Tag: Veterans Day
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South Brunswick Senior Center staff visit veterans
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CARYL GREENBERG Every year, the South Brunswick Senior Center holds a large celebration for local heroes for Veterans Day, but this year was quite different. Partnering with the South Brunswick Police Department and the South Brunswick Transportation Department, staff visited nine veterans on Nov. 11 and brought a small parade including sirens,…
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Princeton veterans honored in Veterans Day ceremony
The Spirit of Princeton’s Veterans Day commemoration ceremony returned in Princeton for 2020 to honor military veterans who served or are currently serving in America’s armed forces. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, only a small number of veterans, their families and municipal officials gathered at the All Wars Monument at the corner of Mercer…
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The Spirit of Princeton will host COVID-modified Veterans Day ceremony
A handful of veterans and town officials will gather for The Spirit of Princeton’s Veterans Day commemoration at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the All Wars Monument at the corner of Mercer and Nassau streets in Princeton. U.S. Army Capt. Galen Mandes, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr Billy Knips and U.S. Navy Lt. Alex Hydrean will…
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Opinion: What is a veteran?
“What is a veteran?” my 10-year-old grandson asked as he was trying to reconcile the picture of the 18-year-old soldier in the album with his 85-year-old grandfather sitting next to him. “Did you have to wait to become old and be a grandfather to be a veteran?” he asked. “No,” I replied. “I enlisted in…
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Hillsborough grad works his way up to presidential strike advisor at Pentagon
Major James Kavanagh has served as a United States Marine for almost 24 years. After graduating from Hillsborough High School in 1995 and then graduating from Penn State University, Kavanagh reported to The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, where he held multiple billets as a training officer, protocol officer and warfighting operations Officer-in-Charge (OIC). After…
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Opinion: Veterans understand what it’s like to live in uncertain times
Every November we honor, remember and thank our Veterans. This year, during a global health pandemic, we can all be especially grateful for the courage and dedication of our veterans as they have always understood what it’s like to live in uncertain times, and to make sacrifices for the safety of others. Veterans Day was…
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Truman Elementary School offers appreciation to veterans
PHOTOS BY MATTHEW SOCKOL/STAFF Truman Elementary School in Sayreville held a Veterans Day Appreciation Celebration on Nov. 18
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All who served our country are veterans
Over the years, I have heard many cutting remarks about veterans but the one that distressed me the most has to do with who qualifies as a veteran. It appears that for some people those of us who participated in combat or at least served in combat areas are true veterans and those of us who…