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September 13, 2016
To wrap up the weekend of celebrating Bronson's Sesquicentennial, a memorial service was held at the St. Mary's gymnasium with a community dinner following. Several distinguished guests spoke, honored veterans of the Vietnam War, and paid tribute to Bronson.
Issues:VeteransLocal Issues
September 9, 2016
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) announced today the 2016 Congressional App Challenge, an app competition for high school students in Michigan's 7th District.
Issues:Education
September 8, 2016
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Senior Advisor Cameron Davis joined Michigan Office of the Great Lakes Director Jon Allan, Monroe Mayor Robert Clark and local partners in Monroe, Mich., to mark the near completion of restoration work at the River Raisin Area of Concern.
Issues:Local Issues
September 6, 2016
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) voted today for the Survivors' Bill of Rights Act, bipartisan legislation to provide protections and access to a legal process for survivors of sexual assault. H.R.
Issues:Local Issues
August 12, 2016
JACKSON, MI (WLNS) – It's been decades since the end of the Vietnam War, but today, people gathered at the Jackson County Fair to pay tribute to those who served then.
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August 12, 2016
JACKSON, MI – Instead of being honored for their service, people welcomed Vietnam War veterans home after the war by spitting at them and calling them "baby killers," said Bob Wilkinson, president of Jackson's Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter No.109.
Issues:VeteransLocal Issues
August 8, 2016
HILLSDALE TOWNSHIP — On Thursday night, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) hosted a Vietnam veteran lapel-pinning ceremony at the Hillsdale American Legion Post 53 in commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of the Vietnam War.
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August 3, 2016
Ron Niemann was among thousands of Vietnam War veterans who returned from the war only to face scorn and criticism from many Americans.
"A lot of us were treated pretty badly," the 68-year-old Army veteran recalled Monday. "They called us baby killers. We were given the choice of wearing civilian clothes instead of our uniforms."
"A lot of us were treated pretty badly," the 68-year-old Army veteran recalled Monday. "They called us baby killers. We were given the choice of wearing civilian clothes instead of our uniforms."
Issues:VeteransLocal Issues