American Legion Veterans in Chapel Hill, NC
The war is drawing down and our veterans are showing up in greater numbers at local colleges. The number of new veterans returning to Carolina and the Chapel Hill campus now numbers over 350! That is just the first wave and Carolina has a great facility and several outstanding and respected medical and dental programs.
Read moreThe president of UNC Hospitals, Mr. Gary Park, is hosting an event to recognize our local veterans at NC Memorial Hospital the week of Veteran’s Day. The event will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 10th. Guests are asked to join with the hospital staff in the main lobby of the NC Memorial Hospital.
Read moreVeterans Day breakfast with the North Carolina Orange County Veterans Services Officer on Friday, 11.11.11 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. It’s a special morning Veterans Day Breakfast Celebration.
Read moreThe Post gets a lot of emails with good information on veterans, veterans benefits, and things to share with the members of the post. A lot of them are good, but a lot just don’t make the cut. This is a story worth sharing. It has a message and a challenge.
Read moreWe get lots of email and telephone calls to visit convalescent homes, nursing homes, schools and the Charles House. We can’t honor all of the requests, especially around a military holiday, but we do try.
Read moreChapel Hill High School senior students have completed their film, The Bedford Boys. The movie premiere is this Wednesday, October 26th, 2011, at the Chapel Hill High School Auditorium. Let’s show our support and attend.
Read moreTrue to form, Louis Zamperini, an American Hero, does not think of himself as a hero. He was just a survivor. But, Louie was more than then a survivor.
Read moreGrady Brown Elementary School, Hillsborough, will again have a program for veterans this year. Last year’s event was put on by the students to honor the attending veterans. They also presented a show on the National Flag.
Read moreOur post is very pleased to announce that it has accepted a monetary grant from our local Veterans of Foreign Wars C.V. Cummings Chapel Hill Post 9100. The grant was received and accepted by the Executive Committee during their September meeting.
Read moreIf you like fish, you may want to drop by the post on Saturday, October 1st, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Grape Arbor Development group is holding a Seafood Fest. Now it is not cheap, but it is no ordinary fish fry.
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