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
Read moreYes, 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
Read moreMemorial 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.
Read moreIt is with deep regret that we share with Post members the passing of Elvia Yolanda “Yoli” Heavlin on Wednesday, March 30th, 2022, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Yolanda was a member of the Post 6 Auxiliary and is the spouse of Past Post Commander Lee Heavlin.
Read moreWe are open for our very first Memorial Day at our newest Post Home. We hope you can join us
Read moreThis year our Memorial Day was tempered due to the North Carolina Executive Order limiting large gatherings. Added to that was a Boy Scout directive limiting Scout participation decorating graves. Things were looking bleak.
Read moreEach year our VFW members from C.V. Cummings Chapel Hill Post 9100 work with Post 6 to commemorate Memorial Day.
Read moreWithout our American Legion Blue Caps, we look just like the average Joe or Jane. We are just like you, but we are veterans, too.
Read moreMany have contacted the Post asking about events scheduled to recognize Veterans Day. Many of the following events appear as featured stories in the News section of this site. You can print this page and share it with friends. We hope you will attend most, if not all of the events.
Read moreThe Veterans Memorial Committee presented their concept design plan to the Orange County Commissioners tonight. Committee Co-Chairman Jim Merritt introduced David Swanson, the memorial’s design lead, and the preliminary design was then shared with the commissioners.
Read moreYou have heard us talk about it and some of you have even participated in the initial project for a veterans memorial in Chapel Hill. A lot has happened during the last five years. It is now getting a home on a pristine site overlooking Homestead Road and a new name, The Orange County Veterans Memorial.
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