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[OCT.
17, 2006]
AMVETS research on Congressional Medal of Honor
winners from this area has turned up the following five: Henry Fox
of Lincoln, John W. McDonald of Waynesville, John Hall of Logan
County, Richard M. Longfellow of Logan County and Ernest C. Williams
of Broadwell. Researchers found that a Maj. John A. Logan served
with the 33rd Infantry U.S. Volunteers of Illinois, but it has not
been determined if he was of the Logan County Logans and the year he
entered service. If anyone can help with this information, please
advise the Lincoln AMVETS. If there are any more positively known
Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from this area, AMVETS would
appreciate receiving their names, rank, hometown and year entered
service. Plans are in the works for a special tribute to the area
Congressional Medal of Honor winners.
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Veterans, have you ordered your personalized, imprinted granite
brick to be laid in the Veterans Honor Roll that surrounds the
memorial monument in All Veterans Park? Families and friends who
have been intending to order a brick for your loved ones, have you
done it yet? If not, please do so immediately, as there will be one
more laying of bricks before winter. To order, complete an
application form for each brick, enclose a check in the amount of
$35 for each brick ordered, and return to the address on the form:
AMVETS Logan County Veterans Honor Roll, 1417 N. Logan St., Lincoln,
IL 62656-1222. Make checks payable to "AMVETS Logan County Veterans
Honor Roll." The forms can be secured from the container at All
Veterans Park or by calling 217-732-8829. Callers who get the
answering machine should leave their name, address and how many
forms they need. Please send in orders immediately so that the
bricks can be laid with those for all the other veterans in a place
of honor and tribute for their sacrifice in protecting us and our
country. If you have not visited the park and viewed the honor roll,
please do so.
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Arnold and Ruth Haak attended and represented the post and
auxiliary at the recent Third Division meeting when new officers
were elected and installed. Arnold also attended the Illinois AMVETS
Service Foundation annual meeting, where the year's plans were set.
[News release provided by Arnold and Ruth Haak, Lincoln AMVETS
and Ladies Auxiliary to Post 71] |
