Veterans participate in National Day of Service Story By Katie Hightower One characteristic each veteran showed since the creation of the National Day of Service was an unwavering desire to serve…
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VIETNAM VETERANS DAY
Veterans Memorial Park hosts ceremony honoring and remembering those who served Story by Katie Hightower On March 29, the Jackson County VFW Post 6073 hosted its second annual Vietnam Veterans Commemoration…
Charitable day for Veterans Memorial Park
Katie Hightower On Sept. 8, two events were held to raise money for Veterans Memorial Park. The day began with a benefit motorcycle ride and ended with a dinner and free…
Giving in July
Submitted Article As a Sponsorship Group, local support helps place veterans’ wreaths on headstones in Glenwood Cemetery on December 17, 2022 Fort Payne, AL– National nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) is…
Glenwood Cemetery Official Location for 2021 National Wreaths Across America Day
This cemetery will join the more than 2,500 participating locations across the country To Remember, Honor and Teach on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Columbia Falls, MAINE, and Fort Payne, AL —…
Tuberville Hits Trump on Veterans’ Healthcare
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by AP Photo/Al Behrman) ALABAMA — Over the weekend, Tommy Tuberville, former Head Coach of the Auburn Tigers football team and Republican candidate for…
Buy a personalized paver and help finish Patriot's Park!
PHOTO: The Prisoner of War/Missing in Action and American Flags raised Friday by Fort Payne High School JROTC over Patriot's Park. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) Contributed by Tyler Wilkes, DeKalb County…