Tag archive for ‘veterans’
Montrose establishes Wall of Honor (0)
11/17/10 •
BY STACI WILSON A memorial sign paying tribute to of fallen soldier Staff Sgt Daniel Arnold is the first addition to a Wall of Honor being established at Montrose Area High School. The Arnold family was on hand for the unveiling of the memorial at a Veterans Day assembly held at the school, Thursday, Nov. [...]
Veterans honored at Elk Lake Schools (0)
11/17/10 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Elk Lake Elementary students came prepared to honor local service members Thursday during the school’s two Veteran’s Day assemblies. Children filed in wearing red white and blue hats and carrying paper flags, and sang “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” “This Land is Your Land,” and inspirational songs “Bless Our Troops,” and “We [...]
Veterans Day events (0)
11/10/10 •
Veterans Day ceremonies are planned for a number of locations in and around Susquehanna County Thursday. Elk Lake At Elk Lake Elementary School, there will be Veterans Day programs from 9 to 9:45 a.m. for kindergarten through third grades, and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. for fourth through sixth grades. There will also be a [...]
Purple Heart recipient carries wounds of war (0)
11/10/10 •
BY STACI WILSON World War II veteran Carl Lawrenson, 86, still carries six pieces of shrapnel in his back from a hand grenade that went off while he was serving with his U.S. Army in Italy. “We were kind of close that night,” Lawrenson said. A total of 28 pieces of shrapnel landed in his [...]
WW II vet Ely counts self fortunate (0)
11/10/10 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Jerald Ely of Dimock Township may be the eldest World War II veteran in Susquehanna County, but his memories are probably the best. “I had a great life, in and out of the service, and I was fortunate,” he says, relaxing in his favorite living room chair. He is 90, and is [...]