Tag Archives: Navy
Gettysburg Photos
Gettysburg is a very awe inspiring place to visit. It is easy and also hard to imagine what those soldiers from both sides went through in order to obtain any ground. So much open field coming up to ridge lines … Continue reading
Medford VFW Memorial Day 2020 Post Honors
This is the salute that we do every year to say thank you to those Veterans who did not come home. They say Freedom isn’t Free, that is correct but many people don’t realize the actual cost on Memorial Day … Continue reading
Memorial Day 2020 Day 1
Many people know that our Post in Medford, NJ does many salutes at local cemeteries and monuments over the Memorial Day Weekend. This is truly an honor for all of us to do this each and every year. The weather … Continue reading
My Memorial Day Weekend
So, just getting around to chatting about a great weekend. Our VFW participated in 15 events at cemeteries and other ceremonial salutes in the area. This included 3 parades. (I may be low by one or two but it is … Continue reading
Memorial Day
On this final day with this final blog for this Memorial Day, I thought I would put in a couple of videos. The first is the detail team that is picking up the soldier and transporting them from the aircraft … Continue reading
Memorial Day the Movie
Today I am writing about a movie that I saw on blind luck after I was retired. This movie really hit home with me as there are things that many veterans will not speak about that happened to them when … Continue reading
Flag Placement
Today is a bitter sweet day for me as my daughter Zoey has been going with her Girl Scout Troop now for the 5th year to place flags on the grave sites of the veterans at the General Doyle cemetery. … Continue reading
21 Gun Salute
This is always one of my favorite parts of our Veteran ceremonies. I dont know why but for some reason, I always feel a great sense of pride when this is executed. I did some research on the history of … Continue reading
The Price for Freedom
Now, I am not trying to get into a political debate but many people think Ronald Reagan was one of the best Presidents we have ever had. Depending on what you look at and how you view it is up … Continue reading