Patriotism/Military

Published November 9, 2018

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Harrison Township honors veterans with ceremony

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Lt. Col. Donald “Digger” Odell enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 6, 1952. Raised in Pontiac, Odell served until April 1954, when he entered the Aviation Cadet Pilot Training Program. He received his commission and wings on Aug. 1, 1955, and became an instructor pilot in the U.S. Air Force Officer Training School from 1955-58.

Published November 7, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Quilt-making volunteers shroud vets in valor

METRO DETROIT — Quilts are made painstakingly, with love, for warmth and comfort. Quilts of Valor mean even more than that.

Published November 7, 2018

Southfield Sun

Southfield's Veterans Day ceremony to take more local approach

SOUTHFIELD — This Veterans Day, the city’s goal is to honor more hometown heroes, according to Southfield officials.

Published November 6, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Local communities, schools to observe Veterans Day

GROSSE POINTES — As Veterans Day approaches Nov. 11, local schools and organizations will honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. military.

Published November 5, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Township to honor veterans during Veterans Day celebration

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township will host a Veterans Day celebration from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Shelby Township municipal campus, 52700 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township.

Published November 5, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Run with veterans at the Running with Heroes 5K

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township will be honoring veterans with its sixth annual Shelby Township Running with Heroes Veterans Memorial Run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Shelby Township municipal campus, 52700 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township.

Published November 2, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Hockey game, open house to benefit veterans

ST. CLAIR SHORES/CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP — With the goal of making a difference in the lives of veterans, employees of Stahls will take on the Detroit Red Wings alumni team to kick off the company’s Power Play for Heroes event during Veterans Day weekend.

Published November 2, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Local schools to honor veterans

MACOMB COUNTY — In observance of Veterans Day Nov. 11, students and staff from two local institutions will pay tribute to the brave men and women who have served in the U.S. military.

Published October 30, 2018

Troy Times

Veterans Day speaker to reflect on ordinary people doing extraordinary things

TROY — When Dr. Michael Paletta, chief of flight medicine for coalition forces in Baghdad in 2007, takes the podium as the keynote speaker for the Troy Veterans Day ceremony, he will reflect on his belief that those who serve are ordinary people who do extraordinary things.

Published October 1, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

American Legion to memorialize Utica soldier’s death 100 years ago in WWI

UTICA — The Victor I. Rieck American Legion Post 351 will honor its namesake with a wreath-laying ceremony at 5 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Utica Cemetery, 46325 Shelby Road in Shelby Township.

Published September 19, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

City officials share their stories of 9/11

Like many Americans, Sterling Heights Fire Chief Chris Martin still remembers what he was doing when terrorists guided airliners into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. “I had just gotten home from work,” he said. “I had my infant son.Read More

Published September 5, 2018

Troy Times

Library program to examine music and musings of World War I

TROY — In commemoration of the end of World War I 100 years ago, the musical group the Dugouts will perform music on the fiddle, drum, keyboard and guitar that were played by and for the soldiers of the Great War at the Troy Public Library at 7 p.m. Sept. 13.

Published August 31, 2018

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Clinton Township to commemorate bicentennial, Patriot Day Sept. 11

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — This year’s Patriot Day ceremony in Clinton Township will be a little different from past years.

Published August 24, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Former military housing complex to become veterans home

MACOMB COUNTY — The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency recently acquired 103 acres of land in Chesterfield Township to build a new, state-of-the-art veterans home.

Published August 14, 2018

Rochester Post

Veterans Tribute dedicated

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Dark skies and a downpour did not dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds who attended the Veterans Tribute of Oakland County dedication July 31 on Adams Road, south of Silverbell Road.

Published August 13, 2018

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Fallen Marine remembered 50 years later

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Michael Fante stood in the bright green grass, in solace, staring at the headstone of his brother 50 years to the day he died.

Published August 13, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township VFW is new home for M-60 tank display

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — If you saw an M-60 tank coming down some Shelby Township roads Aug. 8, don’t be alarmed, as the 1960s armored vehicle was only headed to its new home in the community. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4659 was selected as the new home for the tank after its previous home, a VFW post in St. Clair County, closed in the past few years

Army Maj. Matthew Wernert was selected to deliver the ball before the Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 3, 2015. After being nominated by his mother, he won the 2018 Better Made Snack Foods Father of the Year contest.

Published July 13, 2018

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe man wins Father of the Year contest

EASTPOINTE — An Eastpointe man has been named the Father of the Year after being nominated by his mother in the 2018 Better Made Snack Foods Father of the Year contest.

Published July 9, 2018

C&G Newspapers

State tax filers can now support WWII vets memorial

LANSING — By simply checking a box and attaching a form, state taxpayers can now support an ongoing effort to build a permanent memorial honoring Michigan’s more than 620,000 people who served at home and abroad during World War II.

Published July 5, 2018

Advertiser Times

Nonprofit gives back on Fourth of July

DETROIT — While the Fourth of July is often a day of celebrating and fireworks, a Detroit nonprofit called the Youth Community Agency was using the day to give back to those in need with a program called Hot Dogs for Hope.