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Residence: 551 St. John’s Road, Littlestown, PA 17340 Employment: USMC- active duty four years – Cpl E-4 Political experience: Current Supervisor Community involvement: Retired from United Defense (now BAE Systems) with over 31 years Education: Littlestown High School Graduate – Academic Course; Bachelor of Science – Business Administration – York College; Advance Courses in Government Contracts and Accounting; Required Mandatory Courses in Emergency Management — NIMS; American Red Cross CPR/AED Courses Political Experience: Past elected township auditor, Elected...

Posted On 0 likes 1 min Tomorrow is “Buddy Poppy Day” in Buffalo in recognition for the lives lost during World War I. The bloodshed on the fields of France were represented by the  “red”  poppy which was seen growing there. The poppy was then adopted as a memorial flower for those veterans who have died and it has become an ongoing fundraiser for the VFW (Veterans of Foreign War). Each of us can support the remembrance by providing a donation for a poppy to wear on May 7 th.

Vietnam Veteran and VA volunteer John Ziegler, 74, is featured in a multimedia outreach campaign designed to reach people reluctant to get the vaccine.

The Shawnee News-Star Signing two proclamations this week, Mayor Ed Bolt designated Shawnee a Purple Heart City and named Saturday, May 1, 2021, Loyalty Day. During the Shawnee City Commission meeting, with a gallery of residents, Bolt read the proclamations in honor of locals who have served their country, as Shawnee Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Post 1317 Honor Guard Commander Don Plumley stood as representative to accept the public expression of gratitude. “The City of Shawnee appreciates the sacrifices our Purple Heart recipients made in defending our freedoms and acknowledges those men...

FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez ~ 15 March 2021 Posted on   For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.        As the medevac chopper landed the wounded were examined one by one. Staff Sergeant Benavidez could only hear what was going on around him. He had over thirty seven puncture wounds. His intestines were exposed. He could not see as his eyes were caked in blood and unable to open. Neither could he speak, his jaw broken, clubbed by a North Vietnamese rifle. But he knew what was happening,...