This is a great program put on by Green Beans Coffee. It only takes $2, and it will bring a smile to a soldier (and a cup of coffee to their hand!) stationed overseas. It’s easy to do and a great way to support our troops that won’t be home for fireworks – and if they do see fireworks, they’re likely to not be the good kind! Send a Cup Of Joe now!
Post member Ronnie Keen passed away Wednesday. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. His full obituary is on the Lancaster News website:
Ronnie KeenC. Ronald “Ronnie” Keen, 64, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster.
Born January 15, 1947 in Lancaster, he was the son of Elizabeth Jane “Bette” (Nauffts) Keen and the late Charles J. Keen. He was married to Patricia M. “Patty” (Jones) Keen on April 16, 1966.
A Veteran of the Vietnam War, Ronnie proudly served with the U.S. Army with the 1st Calvary Division.
He retired from Hamilton Watch Company in Lancaster after 40 years of service. Following retirement, Ronnie worked at Neffsville Veterinary Clinic and a short time at AMT Music Theatre.
He will be sorely missed by his family and friends, and we wish them all well in this difficult time.
I don’t think I’ll be flying a Delta flight when I travel. Delta has issued an apology, but it sounds like typical corporate-speak. If the soldiers’ travel orders dictate 4 bags, it shouldn’t matter which class of ticket they have – and I’m sure Delta isn’t in the habit of upgrading soldiers to first class, anyway…
With Memorial Day rapidly approaching, why not take the time to send a simple “Thank You” to a hospitalized veteran? Visit the National Web Site for an easy way to send a printed Thank You card with your name on it to a hospitalized veteran – it will make a HUGE difference to that vet!
But here’s the best part … When you do, we’ll print it off with your name and put a real card in the hands of a hospitalized veteran who could really use a good word.
Please help us honor the fallen warriors, the wounded and the men and women still in the thick of battle by signing your card today.
Sign up for free tickets to the fourth annual Salute to Veterans day at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
The event will be held May 26, with the pregame activities starting at 5:30 p.m. Bear expects to have about 1,100 tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Each veteran is entitled to two tickets along with free parking and Barnstormer Bucks, which can be used to purchase food and drinks at the game. Tickets can be obtained by calling Bear’s office at 626-1776 or online at www.repbear.com.
The Barnstormers will play the York Revolution at 6:30 p.m.
The pregame show will be emceed by retired WGAL Channel 8 news anchor Dick Hoxworth and will feature the Valley Forge Military Academy Marching Band and Washington Memorial Pipe Band.
Also performing will be the Pennsylvania National Guard Color Guard, Red Rose Veterans Honor Guard, the Marine Corps League Lancaster Detachment and combined color guards from Lititz Springs VFW Post 1463, Garden Spot American Legion Post 56 from Lititz and the American Legion Post 34 from Manheim Township. The color guards will be under the command of Maj. Luis Mendoza.
Boy Scout troops from Lititz Borough and Warwick Township will unfurl a large American flag.
Special guest will be 11-year-old Jordan Brown, the South Lebanon Elementary School fifth-grader whose “Hang Tough” project has raised thousands of dollars to help erect a statue in St. Marie du Mont, France, honoring Lancaster native Maj. Richard Winters.
The first 400 veterans to sign up also will be treated to a free movie May 28 at Penn Cinema. The event will include two free tickets, a free continental breakfast at the theater at 7:30 a.m., followed at 8 a.m. by the film “Valkyrie,” starring Tom Cruise, which is about the failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler launched buy German army officers in 1944.
