Tag: American Legion Post 459
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Opinion: Maybe April 9 is the real birthday of our country
The approaching warm weather makes us think of the coming national holidays, such as July 4. We declared our independence from England on July 4, 1776. However, the king of England didn’t quite see it the same way and a war ensued for several years. With the evacuation of the British Army from the Yorktown…
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Opinion: Basking in the sun of old ball fields now gone
Last week I had a birthday. Not unusual since everybody has one a year. When you hit the mid-eighties, each birthday makes one realize that the trip ahead is much less than the trip already traveled. Going past that midpoint assures the inevitable is not too far ahead. Such thoughts can have a depressing effect…
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Opinion: All businesses should support veterans’ poppy sales
As of March 8, the days of winter were being left behind. In rapid succession, Daylight Saving time was followed by St. Patrick’s Day, flowering trees and blooming plants. Also, veterans organizations are preparing for that most solemn day of all days on their annual calendar: Memorial Day. The coming month of May is poppy…
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Groundhog, Lincoln, Washington, pitchers and catchers are harbingers of spring
No matter the outcome of all the groundhog forecasts, spring is coming. On Feb. 12, 1809, in central Kentucky, the vestiges of winter were still hanging around. The Lincoln family had to keep the fireplace in the one room cabin blazing so baby Abraham would be warm. Baby George Washington may have fared a little…
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To Serve & Honor: Wreaths for Our Deceased Veterans
The second Saturday in December is Wreaths Across America Day. In what had started out as a quest by a Maine wreath maker to place a wreath on every grave in Arlington National Cemetery has now spread to 110,000 memorial sites across the country including Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick. Including the earliest conflict…
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North Brunswick marks anniversary of attack at Pearl Harbor with wreath-laying ceremony
NORTH BRUNSWICK – North Brunswick Wreaths Across America held a pre-Remembrance Ceremony on Dec. 6 to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which occurred on Dec. 7, 1941, in Hawaii. Members of Elmwood Cemetery, American Legion Post 459 of North Brunswick, and North Brunswick U.S. Navy veteran Jim Kletz laid a…
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Memorial Day is a time to reflect on nation’s freedoms and liberties
It is May. The rains of April bring forth the fragrant blooms of May. The sun’s warm rays encourage new life. A new life for the world began on May 7, 1945. The Battle of Berlin was over, Hitler and some of his henchmen were dead and General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of Germany…
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‘Give me liberty or give me death’
At the conclusion of his impassioned speech for Independence before the Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry stated those words which have echoed throughout our history: “ I don’t know what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.” Liberty is a very precious commodity. Words…
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Honoring George Washington on Presidents Day
“Feb. 22, Washington, we honor thee.” Those were the opening words of a song we sang in the first grade. We also sang, “Ole Abe Lincoln came out of the wilderness.” For many years we celebrated the birth of those two presidents in February. Now those two birthdays have morphed into Presidents Day, a day to…