Honor Flight-One Last Mission
Reserve seats now for February 18th private showing at AMC Lowes-Eatontown Melissa Zimmerman of Red Bank is looking for at least 63 more people to join her for a private showing of Honor Flight, a...
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Our Memorial Day tradition, An American Hero
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Thank you Veterans
By Art Gallagher On Veterans’ Day, we honor all the men and women who have protected our country and fought for our way of life. Photographer’s Mate 2nd class Joseph Sharp aboard the USS Forrestal in...
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New Jersey Gold Star Family Monument Planned In 2014 at the New Jersey...
By Bob English Plans are well underway to build a monument that will be located on the property of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel, which will honor the sacrifices of families who...
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Middletown Military Shout Out
Middletown – The three Middletown Middle Schools, in conjunction with ‘Middletown 350‘, will be honoring World War II veterans at “MIDDLETOWN MILITARY SHOUT OUT”, beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May...
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Beck’s veterans property tax benefits expansion gains traction in Senate
Beck’s veterans property tax benefits expansion gains traction in Senate (via NJ.com) Legislation sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Beck that would make veterans living in retirement and long-term care...
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Play for a Patriot
By Ernesto Cullari Once a day an active member of the military commits suicide. Before today is over 22 more Veterans: men and women, who have survived long deployments and possible combat, will die by...
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Gold Star Mothers’ Day
I’m embarrassed that I did not know that the last Sunday in September is Gold Star Mothers’ Day, a day for people to recognize and honor those who have lost a son or daughter while serving in the...
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Middletown Street Signs Honor Vets Who Made The Ultimate Sacrifice
A new program by the Middletown Veterans Affairs Committee will add deeper meaning and clarity to the remembrances of the brave men and women who gave their lives for our freedom. For years, many...
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The sacrifice of the survivors
Veteran Don Manrodt of Highlands. Not Sal or Mike. On this Veterans Day, two men who have made an impression on me are on my mind. Sal was a WWII Vet. His son Mike was my best friend in the 1970’s....
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Monmouth County Vet Presented with Bronze Star after 44 years
Congressman Chris Smith, Richard Walker Jr, Ocean Twp Ptlman Steven Walker and Ptlman Chris Stenger Richard A. Walker, Jr of Neptune City earned a Bronze Star and other medals in Vietnam nearly 45...
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Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Will Improve Mental Healthcare for Veterans
By Congressman Chris Smith As the former chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the author of more than a dozen laws to modernize, expand and improve the services provided by the...
View ArticleMemorial Day
“To be draped in the Stars and Stripes is to be graced by a nation’s eternal gratitude. … These are patriots, these are heroes. … So flags in for the courage. Flags in for the cause. Flags in for the...
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This Memorial Day, let’s also remember those who nearly made ‘the ultimate...
And now for a Memorial Day history lesson. The American tradition of treating veterans badly started right here in New Jersey. The Pennsylvania Line of Continental Army — with their enlistments up —...
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Veterans Name Congressman Chris Smith Legislator Of The Year
Congressman Chris Smith The New Jersey State Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has named Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ4) its 2015 Legislator of the Year. VFW State Legislative Director William F. Thomson...
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Vietnam Vets to be honored at Middletown Picnic Sunday, Sept 13
photo via facebook Middletown Township is hosting a Welcome Home Picnic on Sunday, September 13th from 12:00pm to 5:00pm at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2179 to thank and honor veterans of the Vietnam...
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Hanlon unveils Veterans discount program
Asbury Park-Monmouth County military veteran are receiving discounts from local businesses participating in a new program, “Honoring our Heroes” that was announced by County Clerk Christine Giordano...
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Is it time for N.J. to establish courts only for veterans?
As New Jersey prepares to honor military veterans Wednesday, state officials are taking the first steps that could provide one thing many veterans say has been missing for them when they return home —...
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WWII Vet Gets His Medals
Bob Williams, grandson of Alfred Caponigro, Caponigro and Congressman Chris Smith OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Alfred Caponigro of Ocean Township would not accept the medals he earned in combat during World...
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