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Featured Stories

Veterans Affairs: Ending Veteran Homelessness by “Rewriting the Cardboard”

October 27, 2014

It’s an all too familiar scene, a homeless or impoverished veteran standing on a street corner or by a busy intersection, holding a cardboard sign and pleading for help. Often the cardboard signs are inscribed

South Philadelphia

South Philadelphia: Local Tavern Shows Support for Marine Corps

November 12, 2012

On a weekend of America’s national holiday honoring its military veterans, Cookie’s Tavern in South Philadelphia provided a special thanks by hosting its annual Marine Corps’ birthday party. Marines from all over the country and

Lawncrest

Lawncrest: Park Cleanup Aids Veterans Ceremony

November 11, 2012

The Star Spangled Banner rang out as Joe O’Rourke, a veteran from the Vietnam War, raised the American flag at the Lawncrest Recreation Center on Rising Sun Avenue during a Veterans Day ceremony this morning.

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