace.
“Locals have been able to get jobs, even become teachers, with the English language skills they worked on during the EDGs held here,” said native Djiboutian Turki Ismail, a public engagement coordinator with the U.S. Embassy and an instructor at the American Corner, a learning center funded by the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti.