Tag: Veterans
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Oldsmar officials, vets board members ready to move on from Memorial Day dispute
When a dispute between members of Oldsmar’s Veterans Advisory Board and local Gold Star Families of fallen soldiers came to light recently, the rift threatened to overshadow the city’s 2017 Memorial Day ceremony. But despite the feud, which featured impassioned public pleas by Toni Gross to allow Gold Star family members to speak at the…
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Dispute between veterans board, families of fallen overshadows Memorial Day in Oldsmar
A dispute between Oldsmar’s Veterans Advisory Board and families of local fallen soldiers over participation in the city’s annual Memorial Day ceremony has led to hurt feelings on all sides, leaving a cloud of resentment hanging over next Monday’s service. The issue came to light when Toni Gross, mother of Army Cpl. Frank R. Gross,…
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Tribute to the Troops honors families of Oldsmar’s fallen with first Florida ride
The City of Oldsmar has hosted dozens of touching tributes to America’s veterans over the years, including annual Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Gold Star Family ceremonies at its scenic Veterans Memorial Park, plus photo exhibits honoring Florida’s fallen soldiers and special ceremonies designed to pay tribute to veterans. But on Saturday, March 19, Oldsmar…
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Quilts of Valor presented to Oldsmar veterans in moving ceremony last week
Quilts of Valor, a national nonprofit that provides homemade quilts for service members and veterans touched by war, held a moving ceremony in Oldsmar last week. The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a national nonprofit founded in 2003 by Blue Star mom Catherine Roberts of Delaware as a way to welcome home soldiers returning from…
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Oldsmar set to honor Florida’s fallen soldiers, families starting this weekend
The Remembering Florida’s Fallen photo exhibit opens Friday at the Oldsmar Public Library, and the city’s annual Gold Star Mother’s and Families Day ceremony is set to take place on Sunday, September 25 at Veterans Memorial Park. It’s no secret that Oldsmar is committed to honoring America’s veterans, from the many special veterans ceremonies held at…
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Meaning of Memorial Day not lost in Oldsmar
Oldsmar’s commitment to honoring America’s military veterans, especially those who gave their lives in service of their country, could be felt on Memorial Day. Many communities across the country honor their veterans every Memorial Day. But not many municipalities do so with as much reverence, respect, and emotion as the City of Oldsmar, which utilizes its spectacular Veterans Memorial…
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Oldsmar hosts another stirring Veterans Day ceremony
Many municipalities in the greater Tampa Bay area hold special Veterans Day cere-monies, but few know how to honor America’s veterans like the City of Oldsmar. From hosting one of the only Gold Star Mothers and Families memorials in the state, to recently being recognized as a Purple Heart community, Oldsmar takes showing appreciation for…
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Oldsmar Ceremony Honors Florida’s Fallen Soldiers, Families
Under overcast skies that, thankfully, remained dry, the City of Oldsmar honored Florida’s fallen soldiers and their families on Sunday, as the annual Gold Star Mother’s and Families’ Day service took place at Veterans Memorial Park. Dozens of elected officials, military personnel and family members of soldiers who were either killed in action or succumbed…