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Group Seeks To Honor Vietnam Veterans

The Oneonta Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Otsego Chapter NSDAR and Vietnam Veterans of America Post #85 will hold an event on Sunday, May 19 to honor area Vietnam veterans and their families.…

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Ommegang Brews for Veterans

Ommegang Brews for Veterans By TED MEBUST In support of veterans nationwide, Brewery Ommegang’s recent Hops for Heroes event raised funds for Soldiers’ Angels, a nonprofit organization that provides aid to active military, veterans and their families. Participating breweries throughout the country produced a special Veteran’s Day batch, Homefront IPA, the proceeds of which exclusively benefit the nonprofit’s mission.…

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Veterans Day Ceremony hosted in Cooperstown

Veterans Day Ceremony hosted in Cooperstown The Cooperstown Veteran’s Club today held the annual Veteran’s Day parade on Main Street followed by the traditional flag retirement ceremony before the Doughboy statue at the corner of Pine Boulevard and Lake Street. Officiating were Chaplain Jeffrey B. Houghton and Acting Commander David Turner.…

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B2B Program Helping Veterans Transition from ‘Boots to Business’

B2B Program Helping Veterans Transition from ‘Boots to Business’ By DARLA M. YOUNGS SOUTHERN TIER – As the nation prepares to honor those who have served their country in the United States Armed Forces on Friday, November 11—Veterans Day—one program in particular is giving something back. Boots to Business is offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration and run in New York State by the Region II Veterans Business Outreach Center. Boots to Business is an entrepreneurial education and training…

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‘Salute to Veterans’ Concert is Sunday

‘Salute to Veterans’ Concert is Sunday The Oneonta Community Concert Band will honor veterans with marches, melodies, and more at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in downtown Oneonta at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13. Conductor Andrew D. Pease will lead the traditional Salute to Veterans concert of patriotic music. The program will feature familiar historic marches and medleys along with newer pieces.…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO: Salute to Veterans with the Oneonta Community Concert Band 11-07-21

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Salute to Veterans with the Oneonta Community Concert Band VETERAN SALUTE – 3 p.m. Join the Oneonta Community Concert Band for a patriotic concert saluting our Veterans. Free, open to the public. Pandemic protocols will be observed. Foothills Performing Art Association, Oneonta. 607-376-7485 or visit www.facebook.com/oneontacommunityconcertband/…

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Veterans retire tattered flags during ceremony

Veterans retire tattered flags during ceremony By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com OTSEGO — As part of a way of respectfully destroying old flags that are no longer serviceable, veterans from the local Cooperstown VFW and American Legion held a ceremony at the Cooperstown Sportsmen’s Association just north of Cooperstown on Saturday, July 3, where they burned more than 1,600 flags,. VFW Commander Floyd Bourne and American Legion Commander Bob Crawford led the ceremony which was followed by a…

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Late Corp. Michael Mayne from Burlington Flats honored with Veterans’ Hall of Fame induction

Late Corp. Michael Mayne from Burlington Flats honored with Veterans’ Hall of Fame induction STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com BURLINGTON FLATS — After a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, late Corp. Michael Mayne of Burlington Flats was honored as an inductee to a veterans hall of fame. State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, joined former Sen. James L. Seward to pay tribute Monday, May 31, to the late Corp. Michael Mayne of Burlington Flats, the 2020 inductee to…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through March 30, new annual subscribers to “The Freeman’s Journal” and AllOtsego.com (or subscribers who have lapsed for two or more years) have an opportunity to help their choice of one of four Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.