MORGANTOWN — It would have been easy, VFW Post 548 Commander Jeremy Allio said, to make excuses — to relent to the hassles of a seemingly endless pandemic and just […]
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Ways we observe Memorial Day
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial is adapted from one that originally ran on May 26, 2020. Some still can’t observe Memorial Day the way they usually would, as the pandemic still […]
We must say the names of the heroes who gave their all in defense of freedom
by Denis McDonough Every headstone in cemeteries across our nation and around the globe tells a story. The letters etched upon those stones are the names of mothers, fathers, wives, […]
Former VA hospital nursing assistant sentenced to 7 life sentences, 20 years for deaths of 8 veterans
Read comments from West Virginia lawmakers HERE CLARKSBURG — A former nursing assistant was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for murder and assault charges in the deaths of eight veterans […]
Vietnam vets to get monument in Preston
REEDSVILLE — Vietnam Veterans Chapter 977 met recently at the Reedsville Volunteer Fire Department to discuss a monument they will place on the courthouse lawn in Kingwood. The monument is […]
Nation pays tribute to Vietnam War veterans
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Monday was the fifth National Vietnam War Veterans Day. In 2012, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation declaring March 29 to be Vietnam Veterans Day in commemoration of the […]
Persistence pays off: local Girl Scout earns Gold Award
MORGANTOWN — Persistence was key for Caitlyn Costello when taking on the project that earned her the Girl Scout’s Gold Award. “I was relieved, and then I was happy and […]
DAR gives Valentines to area veterans
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Veterans in several of the area nursing homes were remembered with Valentines sponsored by the Hagans-Evans Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. Brenda Fisher, chairman for service for […]
Wreaths across America
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Wreaths Across America is a national effort that grew thanks to a simple picture of wreaths laid at soldiers’ graves covered with snow at Arlington National Cemetery. Today, wreaths […]
Vietnam veterans work to erect memorial
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s Vietnam veterans are working with county commissioners to erect a memorial on county property. Vietnam veterans James Savage and Bill Benson addressed the commission Tuesday about […]
