Veterans Day is Approaching
Are you thinking about Veterans Day on November 11th? Are you preparing for it? The American Legion is and so is the nearby Orange County Veterans Memorial.
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You’ve Earned Them, Wear Them with Pride
Yes, veterans can wear their medals on Memorial Day, along with other military events and gatherings. Since 911, many veterans started wearing their medals on holidays
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The story about the Bedford Boys is a tale of country kids who signed up for the Reserve to receive extra pay for weekend drills. Pearl Harbor changed all of that and the men of Bedford, Virginia, was ordered to active duty and that led to a D-Day Landing. In 2011 a Chapel Hill High School 10th-grader, Gracian D’Cruz, asked the Chapel Hill Knights of Columbus and other local veteran groups to help sponsor a project to fund the National D-Day Memorial. It was in financial trouble and local students wanted to help. Local vets led by American Legionnaires Jerry Pilarski and Lee Heavlin worked to help the students. Chapel Hill Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9100 also provided funding and support and, in June students and veterans travelled to Bedford for the 67th D-Day Commemoration events. Gene and Louise Drogos also made the trip.
Read moreVeterans Day 2020 – Post Dedication
It was Veterans Day. On Wednesday, November 11th, 2020, at about 11:00 hours, post members and families departed their homes
Read moreSecond Annual Veterans Day Meet and Mingle
There is a Veterans Day Meet and Mingle event at the Chatham County Community Library. The date is Saturday, November 9th, 2019, at 2 p..m.
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