Local Ceremony Planned To Honor WWII Veterans
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Kosciusko County World War II veterans will be recognized in a special ceremony at Warsaw Community High School's gymnasium May 29.
The World War II Veterans Memorial will be dedicated on that date on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Tickets to that event are sold out, according to the www.wwiimemorial.com Web site.
American Legion John C. Peterson Post 49 is registering World War II vets and inviting them to be honored for their service, said Post Commander Dennis Nice. A satellite feed of the national dedication ceremony will be shown.
"We do not want one World War II veteran in our county to be missed," he said. "Even if the veteran cannot attend the community celebration, members of Post 49 will see their recognition awards are delivered."
The Kosciusko County World War II registry has fewer than 100 names so far. Nice is sure there are many more than that.
Some 17 million Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces; almost 400,000 of them were Hoosiers.
One-half million Americans were killed, and another half million were wounded. Indiana lost almost 12,000 servicemen and women; 17,000 returned home wounded.
To register veterans, their family members may send their name, complete address, telephone number, branch of service and activity during World War II to: Kosciusko County WWII Registry, P.O. Box 984, Warsaw IN 46581. Information can be e-mailed to: [email protected]
The information wil be used for the May 29 event and to register names on the Woard War II Memorial Web site.
"We have no idea who has moved out of state or who has move here," Nice said of the veterans, now in their 90s, 80s and 70s.
A seven-member steering group continues to refine plans for the local celebration.
For more information, call Nice at the Legion, 267-5549. [[In-content Ad]]
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Kosciusko County World War II veterans will be recognized in a special ceremony at Warsaw Community High School's gymnasium May 29.
The World War II Veterans Memorial will be dedicated on that date on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Tickets to that event are sold out, according to the www.wwiimemorial.com Web site.
American Legion John C. Peterson Post 49 is registering World War II vets and inviting them to be honored for their service, said Post Commander Dennis Nice. A satellite feed of the national dedication ceremony will be shown.
"We do not want one World War II veteran in our county to be missed," he said. "Even if the veteran cannot attend the community celebration, members of Post 49 will see their recognition awards are delivered."
The Kosciusko County World War II registry has fewer than 100 names so far. Nice is sure there are many more than that.
Some 17 million Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces; almost 400,000 of them were Hoosiers.
One-half million Americans were killed, and another half million were wounded. Indiana lost almost 12,000 servicemen and women; 17,000 returned home wounded.
To register veterans, their family members may send their name, complete address, telephone number, branch of service and activity during World War II to: Kosciusko County WWII Registry, P.O. Box 984, Warsaw IN 46581. Information can be e-mailed to: [email protected]
The information wil be used for the May 29 event and to register names on the Woard War II Memorial Web site.
"We have no idea who has moved out of state or who has move here," Nice said of the veterans, now in their 90s, 80s and 70s.
A seven-member steering group continues to refine plans for the local celebration.
For more information, call Nice at the Legion, 267-5549. [[In-content Ad]]