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WWII Veteran Story of William Joseph Dolenar

Posted 14 March 2010 | By Randy | Categories: America's Veteran Stories, Hometown Heroes, U.S. Veterans, WWI, WWII, honoring vets, remember veterans, support veterans, tribute to veterans, veterans soldiers, veterans vets, war veteran, war veterans, world war 2 memorial, world war 2 veterans, world war ii veterans, wwii memorial, wwii veterans | No Comments

William Joseph Dolenar, 6/8/1922 – N/A, Branch: Navy, Rank: Seamen 1st Class, Service Dates: 1943-02-22 – 1945-11-20. Visit www.hometown-heroes.org to find more Veteran Stories, or to upload your own!

VFW Grieves Over Fort Hood Tragedy

Posted 08 November 2009 | By Val | Categories: Afganistan, America's Veteran Stories, Hometown Heroes, Iraq, Korean War, News about Veterans, The War on Terror, U.S. Veterans, VA, VA Benefits, VFW, Veterans, Veterans Benefits, Vietnam Veterans, WWI, WWII | No Comments

VFW Grieves Over Fort Hood Tragedy

WASHINGTON, November 6, 2009 — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. extended his condolences and support today to the families and victims of yesterday’s shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.

“No words can properly convey our condolences to the wounded and families of those murdered,” said Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., a Vietnam veteran from Sussex, Wis.

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