A Pittance of Time - Video

A Pittance of Time - Video

Legion honors Blue Star Mothers

"VETERANS NOTES
East Side American Legion Post 201 of Worcester honored two Blue Star Mothers — Sharon Bouchard, president, and Tina Veves — at its meeting Sept. 10. The Blue Star Mothers organization was created in 1942 to provide support to families that have children serving in the military. The post donated $300 to the organization to provide injured or recovering soldiers with backpacks filled with donated supplies. "
Worcester Telegram & Gazette News:

Aaron Reed benefit slated at OU-C Saturday

"The third annual Aaron Reed Veteran Awareness Benefit and Flags of Honor Ceremony will be from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Shoemaker Center on the Ohio University-Chillicothe campus. The event will include live music, food and beverages, veteran exhibits, guest speakers, a cornhole tournament, Texas Hold 'em tournament, auction, car giveaway and door prizes.
Chillicothe native Reed, a 21-year-old Marine, was killed Aug. 3, 2005, in Iraq. He was a former OU-C student. Proceeds will benefit the Aaron Reed Memorial Scholarship Fund, Lima Company Memorial, Blue Star Mothers, Habitat for Humanity and Honor Flight. Among the bands scheduled to perform are: Tom Ingham, Zac McFadden, Davenporte, Stone Johnson & The Blues Review, Goodbye Rose and the Waverly Boys. A blood drive will be conducted for U.S. service men and women. Pre-registration is available at www.militarylifeforce.com."

Chillicothe Gazette - www.chillicothegazette.com - Chillicothe, OH:

Congressional members fighting for health care benefits

The OBSERVER, Dunkirk, New York:

"Foster never gave up his fight for benefits, even when times were extremely difficult. “I was evicted from my apartment in Ohio and also from a home I rented in Ohio because of garnishments for child support of my daughter, Alicia — who was being raised and lived with me. I continued fighting the VA for the next several years with many days of missed work and trying to maintain a home for my daughter without much income, even though I was working sporadically,” Foster said. His hope is that all veterans who deserve benefits receive them, which keeps him seeking legislation from New York senators and representatives. Foster would like to start his own chapter of the DAV in Westfield.

His family would also like to do more to raise awareness to promises that have been broken to veterans. “My mother and my wife, who are both mothers of servicemen, would like to start a Blue Star Mother's of America Chapter in Chautauqua County because there are many mothers in our county of active duty, reserve, guardsmen and veterans. The mothers of our wonderful county want to change things for our servicemen and servicewomen — now,” Foster said. “They want the promises made to our country's veterans kept because it is all of America's promise.”"