veterans

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 379 and the American Legion Post 36 and their Auxilliaries of Yakima will conduct their service on Monday the 27th at 10 am at Tahoma Cemetery on South 24th Avenue in Yakima.

The "We Salute You" lunch will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Officials with the chapter say they want to thank those who put their lives on the line everyday.

If all the money is secured Kruger says they hope to start construction in June and be open in 2020.

She says the savings could then be used for operating costs to keep more of the posts open in the state.

Matthew McCay, Virginia Mason Memorial chaplain and Veterans Advocate says the hospital is only one of four hospice programs in the state to be a top level four We Honor Veterans program community partner.

Debra Ward received a handicapped equipped wheelchair van that was donated by the family of Sandra Rotter of Mattawa who died in April but wanted her van to be donated to a local veteran.

A Day of Service event is planned for Saturday, June 9th, with a goal of providing free dental care to thousands of veterans.

The Yakima Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free Veterans and Community Job Fair at the Yakima Convention Center.

Welcome Home. Two words.  Just two simple words.  Welcome Home.  For tens of thousands of Vietnam veterans returning from the war, hearing those two words would have meant the world, would have helped bring them peace.    For tens of thousands of Vietnam vets, not hearing those words added to a life long burden of pain, anger, sadness and resentment...

I think it's cool that you can join the VFW yourself if you have a family member who was a combat veteran.