Archive for December, 2008
Today the NY 1179th Transportation Company was scheduled to come home to Fort Totten in Queens, NY. A reception was scheduled for 3:30pm at the Ernie Pyle U.S. Army Reserve Center. (For more information on Ernie Pyle click here.)
The Patriot Guard Riders of Regions 8 & 9 were invited to man a flag line [...]
It was a beautiful crisp clear day at the National Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY. A stiff breeze kept the flags flapping and everyone’s cheeks rosy!
Harry Rathsam and the scouts of Troop 604 did an outstanding job of preparing the grounds for the Wreath ceremony. Starting about 9:30 am they placed over 2,000 wreaths on veterans’ [...]
This Saturday, December 13th, is Wreaths Across America Day.
All wreath ceremonies nationwide will take place at 12:00 Noon.
On this day thousands of wreaths are laid on the graves of veterans at cemeteries across the entire United States. This tradition was started by the Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, whose owner, Morrill Worcester, in [...]
The morning of December 7, 1941 the United States was attacked without warning by the Imperial Japanese Empire. Over 2,400 Americans were killed. Until September 11, 2001, this was the largest attack on U.S. soil. Remember those brave servicemen who had their tomorrows ripped from them on that bright Sunday morning.
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The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 126, who are the guardians of the New York City Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the force behind the Growing NYC Veterans Day Parade, invited the Gathering of Eagles to their Christmas Party on Friday night.
The entire second floor of the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Coast Guard and Airmans Club was [...]
Tonight I sat down and began writing Christmas Cards to send to the Troops this year. The Soldiers and Sailors Club offered to include our cards in the care packages they will be sending to the troops next week, so I figured we should take them up on their offer.
Here’s some photos of what I [...]
Christmas Cards for the Troops
Its time again to get some Christmas Cards written to thank our troops for their service and sacrifice overseas.
The Soldiers and Sailors Club has offered to include our cards in the care packages they ship in the second week of December.
Grab a box of cards somewhere and write your heartfelt Thank [...]
The Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Coast Guard and Airmens Club has joined forces with NewYork.Com to put together two outstanding events on Sunday, December 14th, to pay tribute to our troops. Both will take place at or near the military island at Times Square. The outdoor event is free and open to the public.
For full information [...]
We have reported on the Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room at Syracuse Airport before. Today we have a report from Thanksgiving when they were swamped with military travelers:
Also, the Military Courtesy room at Syracuse Airport was overwhelmed on Thanksgiving with many stranded military personnel – including a Marine Full-colonel who I understand [...]
