CECIL – To get an idea how Wreaths Across America has grown, consider the traffic leading to the annual holiday-season event at National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.The first time there was a wreath-laying ceremony on the white stones at the burial ground for veterans and their families, a ...
JEFFERSON – When current Jefferson-Morgan Superintendent Joseph Orr came on as the high school’s principal, he realized all sorts of students and alumni were recognized for their achievements.But there was no place to honor those that selected military service after graduation.This led to ...
Fifty-two veterans and 140 family members were honored on Veterans Day by Trinity North Elementary students. Special guests were veterans, Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi and Sergeant Major Quentin Harper from Trinity’s ROTC Program. Pictured are the fifth-grade presenters and ...
Washington County Commission Chairman Larry Maggi will lead three national committees for the American Legion.Denise H. Rohan, National American Legion commander announced Maggi's appointments after a meeting of the organization's national executive committee in Indianapolis Oct. 12-14.Maggi ...
For the seventh consecutive year, the Carmichaels Women’s Civic Club, with American Legion Post 400 and Carmichaels Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3491, is participating in the Wreaths Across America campaign.The club is now seeking sponsors to purchase wreaths that will be placed on ...
When the veterans who move into the City Mission’s Patriot House enter their new rooms, they’ll be met with the comforts of home – a place to keep their belongings, a dresser and a bed. But it’s the items atop the beds that will perhaps provide the most comfort.Members of the Martha ...
