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Remembering Karma-52
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Read more: Remembering Karma-52Contributed by Dave Giboo. With May here, most of us begin thinking about our plans for the summer. Whether it involves a well-deserved trip, home & garden projects or just a reprieve from shoveling snow May signifies the beginning of an inviting summer season. However, May also signals a time of reflection […]
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Post 1187 Members Honored
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Read more: Post 1187 Members HonoredOn April 22, the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony where they recognize its members for their achievements over the last year. Post 1187 is honored to have two of our members receive recognition this year! The Small Business of the Year award went […]
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Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans
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Read more: Welcome Home Vietnam VeteransAs part of the ongoing Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration, our Post held a pinning ceremony for our Vietnam War era Veterans. The ceremony was conducted by retired Army Colonel Robin Lynch with the Military Legacy Foundation. The Vietnam Veterans Lapel Pins are part of the commemoration program and are […]
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Vietnam Veterans Pinning Ceremony – April 20th
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Read more: Vietnam Veterans Pinning Ceremony – April 20thAt our upcoming monthly meeting on April 20th, our speaker will be retired Army Colonel Robin Lynch with the Military Legacy Foundation. In addition to speaking on behalf of the non-profit she chairs she also plans to perform a pinning ceremony for any Vietnam era Veterans in our post. You need not […]
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Commander’s Corner: Vietnam War Veterans Day
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Read more: Commander’s Corner: Vietnam War Veterans DayThe Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 was signed into law by 45th U.S. President Donald J. Trump, designating every March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. This special day joins six other military-centric annual observances codified in Title 4 of the United States Code §6, among them Memorial Day, Independence Day and Veterans […]
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Irish-American Hero – Thomas Francis Meagher
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Read more: Irish-American Hero – Thomas Francis MeagherOn this St Patrick’s Day, it is perhaps fitting to share the story of one of the most important and accomplished Irish-Americans you may never have heard about, Thomas Francis Meagher (pronounced Maar.) His full story is told in Timothy Egan’s The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an […]
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