Veterans Day

About 7,000 flags were placed next to headstones at Lower Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Evergreen Washelli on Nov. 11, 2022.

November 11, 2022 at 3:59 pm

A tribute to veterans at Evergreen Washelli VIEW

About 7,000 flags were placed next to headstones by community members, veterans and youth scouting groups.

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Artist and veteran Chris Kent of Lilly Bomb Studios paints his “Service with Pride” mural during a community paint event at Ballard Eagleson VFW Post 3063 on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.

November 11, 2022 at 2:48 pm

Ballard VFW gets Veterans Day mural help VIEW

This Veterans Day may have been overcast and gray, but there was no lack of color at the Ballard Eagleson VFW Post 3063.

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A Prime Air flight bound for Sea-Tac Airport passes by a statue of a girl with a model airplane outside the Museum of Flight, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 in Seattle. 212530

November 11, 2022 at 7:10 am

Where to find Veterans Day freebies, deals in Western WA

Veteran’s Day is Friday. Here’s where current and former members of the military can find freebies and deals to thank them for their service.

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Former Women’s Army Corps (WAC) member Monica Grosman (CQ) loves a parade and waves from the back of a flag-adorned vehicle in the 56th Annual Veterans Day parade in Auburn, Washington on Saturday.

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November 6, 2021 at 4:27 pm

Patriotism on parade in Auburn VIEW

Thousands paid tribute to veterans and active military personnel at Auburn's 56th annual Veterans Parade.

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Army Veteran Bill MacCully, who served in Vietnam, walks past the grave markers while visiting the Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Evergreen Washelli in Seattle on Veterans Day, November 11, 2020. The yearly placement of flags is to honor the veterans and their families for their service. MacCully is a member of The Evergreen Washelli Veterans Memorial Board who welcomes the participation of younger generations, who help continue to recognize the significance of Veterans Day in the United States. 215602

November 11, 2020 at 1:15 pm

Young and older mark Veterans Day VIEW

Every year, Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Evergreen Washelli places flags to honor the veterans and their families for their service. The Veterans Memorial Cemetery Board...

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Fred and Nancy Diedrich, who live in Seattle, have been married for 75 years. They met when he was stationed in England. He was a paratrooper, she was a British citizen. They got engaged, and then he was sent home. She wrote to his general, saying that she was planning their wedding, and the general relented and gave Fred leave. Then she traveled to America on the Queen Mary and took a train across the country to be with him. They have two children.

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November 11, 2020 at 6:00 am

He was an American paratrooper. She withstood bombing in England. 75 years later they remember love born in wartime

American Fred Diedrich parachuted into battle, while Nancy withstood bombings in England. The two met on a few occasions and mailed letters when apart, their...

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Monday, November 11, 2019. A very happy retired U.S. Army Sergeant Matt Watters who lives in Sumner was awarded a new 2019 Ford Ecosport 4WD at left during a Veterans Day celebration sponsored by Boeing at the Museum of Flight. The car donation is part of the Military Warriors Support Foundation’s transportation4Heroes program and co-sponsored by Wells Fargo and Marysville Ford. 212087

November 11, 2019 at 5:26 pm

Sumner soldier who lost leg in Iraq awarded new car on Veterans Day VIEW

On a day set aside to honor veterans, retired U.S. Army Sgt. Matt Watters received a new car through the Military Warriors Support Foundation's Transportation4Heroes...

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â€œHe was the epitome of what it meant to be a soldier,â€ said Austin Waggoner, US ARMY retired, about SFC Christopher Bray as he talks about his memorial project to honor those who served and are no longer with us. Waggoner is creating metal portraits to give to families of fallen soldiers and was photographed on Wednesday, Nov.7, 2019. Kathy Plonka/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

November 11, 2019 at 8:04 am

Spokane veteran finds new calling: honoring fallen service members with engraved memorials

Austin Waggoner was an Army field artillery soldier and veteran of almost 18 years. “This is my way of giving back to those who served,"...

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The Red Badge Project for Vietnam veterans includes,
Bryce Ely, center, who served in Vietnam during the war;
teacher Warren Etheredge (CQ), left, and actor Tom Skerritt.

Photographed at the West of Lenin theatre in Fremont

Etheredge is a teacher at the Red Badge Project, which teaches veterans how to write about their military experiences and feelings.

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November 11, 2019 at 6:00 am

Writing is ‘transformative’ therapy for Seattle-area veterans haunted by their experiences

Co-founded by actor Tom Skerritt, The Red Badge Project writing program has helped hundreds of veterans to exorcise the impact of their military experiences, and...

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“Coming back was probably the hardest thing for me, because when I was deployed, everything made sense,” said Mario Dunham of Renton as he speaks during a open mic for veterans organized by Everyone For Veterans, a nonprofit based in Issaquah, at the Rainier Arts Center in Seattle Sunday November 11, 2018. 208316

November 11, 2018 at 5:40 pm

Veterans share their experiences at Seattle open-mic event

Everyone For Veterans, in partnership with What They Signed Up For, hosted a free event for the public to hear from veterans who were deployed...

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