Monday May 20 2013
Press Release posted 5/20/13 - The volunteers of the Sierra Madre 4th of July Committee are pleased and excited to announce that the 2013 Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshal will be Sierra Madre’s Veteran’s of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3208. According to the nomination requirements, “The Grand Marshal is a person or persons whose efforts over a long [...]
Thursday November 15 2012
Posted 11/15/12 - Sierra Madre VFW Post 3208 held its annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Sunday at the Veteran’s Memorial Wall in Memorial Park. Commander Dave Loera announced the unveiling on the Memorial Wall of fourteen new photos of veterans who have lived at least a year in Sierra Madre, and gave a brief history of [...]
Tuesday November 06 2012
Press Release posted 11/6/12 – Veterans of Foreign Wars of Sierra Madre, Post 3208 will celebrate Veteran’s Day at the Memorial Wall, Sunday November 11, 2012 at 1:00 PM. Celebrate Veterans Day by remembering the brave men and women who have risked their lives for the United States of America. A new panel of [...]
Thursday July 05 2012
Posted 7/5/12 – Enjoy the photo galleries, click an image to enlarge. Back to Main 4th of July page Back to 4th of July 2012 main index page
Thursday July 05 2012
Posted 7/5/12 - Enjoy the photo galleries, click an image to enlarge. Back to Main 4th of July page Back to 4th of July 2012 main index page
Thursday May 31 2012
Posted 5/31/12 - Please enjoy this photo gallery of the event, below the video.
Monday May 28 2012
Posted 5/28/12 – VFW Post 3208 will host a Memorial Day ceremony at Pioneer Cemetery today at 11am, refreshments following. Keynote speaker is MaryAnn MacGillivray. On this Memorial Day, I thought it would be fitting to recall the dedication of the Weeping Wall Memorial in Memorial Park, April 24, 1999. I’ve posted a few [...]
Thursday May 24 2012
Posted 5/24/12 – VFW Post 3208 will host a Memorial Day ceremony at Pioneer Cemetery on Monday, May 28th at 11am. Featured speaker will be former Mayor MaryAnn MacGillivray, who has spoken at this ceremony on multiple occasions. Following the ceremony there will be sandwiches and refreshments served. Click below to view video of the [...]
Sunday November 13 2011
Posted 11/13/11 – On a chilly, drizzly day, Harry L. Embree VFW Post 3208 moved its ceremony to honor veterans from in front of the Veteran’s Photo Wall to under the pergola to get out of the rain. The ceremony was held Saturday, Nov. 12th, the day after Veteran’s Day. Post Commander Dave Loera welcomed [...]
Friday November 11 2011
Sierra Madre’s Harry L. Embree VFW Post 3208 will host a service honoring veterans tomorrow in recognition of Veteran’s Day, at Memorial Park by the Veteran’s Wall at 11am. The public is invited to attend. Click here to view our coverage of the 2010 ceremony, including photos and video of the entire ceremony, featuring WWII [...]
Thursday November 10 2011
The Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club saluted veterans at its weekly meeting on Tuesday, three days prior to Veteran’s Day. Members of Sierra Madre’s Harry L. Embree VFW Post 3208 were on hand and opened the meeting with a color guard presenting the colors (see video below). Luncheon for the day was “Mess Hall” style and [...]
Tuesday June 28 2011
Members of VFW Post 3208 took advantage of Public Comment at Tuesday’s Council meeting to thank Council Member MaryAnn MacGillivray for her keynote address at the Post’s Memorial Day service, held in Pioneer Service, in which MacGillivray recognized the remaining World War II veterans of the Post. MacGillivray was taken by surprise by the recognition, [...]
Tuesday May 31 2011
Yesterday we posted an article about and more than five dozen photos of the Memorial Day service put on by VFW Post 3208 at Pioneer Cemetery. Now, we are posting video of the entire service, from start to finish. Enjoy.
Monday May 30 2011
A standing room only crowd estimated at more than 200 people turned out to honor the nation’s fallen soldiers at Pioneer Cemetery today, Memorial Day, at a service put on by Sierra Madre’s Harry L. Embree VFW Post 3208. Commander Dave Loera presided over the ceremony, which began with the posting of the colors by [...]
Monday May 30 2011
VFW Post 3208 will again hold a service honoring those who have fought and died for our country, at Pioneer Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday May 30th, 2011. The service will be held at 11am, with sandwiches and refreshments to follow. Featured speaker for the event will be Council Member MaryAnn MacGillivray, pictured at left [...]
Monday May 09 2011
VFW Post 3208 will again hold a service honoring those who have fought and died for our country, at Pioneer Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday May 30th, 2011. The service will be held at 11am, with sandwiches and refreshments to follow. Featured speaker for the event will be Council Member MaryAnn MacGillivray, pictured at left [...]
Wednesday November 11 2009
Posted 11/11/11 – The Sierra Madre Harry L. Embree VFW Post 3208 held a ceremony in recognition of veterans on Nov. 8, 2009 at Memorial Park in front of the Veteran’s Wall. Speakers included Jim Moran of the Veteran’s Wall committee, veteran Steve Paszek, and Mayor Joe Mosca. Joe Echevarria also led the crowd in singing [...]
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