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Honoring Lindley's WWII Veterans

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Dedication of Town of Lindley's Veteran's Monument  Oct. 2007 Fallen Heroes WWII   Robert Blackman                      U.S. Army                            KIA  Ivan Jones                                 U.S..Army Air Force           Non Battle Robert  Smith                             U.S. Army  Inf.                    KIA Donald Walch                             U.S. Army Air Force          KIA      Prisoner of War     Loren (Mike ) Morse   Mike's photo is one of those flying in  City Corning's display of Veteran photos.  Are there others?   These are names that I have on file that have had any type connection to the Town of Lindley.  (born here, resided here, married  a Lindley resident, raised family here, buried here. .Probably some missing or errors so please let me know if there are  corrections or  names missing . ( My thought is that at least  the name is on file here and may have been missed somewhere else. ) K

Armed Forces Day

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Woodhull Community Band and Tioga County, Pa. Honor Guard  Armed Forces Day  Lindley May 17, 2015 Armed Forces Day From Wikipedia     "On August 31st 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of Armed Forces  Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corp and Air Force Days. The single celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department --  The Department of Defense.       In the United States, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May. The purpose of Armed Forces Day is to honor Americans serving in the five services  the Army, Navy ,Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard."                              Armed Forces Day in Lindley        In October 2007, Lindley residents dedicated a monument to honor its local Veterans. In May 2008, the Tioga County, Penna.  Honor Guard performed an Armed Forces Day ceremony that  honored the local veterans from the 5 military services at the Li