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Chilly Veterans Day Ceremony Honors Those Who’ve Served

Local elected officials and members of the Hellertown American Legion to honor those who have served as part of a Veterans Day ceremony at Union Cemetery Tuesday. The weather was […]

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Stand Together Flag Art Unveiling

Come join the National Museum of Industrial History in bringing the Veterans Standing Together Across America (VSTAA) Pennsylvania Flag home.

Local Business Thanking Veterans with Free Pierogies

A local business is recognizing the men and women who have defended the U.S. this Veterans Day.

McNeill’s Office to Host Veterans Outreach Program

State Rep. Jeanne McNeill's (D-133) district office in Whitehall will host its monthly veterans outreach support program on Monday, May 20.

LCCC Earns Military Friendly School Designation

The designation is based on responses from a proprietary survey and public data sources that assess the college's efforts to provide sustainable, meaningful benefits to the military community.

Veterans’ Service Honored at Hellertown Ceremony: Photos

Hellertonians and others attended the Edward H. Ackerman American Legion Post 397's Veterans Day ceremony in the borough's Union Cemetery Saturday morning. The ceremony was an opportunity to say "thank you" to local veterans as well as to remember the service and sacrifices endured by all members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

DeSales to Host Ceremony Honoring Vietnam Veterans

DeSales University will honor Vietnam War veterans and their families in a special Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony this Wednesday, March 29, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Commonwealth Room of the University Center on the school's Center Valley campus.

Veterans’ Sacrifices Recognized at Hellertown Legion Service

Veterans Day 2022 turned out to be a wet one, but the rain that began falling Friday morning didn't deter dozens of local residents from gathering at Union Cemetery in Hellertown to recognize the sacrifices made by their hometown heroes.

DeSales University to Host Veterans Day Ceremony

DeSales University will welcome special guests to campus for a Veterans Day ceremony, which will be held Friday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the school's Veterans Memorial Plaza located between the DeSales University Center and Dooling Hall.

St. Luke’s, DMVA Partner to Improve Mental Health Care Access

By the beginning of July, the Carbon County Office of Veterans Affairs will have an office on what had been the first floor of the emergency department at St. Luke's Carbon Campus hospital in Lehighton. Rural Carbon County has the highest suicide rate among veterans in the state, according to data provided by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.