Brunswick legionnaire earns city salute - Cleveland Plain Dealer
28 May 2012, 5:59 am
Brunswick Mayor Gary Werner recognized the Brunswick American Legion’s American legionnaire of the Year for 2012, Joseph Cilibraise, at the May 21 City Council meeting. Werner noted the 37-year American Legion member and U.S. Army Air Corp and ...

Hoboken High School dedicates memorial wreath to city's veterans - NJ.com
25 May 2012, 9:26 pm
This year’s dedication ceremony featured veterans Ernie Prudente and 2012 legionnaire of the Year, Tom Brereton, from Hoboken's American Legion Post 107. Post 107 accepted the wreath on behalf of all Hoboken veterans, followed by a reading by ...

South Jordan couple continues patriotic tradition that began 90 years ago - Deseret News
25 May 2012, 5:37 pm
It's the continuation of a tradition that began about 90 years ago. In the 1920s, World War I legionnaire Robert Thomas began placing flags near veterans' graves in the cemetery. In 1945, his son George Thomas took over, putting out flags every ...

Ridgewood American Legion places flags to honor veterans - NorthJersey.com
25 May 2012, 12:12 am
The remaining flags were placed by Bob Paoli, commander of Ridgewood's American Legion Post 53, and his fellow legionnaire Chris Stout later in the week. "My heart was full," Yakowicz said, as she recalled driving past the cemetery and seeing "how nicely ...

Volunteers needed to decorate veterans' graves - Amity Observer
21 May 2012, 3:16 am
American legionnaire Gene Waradzin places a flag on the grave of Everett Ray Seymour, the first Ridgefield resident to die in battle during World War I. The legion’s annual grave-decorating detail takes place on the Friday, May 25. “This is a huge task ...

Columbia Basin sagebrush country rich with history of wine - Columbia Basin Herald
19 May 2012, 1:34 pm
Legend has it that this salty flavor comes from the perspiration of the Roman legionnaire who carried the vines over the mountains. Many of the great vineyard sites north of the Alps were planted by the Romans and have been cultivated now for ...

Our View: Czmyr’s vision close to reality - Norwich Bulletin
17 May 2012, 9:36 pm
In this case, that individual is longtime legionnaire William “Bill” Czmyr, president and driving force behind the ambitious Legion Veterans Housing Inc. project. This evening, Czmyr will be recognized for his efforts by fellow veterans as he is ...

FL Legion hosts Third District Convention this weekend - Forest Lake Times
16 May 2012, 10:24 am
Saturday’s schedule includes the annual business meeting. Forest Lake Mayor Chris Johnson will be on hand to greet the legionnaire members on Saturday morning. Third District Commander Rosemary Niesen of Waconia is slated to attend the convention.

Kru Mark's My Father’s Son Chapter 3 of 10 - Examiner
16 May 2012, 8:15 am
But I wanted to be like him. And so, when the time came to finish at the academy, I decided to immediately join the French army as a legionnaire - the French equivalent to the American Green Berets.   I was 17 years old when I moved to the military ...

Plim Plaza Seeks Lawsuit Dismissal - The Dispatch
11 May 2012, 12:22 am
OCEAN CITY -- Three weeks after a Virginia couple filed a $6 million suit against a historic Boardwalk hotel and its ownership group after one of them allegedly fell ill to legionnaire’s Disease, the defendants this week denied the allegations ...