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Loftus
Named in Honor of John Aloysius Loftus August 24, 1929 – March 26, 2016 Serving 12 years in the Navy (4 active and 8 reserve) in the...
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Mar 2, 20231 min read


Hansen
Named in Honor of Justin M. Hansen U.S. Marine Corps August 13, 1985 to July 24, 2012 Sergeant Hansen graduated in 2003 from Kingsley...
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Mar 2, 20231 min read


Eric
Named in Honor of Eric T. Rothharpt 2/6/1985 - 10/10/2009 Born in Reading PA, Eric served his country in Golf Company, 426th Brigade...
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Mar 2, 20231 min read


Axe
Named in Honor of Matthew Axelson US Navy 6/25/76 - 6/28/05 Matthew attended California State University, Chico, where he earned a...
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Mar 2, 20231 min read


Reinert
Donald S. Reinert US Navy DOD. May 11, 1945 Donald S. Reinert, to which the Donald S. Reinert Egypt VFW Post 7293 is named after, was a...
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Mar 1, 20231 min read


Noble
Named in Honor of Noble E. Stephens US ARMY January 28, 1920 - January 18, 2020 99 years old Noble lived a full and wonderful life. He...
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Mar 1, 20231 min read


Reed
Army Specialist Jesse D. Reed October 16, 1983 - July, 14 2010 Reed was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th...
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Mar 1, 20231 min read


Carman
Named in Honor of Robert L. Carman US Army 2/16/49 - 1/25/07 Robert graduated from high school in Wilton Conn, in 1967 and received...
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Mar 1, 20231 min read


Healing the psychological wounds of war with a wagging tail
Written by Kathryn M. Van Druff Jason, a veteran and volunteer, spends some quality time with Loftus, a Tails of Valor service dog in...
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Oct 1, 20183 min read


Harold Siegfried and Phelan
by Bill White of The Morning Call Harold Siegfried was volunteering at ArtsQuest’s Christkindlmarkt two years ago, accompanied by his...
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Jan 27, 20181 min read


Mothers find camaraderie in shared experience of sons' suicides
As military grapples with alarming number of suicides, mothers find it hard to cope. The shared experience isn't the only thing that...
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Jan 18, 201412 min read
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