The Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka, in partnership with the City of Eureka, presents the Veterans Day Observance and Program on Friday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Adorni Recreation Center (free). There will be music, posting of the colors and refreshments. Coast Guard Commander George R. Suchanek is the featured speaker. […]
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NCJ Archive: The Journey of Radioman
Editor’s Note: On this Veterans Day, as the nation pauses to honor those who have served this country, here is a November of 2017 story about the journey of Eric Hollenbeck, a Eureka-born Vietnam veteran and co-owner of Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park with his wife Viviana, whose poems about his experiences during a […]
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Donate to Toys for Tots and see ‘Red Tails’ for Free on Veterans Day
Wondering what to do with your Veterans Day? How about a night at the movies honoring those who’ve served while helping kids in need? At 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, the Eureka Theater is joining up with Toys for Tots to show Red Tails (2012), the World War II action drama about the Tuskegee […]
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‘Brave and True,’ A Veterans Day Poem
Brave and True Here’s to our veterans old and new, who’ve heard our country’s call. Those of all religions be, of every nationality. Even our women fair, have come to join the fray. Here’s to those who’ve fought and died, and those who’ve come home battle scarred. Look kindly down upon them lord, where ever […]