Tag: POW
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Ceremony to honor POWs and MIAs on Sept. 15
North Brunswick will hold its fifth commemorative program to pay tribute to those who are being held as Prisoners of War (POW) or Missing in Action (MIA) at 7 p.m. on Sept. 15 at the veterans monument in Veterans Park, Roosevelt Avenue, North Brunswick. The “Tribute to Comrades-POW or MIA” is co-sponsored by American Legion…
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Baptist minister to discuss courage of POW father
Planning is underway for the fifth annual public affairs program sponsored by Hadassah Associates in cooperation with Alisa and Monroe Township Hadassah Chapters. Highlighting this year’s event will be the Rev. Chris Edmonds of Maryville, Tennessee, a Baptist minister who will speak about how his father saved the lives of his comrades while a prisoner…
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Edison couple celebrates 71 years of wedded bliss
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — It was union that almost didn’t happen 71 years ago because of red hair. Doris Ellis, formerly Huston, said in her eyes George “Red” Ellis, who she grew up with in New Brunswick, was out of the question to date because red hair did not appeal to her.…
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Ceremony to remember POW/MIA military on Sept. 16
The North Brunswick Township High School Social Studies Department will hold its annual POW/MIA commemorative ceremony at 6 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the new veterans memorial monument at Veterans Park, Roosevelt Avenue, North Brunswick. The public is invited as the North Brunswick community gathers to remember the men and women who remain prisoners of war…