Patriotism/Military

Published September 22, 2020

Local veteran discusses ‘The Greatest Generation’

OAKLAND COUNTY — When Ray Owen hears the term “The Greatest Generation,” he says he can’t help but feel “kind of proud of it.” Owen, who lives in Northville, near Farmington Hills, turns 99 in December.

Published September 17, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Military demo teams base at Selfridge

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Selfridge wasn’t able to host an air show this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it still could support military aircraft for a show in Canada.

Published September 17, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

9/11 remembered in Macomb County commemoration

MOUNT CLEMENS — Several community members from across Macomb County participated in a Sept. 11 commemoration in downtown Mount Clemens.

Published September 2, 2020

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Gold Star Memorial Monument being unveiled in Clinton Township

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 17, a new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument will be unveiled at the Clinton Township Civic Center.

Published August 25, 2020

Rochester Post

Rochester veteran reflects on military service

ROCHESTER — A couple months prior to Art Simmons arriving in South Vietnam, droves of American troops were called upon to fight in the Vietnam War.

The Groves-Walker American Legion Post 346, at 31775 Grand River Ave., is in jeopardy of losing its building due to financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published August 11, 2020

Farmington Press

Pandemic puts American Legion in jeopardy of losing building

FARMINGTON — The latest on the list of those hard hit financially by COVID-19 is the Groves-Walker American Legion Post 346.

World War II veteran Walter Dubas, of Farmington Hills, said had it not been for a plane he was in crashing, he would’ve been one of the first American servicemen to arrive in mainland Japan after a pair of atomic bombs were deployed the week of Aug. 6, 75 years ago.

Published August 10, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of end of war in the Pacific

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — He was on the verge of becoming one of the first American service members to arrive in mainland Japan at a crucial moment of the 20th century.

Published August 6, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

127th Wing participates in Northern Strike

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — It’s one of the largest multi-military training exercises held in the country and it happens right here in Michigan.

Published July 7, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township veteran reflects on Korean War for 70th anniversary

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — By speaking about the Korean War, Milt Miller is doing his part to ensure it’s not forgotten. Known as the “Forgotten War,” positioned in American history between World War II and the Vietnam War, the Korean War began 70 years ago, on June 25, 1950.

From left, Gertrude Defever, Michigan Rosie the Riveter President Bette Kenward and Lucille Grewe pose for a photo June 2 outside Oakmont Parkway in Clinton Township. A crowd assembled for Grewe’s 108th birthday celebration.

Published June 23, 2020

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Original Rosie the Riveter celebrated on 108th birthday

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Lucille Grewe was the center of attention June 2, surrounded by friends and family celebrating her 108th birthday.

Published June 19, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

‘You can anticipate mitigation across the wing’

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — As cases of COVID-19 continue to decrease in Michigan, leaders at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township are ensuring folks that mission readiness is being maintained.

Army Brig. Gen. Darren Werner, a Michigan native, will take command of the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Life Cycle Management Command, or TACOM LCMC, in Warren June 12.

Published June 5, 2020

Warren Weekly

Michigan native set to take command of TACOM

WARREN – Darren Werner is back in Michigan.

The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency has named Macomb Community College as a certified “Veteran-Friendly School.”

Published June 5, 2020

C&G Newspapers

MCC named as ‘veteran-friendly’; announces class formats for the fall

MACOMB COUNTY — In March 2017, Macomb Community College opened the Office of Veteran and Military Services at its South Campus in Warren.

Published May 24, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Gold Star memorial underway in metro Detroit

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — People across the country recently paid their respects to military personnel who have died while serving in the U.S. armed forces on Memorial Day.

Published May 21, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

War Memorial to offer video tribute to fallen heroes this Memorial Day

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — This year would have marked the 71st annual Memorial Day service on the back lawn of The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, but as with so many other important traditions, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced its cancellation.

Four planes, including the A-10 Thunderbolt II (pictured) and KC-135 Stratotanker, will flyover Michigan Tuesday and Wednesday.

Published May 12, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Selfridge ready for special flyover

METRO DETROIT — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels won’t be the only military planes flying over Michigan this week.

Published May 7, 2020

C&G Newspapers

WWII veteran discusses V-E Day for 75th anniversary

METRO DETROIT — In April 1945, a couple months after the Battle of the Bulge, Mike Aleo’s battalion was ready to cross the Rhine River, when it received orders to pull out and go west to Royon, France.

Published April 16, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Selfridge misses out on F-35s again

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — After months of anticipation that F-35s could be brought to Macomb County, an official decision was recently announced. For the second time in three years, Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township was passed over to house the aircraft.

Published April 3, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Selfridge airmen help create federal medical station at TCF Center

HARRISON TOWNSHIP/DETROIT — In regard to confirmed COVID-19 cases in Michigan, Detroit has been hardest hit. With 2,858 cases and 101 deaths reported as of April 2, more than any other area in the state, a need has emerged to convert Detroit’s TCF Center into a coronavirus alternate care site. For that to happen, on March 31 and April 1, a team of 10 citizen airmen from the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township joined approximately 20 other Michigan National Guard members to assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, in creating a federal medical station at the TCF Center in Detroit.

On Feb. 28, 25 people from 10 different countries took the oath of allegiance to become American citizens Feb. 28 at the Macomb Intermediate School District Educational Service Center building in Clinton Township. Students from local school districts, including Warren Woods Tower High School and Center Line High School, attended as part of their studies.

Published March 24, 2020

Warren Weekly

Macomb County students learn about U.S. naturalization process, attend ceremony

MACOMB COUNTY — When 25 new U.S. citizens took the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony Feb. 28 at the Macomb Intermediate School District Educational Service Center building, students from local high schools took notice.