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Nov. 12: Veterans Day Observed Today
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Local Deals and Free Meals for Veterans Day
Local businesses salute our service men and women with special deals year-round ,as well as on Veterans Day.
A number of local businesses are saluting veterans, military service men and women, and their families this Veterans Day by offering local discounts, specials and promotions. Here's a guide to specials in Woburn and the area. Two important notes: Free food: Store discounts: Free activities:
Friday, November 9, 2012
Weekend Planner: Rotary Benefit and Plenty of Craft Fairs
Help get your weekend started with our handy event guide.
FALL 2012 CRAFT FAIR AND FLEA MARKET Where/when: Ben Wilson Senior Center, 580 Delmont Ave., Warminster, Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. & Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Why go: Get great bargains for hand-crafted items and other gifts in time for the holiday season. Cost: Free to attend ANN'S CHOICE HOLIDAY FINE ARTS & CRAFTS SALE Where/when: Ann's Choice, 30000 Ann's Choice Way, Warminster, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Why go: Residents will be selling their art work and crafts. Cost: Free to attend WARMINSTER ROTARY CLUB ANNUAL CHARITY BALL Where/when: Spring Mill Manor, 171 Jacksonville Rd., Ivyland, Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Why go: Warminster Rotary is working with Philabundance and Archbishop Wood to gather food and …
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Share Your Photos and Stories of Local Veterans
If you or somebody in your family served our nation in the military, share pictures and experiences with other Patch readers.
Warminster Patch wants to honor our veterans by collecting photos of your pictures and memories of your service, or the service of someone you know. Add your photos to the gallery so we can reach our goal of 100 photos, and showcase them on our site and Facebook to honor our local vets.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Log College Pays Tribute to Veterans
A Friday morning ceremony celebrated the sacrifices and bravery of soldiers from multiple generations.
More than 80 veterans and their family members took their seats in Log College's auditorium Friday morning for a 90-minute ceremony organized by the middle school's students and faculty that thanked them all for their years of service. At a reception following the presentation, guest after guest spoke about how impressed they were at the quality of the ceremony and how well it was put together. "They did a phenomonal job," said Jesse Lockett, a 2000 graduate of William Tennent. "The kids were tremendous, and as a middle school teacher myself, I know that can be a challenge. I have a lot of respect for the faculty here." A former Log College student, Lockett was one of six veterans who took the main stage to answer a series of questions …
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Nativity of Our Lord Observes Veterans Day
A morning outdoor ceremony was followed by classroom presentations featuring military veterans who spoke to the students about their experiences.
Students and faculty at Nativity of Our Lord School participated in a national event Friday to honor military veterans. Gathered on the school parking lot just before 11 a.m., students were joined by members of the school staff, parents and grandparents who are veterans to observe a national two minutes of silence and listen to the church bell toll in honor of all the veterans who have honorably served or currently serve our country in military service throughout the world. Following the bell toll, taps were played while the veterans saluted the flag held in view by members of the school’s student council. A prayer was then recited by the principal, Roselee Maddaloni. The flag used during the service belonged to Ms. Maddaloni’s father, …
Warminster Woman Dedicates Her Life to Helping Wounded Warriors
When a soldier is wounded in battle, there is a period of time between their medical retirement and their placement in the VA systems where they don't receive wages or benefits. That's where Heather Sliwinski and Operation First Response steps in.
Heather Sliwinski had the full, undivided attention of the gathered fifth graders in Jessica White's classroom at Longstreth Elementary Thursday afternoon. Even at their young ages, with so much to learn and experience, they completely understood the power of the photos Sliwinski showed them of wounded and burned Iraq and Afghanistan veterans living their every day lives. One particular set of slides highlighted the achievements of Corporal Todd Love, who lost both his legs right below his hips and most of his left arm on Oct. 25, 2010. Through his recuperation regimen at the VA hospital in Bethesda, Md., he has been able to continue participating in many of the activities he did before he went to war, proven by the images of Cpl. Love on …
Tired of Hypocrisy
1:45 am on Saturday, November 12, 2011
As the daughter of a proud Veteran, thank you, thank you, thank you. Your unselfish devotion to helping others is one that we should all look up to and rejoice in. You have raised the bar for all of us and I hope that we can meet it. Thank you! more ›
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Local Author Publishes Book Inspired by Vietnam POW Bracelets
John Siegfried traveled thousands of miles over two years to speak with Vietnam vets and their families about life on and off the battlefield.
In 2009, when historian/author John Siegfried came across a silver POW/MIA bracelet owned by his mother-in-law, he knew immediately what he had to do. A book about the Battle of Gettysburg he had been working on since 1997 was placed on the back burner as Siegfried got to work on a new project: Tracking down the whereabouts of the person whose name was on that bracelet. "It was like a vision, I needed to get work on ths right away," said Siegfried, on the phone from his home Warminster. The bracelet was one of millions sold in the early 1970s when a group of women from California created them to raise awareness of the thousands of soldiers who had been captured or gone missing during the Vietnam War. Each bracelet was engraved with the …
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Jennifer
2:12 pm on Monday, November 14, 2011
Klinger did and AMAZZING job with the Veterans Day Assembly too. However, Patch.com did not mention Klinger Middle School. They mentioned all the other schools but didnt mention my sisters school. more ›