Tag Archives: Veterans

Four transitional veteran housing units in Van Buren County are expected to be ready by the end of July. American Legion Post 207 Commander Hansel Moore said the four concrete structures are in place with plumbing installed. He said once electricity is hooked up, interior work will finish up and homeless veterans will be moved in within days. Moore said ... Read More »

Finding a venue and nailing down a date are the only remaining steps in Operation United Hope green lighting its second annual Veterans Vendor Fair. Operation United Hope President Winn Koehler said renting out an expensive space forces the organization to charge veterans to participate, which many struggle to afford. She said the goal is to allow veterans to showcase ... Read More »

Six developers have submitted bids to build a new VA Clinic on the old Putnam County Fairgrounds property. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said he expects the Veterans Administration to select the winning bidder by April or May. The VA could choose the fairgrounds property or other land in Cookeville. “That’s one of the top properties I think that there ... Read More »

Crossville’s second annual Field of Honor display continues all week to pay respect to Cumberland County veterans. The display will be up through Veteran’s Day. It features a field of 700 flags, each one purchased by someone in the area and dedicated to an American veteran. Organizing Committee Chair Jean Smith said it is an event that the whole community ... Read More »

Cookeville’s American Legion Post 46 is hosting a seminar Wednesday to inform residents about caring for older veterans. Post 46 Commander Richard Buford said the seminar came about because when his father passed away, he learned a lot about caring for older veterans he did not previously know. He said he wants to pass that information along to other families. ... Read More »

Crossville will soon be the home of a new Vietnam Veterans Memorial thanks to the Cumberland County Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America. Chapter President Tom Oberts said the idea came about when he had seen other monuments in the bi-monthly Vietnam War magazine and realized Crossville did not have one itself. He said Cumberland County has the largest population ... Read More »

Putnam County recognized the men and women who fought for our freedom in a Veterans Day ceremony held at the county courthouse Friday. Mayor Randy Porter said the community remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice and the families that share their memories. “Even those families may have not been on the battlefields, they still suffered not knowing for days ... Read More »

Tuesday marks the 80th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Putnam County Archivist Glenn Jones said that by the time the attack had rolled around on December 7th, 1941, those in the Upper Cumberland were prepared to take action. “With the Herald-Citizen newspaper where they were reading it, they were aware of the war going on all over Europe,” ... Read More »

Putnam County Veterans Services has received its first Korean Ambassador for Peace medals for Korean War veterans. Putnam Veterans Service Officer Mark Harris said that medals were an expression of appreciation from the South Korean government for those who served at that time. “To have a nation after all these years reach out and say ‘Thank you,’ that they appreciate ... Read More »

McMinnville’s Veterans of Foreign Wars post is working to reactivate its auxiliary. Tennessee’s State Auxiliary Chief of Staff Phyllis Barnes said that the VFW wanted to try to start a new auxiliary. The auxiliary shut down earlier this summer due to a lack of participation. Barnes said it’s necessary to have auxiliaries available because they provide veterans and their families ... Read More »