Patriotism/Military

Attendees are pictured at a previous Veterans Day appreciation event at the Orchard Mall.

Published October 23, 2020

West Bloomfield Parks set to host lunch giveaway for veterans

WEST BLOOMFIELD — For the past two years, the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission has helped host an appreciation event for veterans.

Cameron Korman, 18, from Troy, right, stands beside Dave Duey, the director of operations at the MI Freedom Center in Troy. Korman did his Eagle Scout community project for MI Freedom Center, managing the creation of a flag display case.

Published October 21, 2020

Troy Times

Scout project makes showcase for Pearl Harbor flag

TROY — To Troy High School senior Cameron Korman, community service is a way to give back to the society that lets him be a student, a Scout and a member of the community.

Local veteran shares job success story, encourages others to reach out

Published October 6, 2020

Southfield Sun

Southfield veteran shares job success story, encourages others to reach out

SOUTHFIELD — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs or have been furloughed, and Michael Kuta is no exception.

Published October 2, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe museum reenactors host history walk

EASTPOINTE — Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society Museum in Eastpointe is still working hard to make history come alive.

Published October 2, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Delegation letter supports Space Command headquarters at Selfridge

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 25, Michigan congressional representatives Paul Mitchell and Elissa Slotkin released a statement after leading the Michigan delegation in a letter to the U.S. Air Force in support of locating the new United States Space Command headquarters at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township.

Published September 22, 2020

C&G Newspapers

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.