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Blue Star Banners bring tears to her eyes
Don’t talk to Lynette George about the Blue Star Banner program unless you can handle a few tears.…
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Trade Center steel, Pentagon limestone ready for memorial
Supporters of the Kitsap 9-11 Memorial are inviting members of the community to a Final Journey of steel…
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Silverdale restauranteur supports veterans with his tasty Indian cuisine
Ramesh Kumar has never been in the military. But Kumar supports the U.S. military every way he can.…
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Todd Baylor: From Sniper to Snipper
From Marine sniper to hair snipper, Todd Baylor has lived life on the cutting edge. And it has…
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Veteran builds software business up and out
Sometimes it takes a whole lot of praying before a decision can feel right. And praying is exactly…
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Resources for aspiring veteran entrepreneurs
Few dreams are more specifically American than the desire to start one’s own business. To build an enterprise…
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Recollections from Raymond Lafond who served in World War II from 1943 to 1946
I left Clayton College for Boys the fall of 1942. I dropped out of high school in October…
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A sister’s love and remembrance
Diane Lafond Marler spent many hours trying to convince her brother, Raymond Lafond, to write down some of…
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Freedom Heroes flags wave
To call Allysa Lynhart patriotic would be an understatement. Lynhart, who lives in Bremerton, is the founder of…
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Veterans Memorial Museum
By Leslie Kelly It’s home to two Congressional Medals of Honor, an early 1902 uniform from a World…
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A special something from my daughter
In today’s world there is hardly a person out there that doesn’t have a cell phone in their…
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VFW members, volunteers repair memorial
Normally, Mark Traylor would spend Father’s Day with his family relaxing. But this year, he was busy repairing…
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Letters tell of war years struggles and hopes
Gerry Howe Sprague’s first handwritten letter to her husband, Bill, was five pages. It spoke about how she…
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Mail Call: A history of how we stay in touch
As impossible as it may seem to children today, there used to be this stuff called mail. Mail,…
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VETERAN PROFILE
“If you don’t like the game, then change the rules.” Not content to sit back and wait for…
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A crew pays tribute to one of its own
The former seaman had served on active duty for two and half years. He had last stepped aboard…
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Graduates celebrate new college degrees in Keyport ceremony
Brandman University, part of the Chapman University System, launched 35 men and women into the world with their…
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Money from plates helps vets
Would you like to “Pay it Forward” and really make a difference in the Veteran Community? It is…
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Port Orchard man helps veterans with prosthetic tattoos
The memories remain vivid. It was a nondescript evening in 1985 when Dan Horkey was traveling on his…
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American Legion Post 245 offers help to veterans
It’s a small office, tucked away in downtown Poulsbo. From the exterior, it looks like it could be…