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The City of Twinsburg extends its heartfelt appreciation and support for the families of our residents who are currently serving our country in the military overseas or at home.
Please contact me if you are a military family in need of support.
- Mayor Katherine Procop |
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City Display Honors Military Heroes The City administration has created a large, lighted, glass enclosed military display at City Hall honoring our local military service members. The exhibit includes photos and memorabilia of Twinsburg area residents currently on active duty at home or abroad.
At this time, all residents are encouraged to submit a military photo of any family member currently serving in any branch of the U. S. Armed Forces. Submissions should include: branch of service, rank, HS graduation year, current location (if available to the public), names of local family members, personal quote or information on the service member’s hobbies, sports, etc. Also, Please provide a local contact name and phone number for update and communications purposes. Submit items to:
Military DIsplay
c/o Twinsburg VFW 4929
10075 Ravenna Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
email: vfw4929@aol.com
Phone: (330) 425-2752 If you are a local business (or resident) and would like to sponsor a get-together or donate materials for the display please contact the Twinsburg VFW.
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Please contact us with updates to this listing.
VFW4929@aol..com or (330) 425-2752
Twinsburg Area Residents Currently Serving | Name | Rank | Military Unit | Duty Station | Twinsburg Graduate | | Adams, Thomas J | Lance Corporal
USMC | 2nd Supply BnTS Co HE Plt 73716 | Camp Lejeune, NC | 2006 | | Aleandri, Dana M. | Senior Airman
USAF | 12th Flying Trn Wing Command Post | Randolph AFB, Texas | family | | Aleandri, Vincent B. | Staff Sargent
USAF | 543 Support Squad
70th Intel.Wing | Lackland AFB, Texas | 2002 | | Jasany, Joseph A. | Corporal
USMC | 2nd Bn2nd Div
Weapons Co. | Iraq | 2001 | | Susnik, Brent | Lance Corporal
USMC | 1st Bn 9th Marines
H&S Co. | Iraq | 2005 | | Thornton, Kevin | Port Sec.Spec.2nd Class USCG Reserves | Port Sec.Unit 309
Boat Division | Port Clinton, OH | city employee | | Waltz, Robert | Staff Sargent
USMC Reserves | 3rd Bn25Marines
Lima Co. | Columbus, OH | city employee |
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LEST WE FORGET
TO THOSE WHO SERVED
WE SALUTE YOU! NAME | BRANCH OF SERVICE | DISCHARGED | | Bobick, Raymond | United States Army | 1970 | Burkett, Thomas D. | United States Army | 2004 | | Clapper, Charles | United States Marine Corps | 1989 | | Hall, Roger | United States Navy | 1988 | | Jasany, Joseph J. | United States Marine Corps | 1969 | | Murch, David | United States Army | 1972 | | Roddie, Kenneth | United States Navy | 1969 | | Sterling, Kevin | United States Marine Corps | 1968 | | VanMeter, Gary | United States Army | 2004 |
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ALL GAVE SOME
SOME GAVE ALL
| | World War I | World War II | Korean War | Cold War | Southeast Asia | | Total POW/MIA's | 7,323 | 194,879 | 12,654 | 124 | 2,596 | | POW's Returned | 3,973 | 116,129 | 4,439 | 0 | 591 | | Still Missing and Unaccounted For | 3,350 | 78,750 | 8,215 | 124 | 2,005 |
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Contacts and Links for Military Families
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| | | | | | | United Services Organizations
Info on what to send and how to send it.  www.uso.org |
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Here is a great site for CARE Pkg suggestions: http://www.marinefamily.com/packages.html Websites for local VA facilities and VA benefits info:
Cleveland Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center: http://www.cleveland.med.va.gov
VA Healthcare System of Ohio: http://www.visn10.med.va.gov
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: http://www.va.gov America Supports You
· America Supports You is a Department of Defense program that provides opportunities for citizens to show their support for the US Armed Forces. The program was launched in 2004 in an effort to highlight citizen support for our military men and women and communicate that support to the members of our Armed Forces at home and abroad.
· America Supports You connects individuals, organizations and companies to hundreds of home front groups offering a variety of support to the military community.
· The program also connects military service members and their families to home front groups that provide assistance.
· The America Supports You website, www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil, provides a one-stop location for citizens and service members to connect with hundreds organizations eager to help.
· America Supports You home front groups show support in many ways including writing letters and e-mails, sending care packages, offering scholarships and helping the wounded when they return home. Dozens of corporations, recognized on the website, are also America Supports You supporters.
· More information on the program/how to register is available at
· http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/index.aspx
Our troops are always in need of cards and words of encouragement.
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