On Saturday November 15, 2008 from 12 Noon to 2 PM the Purple Heart Cafe will have a FREE Get to Know Us Tea Lunch. Stop in the cafe during those hours and enjoy free tea's, finger sandwiches, and sweets.
The Purple Heart Cafe is located at 213 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. The entrance is located on 4th Street @ Florist Street; adjacent to the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Honor the Fallen by Atteding to Those Who Serve
This program is run by the Adam C. Conboy Memorial Fund
Visit the website at www.adamconboymemorialfund.org
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Mission Statement:
We are a non profit organization. We do not support nor oppose the war. Our only interest is in supporting the brave men and women who put their lives on the line everyday to protect our great country. Their mission in Iraq is a difficult one, both physically and mentally. Our goal is to show them how grateful we our for their service and sacrifice.
Our mission is to send some of the comforts of home to those who so diligently watch over and protect us.
Philadelphia (October 2, 2005) –Land lubbers move over. The Philadelphia Council of the Navy League celebrates the founding of the Navy in 1775 with the annual Navy Day Luncheon on October 14 at the Union League.
Philadelphia’s proud naval tradition is not widely known. Today’s U.S. Navy gets its heritage from the Continental Navy founded on October 13, 1775 in Philadelphia. The Congress authorized the commissioning of two armed vessels to cruise in search of munitions ships supplying the British Army in America. Eventually, the Continental Navy numbered some 50 ships over the course of the war, with approximately twenty warships active at its maximum strength
The guest of honor and keynote speaker for the noon luncheon is Rear Admiral Richard A. Buchanan, USN (Retired), the President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation in Washington. Attending the annual event will be Navy League members, active duty military officers, political and business leaders.
The Navy League is unique among military-oriented associations in that it is a civilian organization dedicated to the support of the men and women of the sea services and their families. To this end the Philadelphia Council works closely with the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine facilities throughout the area, with programs and activities such as the Naval Sea Cadet Corp, scholarships, sponsoring ship visits, supporting active duty military; commissioning ceremonies; award programs; and other recognition programs.
To get additional information about the Luncheon, or the Navy League, call (215) 557-0979 or visit www.NavyLeaguePhilly.org.
For more information, contact
Terry Williamson, Public Affairs Officer
215-576-1216
terrywl@comcast.net
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Our area suffered from a devastating loss as three Pennsylvania National Guardsmen serving in Iraq were killed in action this week.
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Just weeks before he left to train for service in Iraq, Gennaro Pellegrini Jr. fulfilled a dream by winning his first professional boxing match with a fourth-round knockout at the famous Blue Horizon boxing arena.
His boxing trainer, Charlie Sgrillo, said Pellegrini had to fight hard for that victory, taking his share of punches and working through his exhaustion to get the win.
“It was almost like a championship fight, that’s how exciting it was,” Sgrillo said Wednesday. “He just hit this kid with an overhand right. The place just exploded.”
Later, Sgrillo recalled telling Pellegrini to remember the skills and determination he displayed in the ring whenever things got tough in Iraq.
“Unfortunately, this is the real world and it doesn’t work out like the movies,” Sgrillo said.
Pellegrini’s pro debut in May 2004 received local media attention, partly because was a police officer and partly because he would be leaving to train for Iraq shortly afterward. In those reports, Pellegrini conceded being “mad” about his service being extended through the military’s stop-loss program; he had been two weeks away from completing his guard service.
The Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center desperately needs a storage area or warehouse space to store goods donated to homeless and less fortunate veterans in the Philadelphia area.
If you have storage or warehouse space you can donate to us for this urgent matter please contact us at:
215-923-2600 (ask for Brooke McGuinn)
or send the information via e-mail using our online form:
http://pvmsec.info/site/modules/contact/
Or stop in the "Center" at:
213-217 North 4th Street
between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM (Monday thru Friday)
Entrance on Florist Street off of 4th