Tag: Veterans Day

CULLMAN, Ala. – Cross Creek Golf Course hosted a Veterans Golfer Appreciation event Monday, and the course was packed with players enjoying a perfect...

CULLMAN, Ala. - West Elementary hosted its annual Veterans Day program on Thursday, Nov. 7, with two performances by its fifth graders. Military veteran and...

In celebration of Veterans Day, Tribune reporter Cayla Grace Murphy sat down with veterans at Cullman’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2214 for rapid-fire...

CULLMAN, Ala. – West Elementary School’s fifth-grade class held its annual Veterans Day program Thursday, Nov. 9, welcoming local veterans to the school’s gymnasium....

CULLMAN, Ala. – Heads were bowed and colors were posted at Cullman Savings Bank as a chosen few were inducted into the inaugural class...

CULLMAN, Ala. – With an estimated 7,000 (and that number is increasing) veterans in Cullman County, it can be hard to find a way...

Students at Cullman City Primary School and Cullman Middle School celebrated local veterans Thursday with songs and a parade, in commemoration of Veterans Day...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Fifth-grade students at West Elementary presented a Veterans Day program for the community Thursday, Nov. 10.   Fifth-grade teacher Keenan Fowlkes, who is...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Senior United States military veterans are invited to the Active Adult Center on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from noon-3 p.m. for a...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Several Cullman County schools and those in the surrounding area will host Veterans Day programs to allow students to honor the...

CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Paul’s Lutheran School’s Dinner & A Show for local veterans was a hit with those in attendance Friday evening. Guests...

CULLMAN, Ala. - On Veterans Day, the nation pauses to give thanks to those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. We...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Primary School held their annual Veteran’s Day program on Wednesday morning, but this year came with an added twist—it...

WEST POINT, Ala. - West Points’ Jim Boyd Gym was packed Wednesday morning with students excited to showcase their prepared songs and readings for...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Nov. 11, 2021, will be the centennial of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Centennial Committee has...

WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point High School has announced their annual Veteran’s Day Program will be taking place on Wednesday, November 10. The...

ARLEY, Ala. - Meek High School held its Veterans Day program this Thursday in the high school gym. Principal Allan Henderson opened the event...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Biden administration’s rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has drawn strong reactions across the country. The disaster at Kabul’s...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Students at Saint Bernard Preparatory School were honored to be joined by community veterans and a retired U.S. Army brigadier general...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Though 2020 has made it impossible to hold Veterans Day events packed with parents and grandparents, Cullman City Schools still found...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Folsom Field/Cullman Regional Airport stepped back in time Saturday for a “sentimental journey” as Cullman Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post...

CULLMAN, Ala. - In spite of the challenges of COVID-19, Cullman’s 2020 Veterans Day Celebration at Cullman Regional Airport Saturday, Nov. 7 could be...

CULLMAN, Ala. – West Elementary held its annual Veterans Day program Friday, featuring the Cullman Police Department Honor Guard, fifth grader Isabella Pipes singing...

HOLLY POND, Ala. - Holly Pond’s elementary, middle and high schools came together Friday morning to honor more than 50 local veterans with their...

Updated 11-8-19 at 9:16 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - Veterans were honored Thursday at Cullman High School during an afternoon assembly in the school’s auditorium, where...

Updated 11-8-19 at 9:19 p.m. An earlier version of this story said seniors were served chicken and dumplings from Parkside School. The meal was...

CULLMAN, Ala. - A touching ceremony was held Wednesday at the Donald E. Green Active Adult Center in honor of Cullman area veterans, followed...

CULLMAN, Ala. - On Friday evening, Cullman took time to honor its veterans, especially those who served in combat, at its annual Heroes’ Dinner...

“There’ll be a whole lot of veterans in one place where you can just walk around and say, ‘Hey, thank you very much.’ That’s...

ADDISON, Ala. - Reminders of those who have sacrificed for our freedoms are currently on display throughout the Town of Addison. Images of...

The Cullman Police Department Honor Guard presented the colors at East Elementary’s Veterans Day program Friday. (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN – East...

Holly Pond students honored veterans at a special Veterans Day program Friday. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) HOLLY POND - On Friday morning, students and...

All Cullman County and City of Cullman offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 in observance of Veterans Day. All sanitation routes...

A tribute video is shown during Hanceville Elementary School’s Veterans Day program this week. (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune) HANCEVILLE - Hanceville Elementary School’s...

Students representing five branches of the United States military participate in a flag ceremony at West Elementary’s annual Veterans Day program Thursday. Shown, left...

A member of the U.S. Army’s Ft. Benning-based Silver Wings parachute demonstration team comes in for a landing Saturday at Cullman Regional Airport. (W.C....

Retired U.S. Army Col. John Reitzell on Friday night received a painting recounting some of the best-known incidents of his largely classified special operations...

A World War II- era Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber will be one of the main attractions at this Saturday’s Cullman County Veterans Day...

Reenactors from Wallace State portray various World War II figures at a press conference for this year’s Cullman Veterans Day Celebration. The press event...

Colony area veterans gather outside the Colony Educational Complex on Saturday, Nov. 11 to celebrate Veterans Day. / Town of Colony COLONY - On Veterans...

Vietnam veteran Jim Alderman reacts during a therapy session for combat-related stress at the Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bay Pines, Fla....

Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry, Roy Drinkard and Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs at Friday evening’s event where Drinkard received a key to the city...

Dedication. Honor. Commitment. Sacrifice. Those are the traits that come to mind when I think about our nation’s veterans. I saw these qualities lived out...

A drama team put on a shadow play honoring the veterans./ W.C. Mann HOLLY POND - On Thursday morning, Holly Pond’s elementary, middle and high...

GOOD HOPE - Good Hope High School held its annual Veterans Day ceremony Thursday afternoon and the outside of the gym was covered in...

Veterans recognized by Cold Springs High School on Thursday. / Nick Griffin BREMEN - Cold Springs High School held its annual Veterans Day program Thursday...

Gov. Kay Ivey signs Executive Order 712; pictured to the far left is Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Clyde Marsh and to the...

Both Cullman City and Cullman County offices will be closed Friday, Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day. Sanitation schedules will not be affected.

Honored WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran and keynote speaker Julian Campbell with his wife of 69 years, Marie Campbell / W.C. Mann CULLMAN...

A Welti Elementary student speaks in part of Tuesday night’s Veterans Day program at the school. / Nick Griffin WELTI - Welti Elementary School held...

Flights will be available Saturday on a Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopter. / Photo courtesy vietnamhelicopters.org CULLMAN - This Saturday, Nov. 4, Cullman will honor its...

L-R: James Williams, Eckenrod Ford’s Wade Bentley, Patrick James from the Cullman Elks Lodge, Randall Chambers, Wallace State instructor Leigh Ann Courington, former mayor...

Retired Navy Rear Admiral Jack Natter, Marine vet Roy Drinkard and Fr. Bede Marcy.  Fr. Bede holds Drinkard's 1938 SBPS diploma. CULLMAN - On Friday...

WWII veteran Earl Howard tells stories over breakfast. HOLLY POND - On Thursday morning, Holly Pond High School (HPHS) invited local veterans to breakfast at...

CULLMAN - Many stores and businesses across Cullman are offering discounts to area veterans in honor of the Veterans Day holiday. Below is a...

CULLMAN - Cullman’s Veterans Day celebration is shaping up to be something spectacular this year, and it’s all going down this Saturday, Nov. 5...