by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
The Memorial honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home. Symbolic of the defining event of the 20th Century, the memorial is a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
Raymond A Campli served as a Seaman First Class in the US Navy from October, 1944 until February. 1946. Ray served on the USS Ruchamkin, an amphibious assault transport operating along the east coast and in the Caribbean. For his service Ray was awarded the American...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
The PBM Lions Club is affiliated with Lions Clubs International and has been a longtime supporter of our Parade. Started in1917 by Chicago business leader Melvin Jones, Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization, with more than...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
Grand Marshall James “Jay” Raffetto, Hospital Corpsman, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division Division On August 5, 2010 James “Jay” Raffetto, a young Navy Corpsman was seriously injured in Afghanistan by an IED (improvised explosive device)...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
World War II transformed the United States Armed Forces from essentially all-male to mixed-gender forces. Because of the severe need to free as many male soldiers as possible for combat, Congresswoman Edith Nurse Rogers introduced a bill in May 1941 calling for the...
