FUNDRAISER AND SPECIAL EVENTS

WAR DOG MEMORIAL DEDICATED DURING 2016 AVM REMEMBRANCE DAY

The All Veteran’s Memorial (AVM) at Turkey Brook Park in Budd Lake held its Memorial Day Remembrance program Mon., May 30.

The memorial’s latest addition, the War Dog Memorial, was dedicated during the program, and the first Australian war dog’s handler, retired U.S. Army Corporal William “Bill” Wynne, gave the keynote address.

The day started at 10:30 a.m. with dedications at the War Dog Memorial, where the five war dog statues were donned with a medal of honor for their heroic service. The four-legged heroes were all original in their breeds, the wars in which they served and in their missions.

The AVM and the Rolling Thunder National, Inc. welcome your participation in the 2023 Inaugural National POW/MIA Remembrance Honor Run / Vigil held at the All Veterans Memorial’sPOW/MIA REMEMBRANCE WALL.

Veteran organizations are invited to deliver a personalized service, speech or reading during their pre-approved hourly slot.

Applications must be received no later than September 10, 2023. Please email the completed form to info@allveteransmemorial.org or you can send it USPS to: All Veterans Memorial, 2605 Glover Road, Ridgeland, SC 29936.

Custom POW/MIA Memorial Wreaths, luminaires and POW/MIA Field Flags are also now available: orders must be received by 9/10/2023. No other wreaths or luminaries will be allowed to be set at the POW/MIA REMEMBRANCE WALL ceremonial ground before or during the ceremony.

100% of the donations from the sale of the wreaths, luminaries and flags will go towards the cost of the event.

Please make checks payable to: All Veterans Memorial, 2605 Glover Road, Ridgeland, SC 29936. Email us at info@allveteransmemorial.org or call (973) 479-4959 should you need additional information or have a special request.

Applications and event schedule are below..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

American Legion Post 91 World War I Commemoration Event
Marking the Entry of the United States into the First World War
Saturday, April 1, 2017 1 p.m – 4 p.m.

Wharton, NJ, February 15, 2017 – A World War I Commemoration Event will be held in the Post Hall at the William J. Hocking American Legion Post 91, 99 North Main Street, Wharton, NJ, on Saturday, April 1, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature artifacts from museums and private collectors, audio and visual presentations from historians and by re-enactors from across New Jersey will occur throughout the afternoon. Exhibits will be interactive and will include visual displays and artifacts from the World War I era. Historians will be on hand to share the history of Wharton and nearby towns, Picatinny Arsenal, Morris County, and New Jersey during this period. Representatives from New Jersey military units, units that have a rich history of service before, during, and after World War I, will participate in the event. The event is free to both participants and the public.

OKTOBERFEST 2016