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Local VFW Post 212 looking for new members
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DANIELLA GRIESBAUM dgriesbaum@bradfordera.com 
Dec 14, 2021
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 212 is looking for a few good men and women. Recently, members of the VFW spoke with The Era about needing more members,...
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Local veterans reflect on current state of Afghanistan
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CHRISTINE HOLTZ choltz@bradfordera.com 
Aug 28, 2021
As chaos erupts across the country, several local area veterans spoke to the Era to reflect on their thoughts about what is going on in Afghanistan to...
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VFW offers help in distributing COVID-19 vaccine
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JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Dec 17, 2020
The vaccine for COVID-19 has been approved and is being distributed across the US. The next step is getting the vaccine to the nation’s residents, and...
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VFW, Legion see hope during pandemic woes
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JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Nov 28, 2020
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 777 into law Wednesday, providing a bit of light at the end of the dark tunnel of 2020 and coronaviru...
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Peters fights for veterans’ organizations
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JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Sep 18, 2020
The weight of COVID-19 restrictions could be the end of a strong community support system if something isn’t done soon, said State VFW Commander Ron P...
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Bradford VFW Dinner
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Era photo by Wade Aiken 
Nov 12, 2018
State Jr. Vice Commander of the VFW, Ron Peters, lays caps honoring each branch of the service as part of the Missing Man Ceremony. The ceremony was p...
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VFW: Dinner for first responders to take place annually
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CALEB HUNTOON Era Reporter eracalebh@gmail.com 
Sep 19, 2018
The word “veteran” often is associated with an image relating to the military. However, Bradford VFW Post 212’s Ron Peters, Pennsylvania Department of...
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An honor: Peters receives award, donates $30,000
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Jun 20, 2018
Not many people would turn down a $30,000 prize, but Ron Peters of Foster Township did. Peters, who is the commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Lt. J...
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Local VFW commemorates veterans at Memorial Day ceremony
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DANIELLA GRIESBAUM Era Reporter bradford.era.daniella@gmail.com 
May 29, 2018
Memorial Day, which began in 1868 — three years after the end of the Civil War — began as a way to honor, remember and pay tribute upon the graves of ...
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Memorial Day observed in downtown Bradford
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HANNAH McAVOY and ALEX DAVIS Era Reporters news@bradfordera.com 
May 29, 2018
Peters: Veterans should be called ‘patriots’ In his travels, Ron Peters said he hears people call veterans “heroes.” “In my eyes, although we should r...
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Bradford to commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifice
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By SIDNEY PERALTA Era Reporter erasidneyp@gmail.com 
May 29, 2017
Bradford will commemorate those to whom the United States is forever indebted for making the ultimate sacrifice with a parade and ceremony this Memori...
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