Chapel Hill Post No. 6

American Legion Veterans in Chapel Hill, NC

Memorial Day

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For Over a Century, We’ve Honored the Dead

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On Saturday, May 25th, at about 7:15 am when most of Chapel Hill will be just rolling over in their bed or racing to the kitchen before the kids start “cooking” breakfast, many of our veterans will already have been up about two hours.  It will be the morning that they head to Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery.  Over 500 graves there belong to a veteran.  That does not even come close to the total number of veterans buried there.  Many do not have a government-provided grave marker.

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Memorial Day Events 2023

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Memorial Day is more than a day of shopping or a weekend away. Share your history by visiting a local memorial, cemetery, or our post home. Share your family story of men and women who have answered the call to serve their adopted home. We are a nation of pioneers and immigrants.

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With Sadness We Say “Farewell, Bud…”

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There is a moment in our lives where we are called to share sad news.  Today, is one of those moments. I am incredibly sad to share with you the loss of Major Everett “Bud” Hampton, United States Marine Corps (Retired), a native of Kannapolis, North Carolina, and a resident of Chapel Hill for over sixty years.  Bud was 97 years of age and passed away peacefully this morning at 7:30 a.m. at the Durham VA’s Hospice Center.

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