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Memorial Day

Date: 05 1993
Description: "American Legion members honor deceased comrades on Memorial Day."
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 1993
Description: "Legionnaires Hubert Oechsner, Pete Bodden, Rudy Heinecke, Rueben Beck, Ralph Widmer, and Paul Koll stand at attention on Memorial Day."
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Veteran Memorial

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Description: "WWII Veteran Les Beck, and Gold Star Mother Lorraine Heinecke."
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Flag-Burning Ceremony

Date: 11 11 1995
Description: "Members of Legion Post 270 performed a flag-burning ceremony on Veteran's Day."
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World War II Memborabilia

Date: 11 1996
Description: "Les Beck displayed World War II memorabilia on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11. Les served 39 months overseas with the famed 32nd Red Arrow Division."
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Union Cemetery

Date: 05 26 1997
Description: "Theresa American Legion Post 270 veterans visited seven cemeteries as they paid homage to departed comrades. Gary Erdman, Sargent-at-arms, stood at attent...
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 26 1997
Description: "Memorial Day veterans — Del McKinney, Rudy Heinecke, Ralph Widmer, Virgil Krueger, Ken Schenning, Ralph Ruecker and Les Beck."
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Military Order of the World Wars Officers

Date: 06 14 1957
Description: Group portrait of the new officers of the Military Order of the World Wars. Front row, left to right: Lt. (Justice) Timothy Brown, judge advocate; Brig. Ge...
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American Legion Birthday Party

Date: 03 1998
Description: "At the Legion's 79th Birthday Party, World War II veterans were honored. Commander Greg Krueger presents awards to Ralph Widmer, Navy; Bud Ruecker, Army A...
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International Bus in Nebraska

Date: 07 06 1925
Description: Group of men, likely World War I veterans, sitting in an International model 52 or model 53 bus in the streets of Omaha. One man is standing outside near t...
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V.F.W. Booster Club Donation

Date: 01 17 1958
Description: Five members of the V.F.W. Booster Club present a $50 check to Joseph R. "Roundy" Coughlin (right) for Roundy's Fun Fund. Roundy's Fun Fund benefited handi...
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Felix Walker

Date: 1850
Description: Ninth plate daguerreotype of a painted quarter-length portrait of Felix Walker, 1793-1828. Mr. Walker fought in the Revolutionary War alongside Daniel Boon...
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Josiah Ficklin

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype, Quarter-length portrait of Josiah Ficklin. Hand coloring on cheeks. Ficklin was from Lexington, Kentucky, and one of the defende...
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Military Order of the World Wars Chapter Meeting

Date: 01 31 1957
Description: Four members of the Military Order of the World Wars swap tales about their former days in military service at a Madison Chapter cocktail and dinner meetin...
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Military Order of the World Wars Chapter Meeting

Date: 01 31 1957
Description: Four guests at the Madison Chapter Military Order of the World War cocktail and dinner party include, from left to right: Capt. Leslie K. Pollard, Col. Pau...
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Military Order of the World Wars Chapter Meeting

Date: 01 31 1957
Description: Two former armed services officers and their wives at the Madison Chapter Military Order of the World Wars cocktail and dinner party. Left to right: Lt. Ma...
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Colonel Robert Patterson

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of Colonel Robert Patterson (1753-1827). Patterson was a pioneer settler to both Kentucky and Ohio. He served in ...
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Colonel Robert Weakley

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of Colonel Robert Weakley. Col. Weakley served as a Representative from Tennessee; born in Halifax County, Va., Jul...
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General Josiah Harmar

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of General Josiah Harmar. General Harmar fought for the United States against Native Americans in the 1780's and ...
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Vetetans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Banquet

Date: 03 07 1957
Description: The president of the national auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mrs. Pat Kveton of Dallas, Texas, was a guest of honor at a banquet at the Park Ho...

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