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These pages were last updated on 02/11/2024
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Attention All Veterans
Polk County Veterans Service
Officer
Please phone for an appointment at 828-894-0003, as this is a single person office. Otherwise you may have to wait till the service officer has finished with the current vet.
Date to be announced
Special Veterans Free Breakfast This breakfasts is provided by the Tryon Presbyterian Church located at 430 Harmon Field Road, Tryon NC. The dining area will open at 0800 for coffee and breakfast starts at 0830 and continues thru 1000 hours. Plenty of space to sit and talk with your friends over a second cup of coffee after you finish breakfast. The breakfast menu consists of these items: Orange Juice, Coffee, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Pancakes ~ both regular and gluten free, Maple Syrup, Butter, Maple Syrup and if available Blue Berry Topping for the pancakes. Please come and join us and meet up with other fellow veterans for breakfast and coffee.
Free Veterans Day Lunch for all Veterans on November 11th, 2024. Location: Columbus Baptist Church On Veterans Day ~ November 11th ~ after the Special Veterans Day Ceremony at the Veterans Park in Columbus NC, all Veterans and their spouses are invited to the Columbus Baptist Church for a FREE lunch. This lunch will start after the completion of the ceremony. Take out is also available for those that are home bound. Please come and enjoy a fabulous lunch and talk with other vets from around this area!
Honoring repatriated Vietnam War Air Force pilot: Link with video of burial in NC on Tuesday.
Please watch the video on this link:
Special Information for in home
care. Please down load this document and read it
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Follow us on FACE BOOK The following are the
Face Book Pages for the
various Veterans Groups
For VFW Post 9116 in Columbus NC For the Veterans Memorial Park in Columbus NC
Below you will find the actual web pages for
various post
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The Two Active Military Service Posts in Polk County NC |
Please visit the Veterans Museum in Brevard NC. This video is well worth the watch and enjoy. The Museum Created this video. Click Here to start the video. |
Arlington Nation Cemetery |
The Very First
Vietnam Veterans
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History of Bryant Homer Womack. Polk County's only Medal of Honor Recipient during the Korean War Conflict. Includes a special video history and tribute. To the Womack Page |
Do you wish to purchase a Veterans Brick for inclusion in the Veterans Park? Here is how to do it. This is how the bricks will look. The Veterans Brick, as shown in the above sample photo, will include your Veteran's Name, Rank, Branch of Service, and Years Served in the Military. These bricks will be installed in an area of the park where they should not be walked on by the public. For an application to order a Veterans Park Brick please Click Here. Please complete this form and return it, along with your check, to the Town of Columbus NC. or you may give it to any officer of the American Legion. |
NC & SC Locations ~ A 501(c)(3) Group Participants include First Responders,
Frontline Workers Please visit
their web page and see how this group might be able to help you.
Web site click here : guidingreins.org |
The Veterans Park Columbus, North Carolina Below are pictures of the various festivities at the Veterans Park and the Parades plus history of the Veterans Park in Columbus, NC.
2015 ~ Veterans Day Parade
2019 ~ Veterans Day
Parade in Columbus, NC
2020 ~ The Veterans
Park War Memorials
2020 ~ Veterans Day
showing activities in both 2021 ~ Veterans Day Parade in Columbus NC 2021 ~ Honor Guard Firing Salute and Taps 2022 ~ Veterans Day in Columbus and Saluda NC.
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