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Any Garment Cleaners Offers Discounts To Veterans
During the month of November, current and past military members who present their military ID to Any Garment Cleaners will have any clothing item dry cleaned and pressed for just 99 cents. There is no limit on the number of pieces and visits.
“This is just a small gesture we can offer the brave men and women whose commitment and sacrifice provide the many freedoms we enjoy today,” says Kevin Curran, general manager, Any Garment Cleaners.
After November’s promotion, current and past servicemen and women who present their military ID will receive 15 percent off the price of their dry cleaning order.
Any Garment Cleaners has four locations, including their store in the Point Shopping Center in Pennsauken at the intersection of Routes 38 and 70.
For more information, visit www.wemeananygarment.com.
Reuniting And Opening Up With Old Friends
By Bob Wagner, AAP Columnist
Thanks to all of you who asked about missing me last month. It does the heart good to hear from folks who take the time out of their busy schedules to read whatever foolishness I’ve plopped on the pages of our town’s newspaper.
The reality is… I played hooky. I goofed off. I did what we all yell at our kids about: waiting ‘til the last minute. Then suddenly, the lights go out, everyone goes home, and you are sitting on the bench in the dugout, with no one to play with. Not so this month. I have hours to go before my plane leaves for Albuquerque. I will sit with my friends from 48 years ago, retelling old lies, and trying to remember what it felt like to be 19 years old, and invincible.
Local Veterans Remember Fallen Comrades At Memorial Day Events
Throughout Memorial Day weekend, several local veteran groups will hold ceremonies to remember and honor those men and women who lost their lives in service of their country in the Armed Forces.
VFW Post 1270, located at 2324 Penn St. in Pennsauken, right off of Rt. 130 and Cove Rd., will hold its wreath laying ceremony on Sunday, May 24 at 11 a.m. The ceremony begins at the VFW Post, then moves to Liberty Park, located on the corner of Merchantville and Westfield avenues.
AMVETS Post 101, located 519 June Rd. in Delair, will hold its ceremony on Monday, May 25 at 11 a.m. The ceremony begins at the post, then moves to the World War II/Korean War memorial, located on River Rd.
F.W. Grigg Post 68 will hold its annual Memorial Day service on Monday, May 25 at Wellwood Park, located at Linden Maple avenues in Merchantville. The service will begin promptly at 10 a.m. This year’s guest speaker will be Captain Joseph McGettigan USN Retired. Captain McGettigan is a former Pennsauken resident and Camden Catholic graduate.
Local Boy and Girl Scout units will present the colors. Additionally, local organization will place memorial wreaths on the World War I and World War II memorial monuments. In the event of rain, the service will be held at the Merchantville Community Center, 212 Somerset Ave. Merchantville, NJ.
American Legion Post Offers Camaraderie, Support
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
When John Brouse came back home from serving in the Persian Gulf, he struggled to deal with post traumatic stress disorder. By his own admission, it prevented him from attending social events. But an invitation to attend a party hosted by American Legion Post 68 from Jeff Brown, a local veteran and owner of Stephenson Brown Funeral Home, and some gentle prodding from his wife, changed his life for the better.
Pennsauken Community Surprises Soldier With Special Welcome Home
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor A cold and rainy Saturday in November couldn’t stop the Pennsauken community from coming out to show their support to a local soldier returning home.
Camden County Honors Veterans During Special Ceremony
On Sunday, November 9, veterans and their families attended the Freeholder Board’s annual Veterans Day observance on Veterans Island, located at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken.
Being Thankful For Our Freedoms And The Veterans Who Fought For Them
By Jack Killion, Mayor of Pennsauken Township
This time of year, we all try to give some serious thought to all the things we’re thankful for. And on Nov. 11, we focus on our veterans, thanking them for their service to our country and what they all gave up in order to maintain the freedom and prosperity that we enjoy here in the United States of America.
Remembering Our Vets And A War That Began 75 Years Ago
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
2014 has been a year of historic anniversaries, of local and global significance. This year, New Jersey attained the ripe age of 350. Pennsauken’s own “Jersey Joe” Walcott was born 100 years ago. The 50th anniversary of the Pennsauken wedding of Chubby Checker and Dutch beauty Catherina Lodders occurred earlier this year. And it was also a century ago that the world was plunged into the cataclysm of the Great War, which altered human affairs in so many ways.
Thanking Veterans For Their Service Every Day
By Bob Wagner, AAP Columnist
Every so often, something printed on a card or bumper sticker catches my eye and makes me smile. And ever so rarely, a saying makes me think. That happens less and less lately, as my arteries harden, and real thinking occurs only on really good days. My usual November thoughts live and die around pies of pumpkin, and turkeys roasted. But this little bumper sticker on the car in front of me the other day reminded me that Veterans Day also occurs in the month of the turkey.
