Monday, June 22, 2015

Battle Of Okinawa

Seventy years ago today the Battle of Okinawa ended with an Allied victory. When the Typhoon of Steel, as the battle is known, came to an end, the Allies had suffered 14,009 casualties with Japan losing 77,166 soldiers. Today we honor and salute the sacrifice and courage of all the American Servicemembers who took the island.

Monday, June 15, 2015

New Flag Pole Installed at Post

The Post has a new flag pole. Thanks to Dave Haskel who showed up with the pole during the Post's Flag Day Collection of old flags with help from Steve Woodcock, Karl Pfeil and Tom Workman. Next is to insure the lighting system is operational and fixing up the landscaping around the pole.