Community Voices: Remembering those who served

My brother, Fred Clevenger, was called into the Navy on his 18th birthday in 1943.  He served for the remainder of WWII in the Pacific, ending service on Okinowa…  He passed away last year in California at age 87. - Carol

See explore.org’s veteran projects and more Americana here. 

ARMED FORCES DAY

Celebrate the men and women who make up the U.S. Military today. These short films and photos explore the lives of troops at home and abroad, the service dog projects that serve returning veterans and more. 

Did You Know?

The longest running city-sponsored Armed Forces Day Parade is held in Bremerton, Washington where the 65th parade will be held this year! 

Dogma Thursday

Did You Know? 

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day—a common misunderstanding, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Memorial Day (the fourth Monday in May) honors American service members who died in service to their country or as a result of injuries incurred during battle, while Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime (History.com). 

Holly’s Half Dozen, the litter of five girls and one boy born last June, will spend the next two years lifting the spirits of Wounded Warriors and giving them a therapeutic and purposeful mission. By volunteering to train the pups through the Warrior Canine Connection program, these Warriors will both address their symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress and prepare the pups for future lives as service dogs for their disabled comrades. Check out the pups here!

Warrior Canine Connection’s Levi has turned into quite the handsome devil. Here he is working his magic at the Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference and Technology Exhibition last week.