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History many don’t know

RBC I There are 58,267 names now listed on the polished black wall of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., including those added in 2010. The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date. Within each date the names are alphabetized. It[Read More…]

April 3, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Veterans memorial contributions

MEEKER | Contributions to the proposed County Veterans Memorial can be sent to: VFW POST 5843, Rio Blanco County Memorial Fund, Mountain Valley Bank, 400 Main St., Meeker, Colo., 81641.

March 25, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Veterans ask for support

RBC I Several veterans from local VFW Post 5843 presented a proposal to place a bronze statue of a modern-day soldier on the south sidewalk of the courthouse lawn and Rio Blanco County commissioners had no objections to the project.

January 27, 2012 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Once a volunteer, always a volunteer

RANGELY | The word “volunteer” is never so cherished as when it’s applied to those who signed a blank check on their lives in service to our country. Rio Blanco County has many men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation. John “Hoot” Gibson is one[Read More…]

January 12, 2012 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled