Patriotism/Military

Published March 6, 2020

Historical reenactors share their hobby at Eastpointe sale

EASTPOINTE — Several Eastpointe-area reenactors sold and traded their historically accurate clothing and equipment at a sale at the old one-room Eastpointe Schoolhouse Feb. 29.

Published March 6, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Selfridge F-35 update: Final Environmental Impact Statement released

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — After collecting comments from several stakeholders, an impact statement was recently published that will affect the future of Selfridge Air National Guard Base.

Dakota High School graduate Christopher Stefanides serves with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3, working at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego.

Published March 4, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township native continues tradition of military service

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Knowing that he wanted to be challenged by doing something different, 2010 Dakota High School graduate Christopher Stefanides joined the Navy.

Published February 17, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

Glen Peters students make valentines for veterans

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Local students recently ramped up their efforts to send Valentine’s Day cards to veterans.

For the 10th year, Elizabeth Popovich, of Macomb Township, is working on her special project, “Cookies 4 Troops.” Donations will be used to send Girl Scout cookies to troops via the nonprofit Soldiers’ Angels.

Published February 12, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township teen supports troops with cookies

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Elizabeth Popovich is once again on a mission to help Michigan military personnel.

Published February 11, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak American Legion celebrates 100 years

ROYAL OAK — The American Legion Frank Wendland Post 253, located in the heart of the city in an unassuming building near Main Street and 12 Mile Road, is celebrating its centennial this year.

Published January 20, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Selfridge, Macomb County sign updated P4 agreement

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — An updated agreement between Macomb County and Selfridge Air National Guard Base is now official.

Published January 17, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

‘We are prepared if we get called’

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — With the recent increase in tensions in the Middle East, some may be curious as to how a local military unit is responding.

Published January 2, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County man recalls Battle of the Bulge 75 years later

MACOMB COUNTY — For the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Robert Haffner said it’s always on his mind how lucky he is.

Published December 26, 2019

Warren Weekly

Students ‘flip’ for military veterans

WARREN — When serving in Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War, there were many missions for Marc Cammon and his U.S. Army comrades.

Published December 25, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Not home for the holidays

METRO DETROIT — The price of freedom is paid with the blood of those who serve. Our safety and security come at a cost also measured in distance and time away from loved ones. Those who step forward to serve in the military pay the bill for the rest of us.

Published December 23, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Game on for the Wounded Warrior Project

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The basketball players were excited to wear camouflage for their game, but there was a bigger reason behind the fashionable look.

State Sen. Michael D. MacDonald, R-District 10, right, reads a Senate proclamation in honor of the 100th birthday of Joe Wisniewski, right, at American House Sterling Meadows Dec. 6.

Published December 17, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

World War II Navy vet celebrates 100

STERLING HEIGHTS — Marion “Joe” Wisniewski, 100, a longtime Warren resident who now lives at American House Sterling Meadows, said his mother, a widow, tried to keep him out of the war when he was drafted in 1943 at age 24.

Published December 5, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Lawmakers urge new Air Force secretary to select Selfridge for F-35s

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Michigan’s congressional delegation members continue advocating for the F-35 mission at Selfridge.

Published December 2, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Pearl Harbor survivor: ‘It felt like the whole island shook’

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Russell Shields was one of the first Americans to open fire on Japanese forces in World War II.

Published November 19, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Veterans Day speaker highlights mental health

ROYAL OAK — On Nov. 11, dozens of people overflowed out of the small meeting room at the Royal Oak Public Library, where the city’s annual Veterans Day ceremony was moved due to blizzard-like conditions.

Published November 18, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Cheyenne hosts first Veterans Walk of Honor

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — This Veterans Day, Nov. 11, over 20 veterans with family members who attend Cheyenne Elementary School in Macomb Township participated in the school’s first Veterans Walk of Honor.

George Schulte, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, listens with his wife, Carol, as YMCA Wellness Director Mark Losinski, a retired member of the Army National Guard, speaks about Schulte’s service Nov. 11.

Published November 18, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores veteran honored for service half a century late

ST. CLAIR SHORES — As the nation took a day to honor those who have served or are serving in the military, the Lakeshore Family YMCA took a moment to honor one of its own members who served in the United States Air Force but was never recognized for the honor.