“In my limited experiences with veterans who have served overseas, it seems that none of them every FULLY come back. Part of them stays behind there. Or maybe it comes back with them, but it so fundamentally changes them that they are just never quite the same. This is not always a bad change--some are more grown up, more worldly, more quiet, more mature. But all of them come back changed in ways the rest of us will never understand. And some of them don’t come back at all. “
When “Happy Veterans Day” Isn’t Enough — Pardon the Mess on the Porch--We Live Here.
He walked with a limp, but he appeared to be young, probably early to mid-twenties. He had black hair that was straight but shaggy, long-ish and slightly unkempt. He was clean shaven with a baby face, but his cheeks jutted out and his face was sunken with dark circles under his eyes. His eyes were bMr. Lumpkin, one of the oldest surviving Tuskegee Airmen, died on Dec. 26 at a hospital in Los Angeles, just a few days before his 101st birthday.
Thank you for your service Airman Lumpkin. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Ted Lumpkin Jr., a Tuskegee Airman, Dies at 100
In World War II, he was among a barrier-shattering group of Black pilots and support personnel. He died of complications of Covid-19.Thank you for your service. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸At 110-years-old, Louisiana native Lawrence Brooks is the oldest living veteran of WWII.
Thank you for your service! ❤️
This is how we honor their service.❤️🤍💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you #MuncieIndiana
Struggling veteran receives new Muncie home for Christmas
Vietnam combat veteran John Holaday had been living in his home without power, water or sewage for over a year. That changed days before Christmas.Thank you to all our veterans for their service.
Thank you to everyone who donated to this cause, in an effort to help our homeless veterans during this holiday season! Appreciating those who served is part of who we are.
Greenwood VFW Post 5864 Auxiliary
Call or come by and see how you can help by becoming a member of The Auxiliary this weekend or next week!
Wednesday (8 Dec) bingo has been canceled due to Johnson County turning red on the covid map. We will update the page next Wednesday for bingo status.