In search of discovering the names of over 1,100 men and women who have served at various times in various branches and wars, my appreciation for the veterans as well as their families grew mightily. My understanding for their contribution to my freedom hit home as I read name after name of men and women Read More…
Tag: Veterans Day
Glenville State University Observes Veterans Day
GLENVILLE, WV – Glenville State University today observed Veterans Day on campus with a number of events. A wreath-laying ceremony was held in the Mollohan Campus Community Center Ballroom. Members of Glenville State’s Student Veterans Association and members of VFW Post 5469 served as flag bearers during the ceremony. Glenville State University President Dr. Mark Read More…
The Origins of Veterans Day
In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, D.C., became the focal point of reverence for America’s veterans. Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in each Read More…
Grantsville City Council taking care of Business and Fun – Halloween, Veterans Day and a Paint Party!
Grantsville City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, October 3, 2022 with a full Council attending: Mayor Robert Petrovsky, Judy Powel, Cheryl Sturms, Dorothy McCauley, William Villers, Linda Staton and Recorder Tosh Shock. Following the preliminary business of the meeting the Citizens Concerns were addressed. Jim Sturms of the Grantsville Lions Club Read More…