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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.
