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Local families share newspaper keepsakes commemorating the service of many Allamakee County Veterans from WWII and Korean War eras
A pair of Waukon families had a similar idea of honoring veterans from the local area when they recently brought in separate items saved from past issues of the local newspaper. Those items, pictured as smaller samples in the images accompanying this article, are viewable in much larger versions elsewhere inside the November 9, 2022 newspaper, along with other honorings of area veterans as Veterans Day approaches this Friday, November 11.
Marlene Habhab of Waukon brought in a scrapbook several weeks ago that she and her mother, Mabel Miller, began in the early 1950s, which included their brother/son, Norman Miller, being drafted into the U.S. Armed Forces during the Korean War era. They continued to cut out photos and caption information for Allamakee County individuals who had their photos and other information printed in the local newspaper when they reported for their draft or voluntary induction into the U.S. Armed Forces, or when they received some other recognition during their service to their country during that era.
Beginning with one of the nearly three dozen pages of that scrapbook, The Standard intends to print a page or two of those commemorating scrapbook pages each week from this week of Veterans Day through the Memorial Day holiday in late May of next year. The first installment of that scrapbook collection (pictured above in a smaller sample version) is printed on Page 14 of the Wednesday, November 9, 2022 edition of The Standard.
Similarly, and more recently, the family of the late James C. Plein of Waukon brought in a page from the September 22, 1943 edition of the Waukon Republican and Standard that was headlined “Allamakee County Honor Roll” and listed close to 1,000 names of Allamakee County area residents who were serving in the U.S. Armed Forces as of that date of publication in World War II. The larger, full page version of what is printed on this week’s front page as a sample can be found on Page 19 of the Wednesday, November 9, 2022 edition of The Standard.
Quilts to be presented to veterans this Friday
The Waukon Patriot Quilters will be presenting quilts to local veterans this Friday, November 11 in appreciation for their service. At 11 a.m. this Friday, a program will be held in the Robey Memorial Library community room, and another program will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. All are welcome to attend.
Local Veterans will be honored at MVA Veterans Day event this Friday
Midwest Veterans of America (MVA) will be honoring local Veterans at an event being held Veterans Day, Friday, November 11 at Lid’s Bar & Grill in Waukon, beginning at 6 p.m. A total of 20 local Veterans will be honored by the Midwest Veterans of America with a plaque and special recognition. For additional information, call 563-568-5275.