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CALENDAR YEAR:  2024


 JANUARY  2024National Law Enforcement Appreciation 

 4  THU -  ALL HANDS MEETING, Sub-Station II, 7905 Dream Street, Florence, KY at 1830 hours (Cancelled)
  5   FRI  -  FUNERAL (V,S,I) LARRY E. RILEY (69) US Army, Floral Hills Funeral Home
                       5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd, Taylor Mill, KYT at 0900 hours

  6  SAT   - INFORMATION SESSION - NKY YOUNG MARINES -
                       
Erlanger Public Library, 401 Kenton Lands Road, Erlanger, KY at 1100 hours (sef)
  8 MON - FUNERAL (V,S) HAULEY N. REYNONLS (31), Floral Hills Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, KY at 1730 hours
  9  TUE -  KY ROAD RIDERS MEETING,
American Legion Post 4, Florence, KY at 1800 hours

  11 THU - FUNERAL (S,I) ROBERT L. REYNOLDS (70) US Marine Corps,
                       Stanley Funeral Home, 500 N. Main Street, Williamstown, KY (uta)

  20 SAT - FUNERAL (V,S) ROGER L GERDES (75) US Marine Corps
                       Floral Hills Funeral Home, 5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd, Taylor Mill, KY (uta)
  21 SUN - FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) JOHN L. DAIR (95), US Marine Corps'

                       Floral Hills Guenral Home, 5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd, Taylor Mill, KY (uta)

  27  SAT -  POLAR PLUNGE w/NKY YOUNG MARINES, the Banks, Cincinnati, OH at 1015 hours (sef)(uta) 
 29  MON - FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) DAVID L. WHITLEY (91), US Army, Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, KY (uta)
     
 FYI:
 1  Mon  - New Years Day
  9  Tue   - National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
  13 Sat   -  64th Annual Cavalcade of Customs (12-14), Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, OH (sef)
  15
Mon - 33rd Anniversary Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1991)
  20 Sat   - Informational Session - NKY Young Marines - Marshall Schildmeyer VFW Post 6095,
                      343 E. 4th Street, Latonia, KY (sef)

  27 Sat   - Vietnam Peace Accord (1973)
  27 Sat   - Holocaust Remembrance Day

  SEF      = Special Events Flyer
  V,S,E,I = Visitation, Service, Escort, Internment

   UTA    =  Unable to Attend - Honors posted on FB

FEBRUARY  2024  National Salute to Veteran Patients


1  THU  -  PRESENTATION OF STEPHEN CUMPTON'S REMEMBRANCE PLAQUE, 
                       
6270 Rabbitsrun, Florence, KY at 1300 hours
 (uta)
1  THU  -  FUNERAL (V,S) RUSSELL F. STEPHENSON (90) US Army,
                       
Chamber & Grubbs Funeral Home, 11382 Madison Pike, Independence, KY at 1445 hours (uta)
2  FRI   -   FUNERAL (E,I) RUSSELL F. STEPHENSON (90) US Army,
                         Union Baptist Church 1985 Union School Rd, Union, KY at 0930 hours (uta)

2  FRI     - FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) ROBERT L. DAY (81) USMC,
                     
   Floral Hills Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, KY (uta)

10 SAT   -  NKY YOUNG MARINES DRILL at PATRIOTS LANDING w/Amy McGrath (Marine Fighter Pilot
                         & Dakota (Ricker) Orr (Former National Young Marine of the Year),
                         330 Eibeck Ln, Williamstown, KY AT 0900 (sef)

13 WED -  FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) LESLIE E. STEPHENS (99) US Navy - WWII, Korea, Vietnam
                        Hamilton Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, KY at 0830 hours

17  SAT   -  NKY YOUNG MARINES RECRUIT TRAINING - DAY ONE - VFW Post 6096, Latonia, KY
18 SUN  -  79th ANNIVERSARY OF IWO FLAG RAISING & PFC FRANKLIN SOUSLEY REMEMBRANCE
                         
Flemingsburg VFW Post 1834, 1335 Mt Sterling Rd, Flemingsburg, KY at 1230 hours  (sef)

19-23     -   PRESIDENTS DAY DISPLAY, Florence Government Center, 8100 Ewing Blvd, Florence, KY (sef)
22 FRI  -   WORLD LARGEST MILITARY ANTIQUES SHOW (22-24), Kentucky Exposition Center,
                          937 Phillips Ln, Louisville, KY (sef)
23 SAT  -   NKY YOUNG MA
RINES RECRUIT TRAINING - DAY TWO, VFW Post 6096, Latonia, KY
27 TUE  -   FORT THOMAS 157th BIRTHDAY, Fort Thomas, KY (sef) 


FYI:
 
1 Thu    - National Freedom Day  
2 Fri     - Ground Hog Day
3 Sat     - Four Chaplains Day (1966)
4 Sun    - USO's Birthday (1941)

4 Sun    - Garage Brewed Motto Bike Show, Rhine Brewery, Cincinnati, OH (sef)
13 Tue   - KY Road Riders Meeting, American Legion Post 4, Florence, KY
14 Wed - Valentine;s Day

15 Thu   - Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine (1898)
17 Sat    -  National Car
e Givers Day
19 Mon -  Coast Guard Reserve's Birthday (1898)
19 - 28  -  Presidents Day Display, Florence Government Center Lobby, Florence, KY
19  Mon - Presidents Day
27  Tue  - Battle of Java Sea (1942)
28 W
ed  - Persian Gulf War Ends (1991)

SEF      = Special Events Flyer on our WEB Page 
V,S,E,I = Visitation, Service, Escort, Internment
 


MARCH   2024   National Vietnam Veterans Day
                       
           Month of the Military Care Giver

3  SUN    -  MUSIC BEHIND THE STORE, Rabbit Hash General Store, Rabbit Hash, KY (sef)
7  THU     -  ALL HANDS MEETING - Sub-Station II, 7905 Dream Street, Florence, KY at 1830 hours
8  FRI      -  FUNERL (V,S,E,I) ARNOLD B. INGRAM (90), US Army, Floral Hills Funeral Home,
                           5336 Old Taylor Mill Road, Covington, KY at 0930 hours

9  SAT     -  NKY YOUNG MARINES PFT/DRILL, VFW POST 6096, lATONIA, KY
9  SAT     -  BOB O'BANION (PATRIOT GUARD SENIOR RIDE CAPTAIN) 89th BIRTHDAY PARTY, 
                       
Bone Union Lodge #304, 1833 Union School Rd, Union, KY at 1700 hours

12 TUE    -  KY ROAD RIDERS MEETING - American Legion Post 4, Florence, KY
16 SAT    -   FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) RALPH C. MEENACH (94) US Navy, St. Cecilla Catholic Church,
                           5313 Madison Pike, Independence, KY at 0800 hours.

16 SAT    -   NKY PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS APPRECIATION BREAKFAST - Floral Hills Funeral Home,
                           5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd, Covington, KY at 0900 hours (RESCHEDULED)

18 MON  -  VETERANS COMMISSION MEETING, Florence Government Center, Florence, KY
21 THU   -   VVFW Meeting, Elsmere Community Building, 179 Dell St, Elsmere, KY at 1900 hours
23 SAT    =  NKY YOUNG MARINES DRILL w/GUEST SPEAKER LT COL AMY MCGRATH - RETIRED,
                           
Naval Academy Graduate, First Marine Corps Fighter Pilot,
                           VFW Post 6095, 343 E. 4th St, Latonia, KY at 0830

23 SAT    -  PATRIOT LANDING  HONOR-REMEMBER-RESPECT BANQUET -
                          Mt Olivet Church, 400 Eibeck Lane, Williamstown, KY at 1800 hours (sef)
24 SUN   -  WWII HERO MEMORIAL MARKER UNVEILING & DEDICATION CEREMONY -
                     PRESENTED BY SENIOR NKY 
 YOUNG MARINE, Evergreen Cemetery,  
                           25 Alexandria Pike, Southgate, KY - Reception to follow at John R. Little VFW Post 3186,
                           6 Electric Avenue, Southgate, KY (sef)

30 SAT    -  NKY YOUNG MARINES - RECRUIT GRADUATION & RETIREMENT OF YM.SGT MARTIN,
                           
American Legion Post 203, 3801 Winston Ave, Latonia, KY at 1300 hours (sef)


FYI:
Sun   - Navy Reserve 108th Birthday (1915)
4  Mon - National Hug A GI Day
5  Tue   - U.S. Seabees 82nd Birthday (1942)
10 Sun  - Daylight Savings Time Begins
13 Wed - K9 Veterans Day
15 Fri    - American Legion's 105th Birthday (1919) 
17 Sun  - Saint Patrick's Day
19 Tue  - Spring Begins 
24 Sun  - Palm Sunday 
25 Mon - National Medal of Honor Day
29 Fri    - National Vietnam Veterans Day 
29 Fri    - Good Friday
29 Fri    - The Traveling Kentucky Vietnam Wall (29&30), Rolling Thunder KY 5 &
                       American Legion Post 8, 1230 Man O War Pl, Lexington, KY (sef)

31 Sun   - Easter

SEF       = Special Events Flyer
V,S,E,I  = Visitation, Service, Escort, Internment


 APRIL   2024  MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD
                             
  GOLD STAR SPOUSES DAY



1   MON   -   FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) JERRY E. WHEELER (79), US Army, Stith Funeral Home, 
                           7500 US Hwy 42, Florence, KY at 0630 hours
4   THU   -    FUNERAL (I) JOHN S. BAYNUM - US Army,
                         
   KY Veterans Cemetery-North, Williamstown, KY at 1330 hours

4   THU    -    ALL HANDS MEETING, Sub-Station II, 7905 Dream Street, Florence, KY
6   SAT     -    LET US NEVER FORGET SCHOLARSHIP DINNER, Oasis Conference Center,
                            902 Loveland-Miamiville Rd, Loveland, OH (sef)
12   FRI    -    FLORAL HILLS NEW FACILITY GRAND OPENING, 
                             5336 Old Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, KY at 1400 hours
13   SAT   -    HIGH STAKES HARLEY DAVIDSON - BLESSING OF THE BIKES,
                             8025 Action Blvd, Florence, KY (sef)
15   MON -    FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) GILBERT R. LETNER (89) US Navy - Korea
                             Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, KY at 0930 hours
16   TUE   -   FUNERAL (S,E,I) GEORGE P. BROADDUS (83) US Air Force,
                             Oakridge Baptist Church, 6056 Taylor Mill Rd, Covington, KY at 0830 hours

18   THU  -   FUNERAL (V) WILLIAM T. CHRISTMAN III (74) US Air Force - Vietnam Era,
                             Middendorf Funeral Home, 3312 Madison Pike, Ft Wright, KY  st 1530 hours

20   SAT   -   NKY YOUNG MARINES AWARD / DRILL DAY, Marshal Schildmeyer Post 6095,
                               343 East 47th Street, Latonia, KY at 0830 hours

26  FRI     -   FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) WINIFRED H. HENSLEY (91), US Navy - Korea,
                               Stith Funeral Home, 7500 US Hwy 42, Florence, KY at 1000 hours

27  SAT     -  VIETNAM VETERAN MEMORIAL DEDICATION CEREMONY, Tower Park,
                           900 S Ft Thomas Ave, Ft Thomas, KY at 1200 hours (sef)

28  SUN   -   SPC ZACHARY SALMON SOLDIER LAST 5K RUN, The Boone County Arboretum,
                           9190 Camp Ernest Rd
, Union, KY (sef)                       
 
 FYI:

 1   Mon -  April Fools Day
 5   Fri    -  Gold Star Spouses Day
6   Sat   -   U.S. Enters WWI (1914-1918)

 9  Tue   -  National Former POW Recognition Day
 14 Sun  -  U.S. Air Force Reserve 76st Birthday (1948)
16  Tue  -  Tri State Honor Flight - CVG Airport, Hebron, KY (sef)
18 Thu  -  Holocaust Remembrance Day

22 Mon -  Earth Day
23 Tue      U.S. Army Reserve 116th Birthday (1908)

30 Tue  -  National Military Brats Day

SEF       =   Special Events Flyer on our Web Page: usmarineriders.com
V,S,E,I  =  Visitation, Service, Escort, Internment

 


MAY   2024  -  National Military Spouses Appreciation Day
                           Month of the Military Care Giver
                           Motorcycle Awareness Month


2  THU    -   ALL HANDS MEETING, Sub-Station II, 7905 Dream Street, Florence, KY at 1830 hours
4   SAT    -   MOVIE NIGHT - THE RIDE BACK & TRIBUTE TO MATT MAUPIN, Dayton Masonic Center,
                          525 W. Riverview Ave, Dayton, OH at 1900 hours (sef)
5  SUN    -   HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY TO THE US MARINE RIDERS ASSOCIATION
17 FRI     -   FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) CARL R. ROGG, JR (96), Dobbling, Muhlenkamp, Erschell Funerla Home, Bellevue, KY
18 SAT    -   FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) GREGORY J. FLANNERY (63), Floral Hills Funeral Home, Florence, KY

22 WED  -  TRI STATE HONOR FLIGHT, CVG Airport, Hebron, KY (sef)
27 MON  -  FLORENCE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE & PROGRAM,  Florence Government Center, Florence, KY (sef)


FYI:

  1   Wed   - Silver Star Service Banner Day
  4   Sat     - International Fire Fighters Day
  4   Sat     - Run For the Son, Indian Motorcycles, 10855 Dixie Hwy, Walton, KY (sef)
  6   Mon  - National Nurses Day
  8   Wed  - V-E Days
10 Fri       - Military Spouse Appreciation Day
10 Fri       - Smoke on the River BBQ, 1 Madison Ave, Covington, KY (Sef)
11  Sat      - Mothers Day Bike Show, 3530 Decoursey Ave, Covington, KY (sef)
12  Sun    - Mother's Day
13 -18      - Mission BBQ - Armed Forces Week, 8655 Mason-Montgomery Rd, Mason, OH (sef)
13  Mo n - Children of the Fallen Patriots Day
14  Tue   - KY River Valley  Riders Meeting, American Legion Post 4, Florence, KY
15  Wed  - Peace Officers Memorial Day
18  Sat    - Armed Forces Day
21  Tue   - Florence Public Works Night Out, Florence Mall Parking Lot, Florence, KY (sef)
22 Wed  - National Maritime Day
25  Sat    - Memorial Day Cookout, High Stakes HD, 8025 Action Blvd, Florence, KY (sef)
27 Mo    - Memorial Day
31 - 1      - Wing"D Ride In, Hummingbird Hall, 1040 Market St, Henderson, KY

ALS Car Show, Lawrenceburg, IN
Classic Car Show, 909 Camel Crossing, Alexandria, KY
Rolling to Remember (AmVets), Washington, D.C.

SEF       =   Special Events Flyer
V,S,E,I  =  Visitation, Service, Escort, Internment

                

 JUNE  2024  -  PTSD Awareness Month


 3  MON  - FUNERAL (V.S.E.I) ROBERT G. PLASKETT (83) Stith Funeral Home,
                           7500 US Hwy 42, Florence, KY at 0946 hours

6  THU    - FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) RONALD D. RADER (86) USA & USNR Veteran,
                           Floral Hills Funeral Home,  5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd, Covington, KY at 0930 hours   
                      
7   FRI     -  FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) TERRY M. BANDY (70),
US Navy Veteran, Ronald B. Jones Funeral Hone,
                           316 Elm St, Ludlow, KY at 0745 hours

 8 - 9       -  14th ANNUAL RIDE TO REMEMBER - SE REGION, Tower Park,
                            716 S. Park Avenue, Batesville, IN (sef)
 13 THU  -  FUNERAL (E,I) ELDRED A. FISK (75) US Air Force - Vietnam, Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home,
                            500 N. Main St, Williamston, kY at 1245 hours

 15  SAT   -  RALPH FULTON VFW POST 6423 8TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW, 4435 Dixie Hwy, Elsmere, KY (sef)
 17  TUE  -  FLORENCE VETERANS COMMISSION MEETING, Florence Government Center, Florence, KY at 1700 hours

20  THU -  FUNERAL (V.S.E.I) STEVEN E. ROONEY (68), US Navy, Floral Hills Funeral Home,
                           5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd, Taylor Mill, Ky at 0830 hours 

23  SUN  -  FUNERAL (V) RICHARD A. SPENCER (81), US Marine Corps, Law Enforcement,
                            Hopeful Lutheran Church, 6430 Hopeful Church Rd, Florence, KY at 1430 hours
23  MON -  FUNERAL (S,E,I) RICHARD A SPENCER (81) US Marine Corps, Law Enforcement
                            Hopeful Lutheran Church, 6430 Hopeful Church Rd, Florence, KY at 1145 hours

28   FRI   -  FUNERAL (V,S,EI) FREDICK E. MORGAN (67) US Marine Corps (LCpl),
                            Newcomer Funeral Home, 4350 Dixie Hwy, Erlanger, KY at 0900 hours

 28  FRI  -   UNION CELEBRATES AMERICAN PARADE, Union, Ky (sef)
 29  SAT -    NKY YOUNG MARINES DRILL & FAMILY DAY, VFW Post 6095, 343 E 47th St. Covington, KY 


 FYI:

Jun-Jul  Kentucky Highland Renaissance festival, Eminence, KY (Weekends Only) (sef)
31 - 1      - Wing D Ride In, Humingbird Hall, 1040 Market St, Henderson, KY
2 Sun     - Family Day-Barracks Project, AJ Joly Park, Alexandria, KY (sef)
4  Tue    - Battle of Midway Begins (1942)

6  Thu   - D-Day - Allied Invasion Normandy, France (1944)
7-9        -  KY Patriot Guard Riders - Gathering of the Guard, Wiley State Park, Prestonburg, KY
11 Tue   - River Valley Riders Meeting, American Legion Post 4, Florence, KY at 1900 hours
12 Wed - Women's Veterans Day
14 Fri    - U.S. Army Birthday (1775)
14 Fri    - Flag Day

16 Sun  - father's Day
17 Mon - Navy Hospital Corps Birthday
20 Thu - Summer Begins
22 Sat   - GI Bill Signed (1944)
22 Sat   - Center Point Energy Dayton Air Show, Dayton International Airport, Dayton, OH (sef)

22 Sat   - Rolling Thunder KY5 Car & Bike Show, Frederick Douglas High School,
                      2000 Winchester Rd, Lexington, KY (sef)

24-29    - Boone County Fair, Boone County Fair Grounds, Burlington, KY (sef)
25 Tue  - Start of Korean War (1950)

27 Thu  - National PTSD Awareness Day

SEF    =  Special Events  Flyer
V,S,E,I = Visitation, Service, Escort, Internment 

JULY    2024  -   

3 WED  -   FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) DANIEL D. VINES (54) US Marine Corps, Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home,
                        1833 Petersburg Rd, Hebron, KY at 0830

10 WED -  AMY MCGRATH - FIRST MARINE CORPS FEMALE FIGHTER PILOT SPEAKING,
                        Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Montague Rd, Covington, KY at 1830 hours (sef)
11  THU  -  ALL HANDS MEETING, Sub-Station II, 7905 Dream St, Florence, KY at 1830 hours
12 FRI    -   HORSEPOWER FOR HEROES, Patriotic's Landing, 330 Eibeck Ln,  Williamstown, KY (sef)
13 SAT   -   SSG MATT MAUPIN MOTORCTCLE RIDE, West Clermont County High School,
                          4100 Bach Buston Rd, Batavia, OH (sef)

15 MON -   FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) JOSEPH A. HUESMAN (80) St. Cecilia Catholic Church, 
                          5313 Madison Pike, Independence, KY at 0830 hours

15 TUE  -   FLORENCE VETERANS COMMISSION MEETING, Florence Gov't Center, Florence, KY at 1700 hours
23 TUE -   FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) DAVID W. DENHAM (66) US Navy, Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home,
                         316 Elm St, Ludlow, KY at 0830 hours

25 THU -   ESCORT - 174TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY GROUP - Cincinnati (CVG) Airport,
                          3087 Terminal Dr, Hebron, KY to s Church, 1600 Glendale Milford Rd, Cincinnati, OH at 1330 hours

25 THU -  FUNERAL (V) RUSSELL W. CUREE (73) US Army,
                        Floral Hills Funeral Home, 5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd, Taylor Mill, KY at 1530 hours

26 FRI   -  FUNERAL (S,E,I) RUSSELL W. CUREE (73) US Army
                        Floral Hills Funeral Home, 5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd, Taylor Mill, KY at 0900 hours

27 SAT   -  19th ANNUAL - HOLIDAY FOR HEROES CELEBRATION, Arborwood Sub Division,
                        4655 & 4657 Catalpa Ct, Burlington, KY 1600-2400 hours (sef)
29 MON - GOLD STAR MEMORIAL DEDICATION - Meet at Burlington Fire House,
                         Burlington Pike, Burlington, KY at 1445 hours


FYI:

July       -   Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival, Eminence, KY (Weekends Only) (sef)
3  Wed  -   Florence Celebrates Independence Day, Florence Govt Center, Florence, KY (sef)
4  Thu   -   Independence Day
6  Sat     -   Stars & Stripes Celebration, Downtown, Rising Sun, IN (sef)
9  Tue    -  River Valley Riders Meeting, American Legion Post 4, Florence, KY
15-20     -  Kenton County Fair, 2836 Harris Pike, Independence, KY (sef)
23 Tue   -  Parents Day
25  Thu  - National Hire A Vet Day
26  Fri    - American With Disabilities Signed (1990)
27  Sat    - End of Korean War (1953)
27  Sat    - Cynthiana Bike Fest, 100 North Main Street, Cynthiana, KY (sef)
29  Mon - Army Chaplain Corps 248th Anniversary (1775)

SEF          = Special Events Flyer
V, S, E, I = Visitation, Service, Escort, Internment

 


AUGUST  2024  -  Anti Terrorism Awareness Month & Agent Orange Awareness Month

1  THU  -  CITY OF FLORENCE - NATIONAL NIGHT OUT - Florence Government Center,
                       8100 Ewing Blvd, Florence, KY (sef)
1  THU  -  ALL HANDS MEETING - Sub-Station II, 7905 Dream St, Florence, KY t 1830 hours
3  SAT   -  2nd ANNUAL CAR SHOW, Florence Gov't Bldg, 8100 Ewing Blvd, Florence, KY (sef)
5 MON  - FLORENCE VETERANS COMMISSION MEETING, Florence Gov't Bldg, 8100 Ewing Blvd, Florence, KY at 1730 hours
6  TUE  -  ESCORT (E,I) PRENTIS VATES (83), US Army,  I-71 / I-75 Southbound Rest Area,
                       Mile Marker, 175, Florence, KY at 0945 hours

10 SAT  -   NKY YOUNG MARINES DRILL SESSION, VFW Post 6095, 343 E. 47th St, Latonia, KY at 0930 hours
10 SAT  -   COOK OUT, High States Harley Davidson, 8025 Action Blvd, Florence, KY at 1200 hours (sef)
13 TUE  -   RIVER VALLEY RIDERS MEETING, American Legion Post 4, Florence, KY at 1830 hours
24 SAT  -   FUNERAL (V,S) JOHN A BURT (77) USA, USAF, Vietnam, Big Bone Baptist Church,
                         11036 Big Bone Church Rd, Union, KY at 0930 hours

24 SAT   -   FEED THE NEED BIKE RIDE, Beechgrove Baptist Church, 450 Independent Station Rd, Independence, KY (sef) 
25 SUN   -  PARK AND RIDE FOR HEROES, AJ Jolly Park, 1501 Racetrack Rd, Alexandria, KY (sef)
26 MON -  FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) LINCOLN GRUBB (90) US Army - Korea, Dobbing, Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funerl Home,
                          241 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, KY at 1045

26 MON -  FLORENCE VETERANS COMMISSION MEETING, Florence Government Center Florence, KY
27 TUE  -  QUARTER AUCTION - NKY YOUNG MARINES, Ludlow Vets, 830 Elm St, Ludlow, KY at 1900 hours (sef)
31 - 1      -   LUNKEN AIRPORT DAYS, Lunkin Airport, 262 Wilmer Ave, Cincinnati, OH (sef)

FYI
1-4      -  Annual Hwy 127 World's Largest Yard Sale
2-11      -   Sturgis Black Hills Round Up, Sturgis, SD
2  Wed -   Gulf War Begin (1990)
3   Sat   -   7th Annual Back the Heroes Car, Truck, Jeep & Bike Show, 101 Bach Buston Rd, Batavia, OH (sef)
4  Sun  -   US Coast Guard Birthday (1790)
7  Wed  -  National Purple Heart Day
7  Wed  -  Desert Storm - Persian Gulf War Ends (1991)
9  Fri    -  Boone County Arboretum Senor Picnic
Boone County Arboretum-Shelter 2, 9190 Camp Ernst Road, Union, KY (sef)
10 Sat  -   Agent Orange Awareness Day
14 Wed -  Navajo Code Talkers Day
15  Thu  - Japan Surrenders (1945)
15  Thu  -  Great American Seafood Festival, 1 Levee Way, Newportm, KY (sef)
15-27      - Kentucky State Rally, The Showroom, 2405 Lebanon Rd, Danville, KY
16 Fri     -  National Airborne Day
24 SAT  -   12th Annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Ride, 
USVMC Clubhouse, 717 W. Xenia Dr, Fairborn, OH 
                   &
Vet Fest Ohio, 10343 OH 73, Waynesville, OH (sef)
29 Thu   - Marine Corps Reserve Birthday (1916)

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SEPTEMBER   2024   -   National Suicide Prevention Month
                                             National Service Dog Month


1   SUN  -   LUNKEN AIRPORT DAY, Lunkin Airport, 262 Wilmer Ave, Cincinnati, OH (sef)
5  THU  -   ALL HANDS MEETING - Sub-Station II, 7905 Dream Street, Florence, KY at 1830 hours
7  SAT   -   2nd ANNUAL RIDE TO REMEMBER, High Stakes Harley Davidson,
                       8020 Action Blvd, Florence, KY (sef)

14  SAT -   TUNNEL TO TOWERS 5K RUN & MOTOR CYCLE ESCORT, Crescent Springs Community Park,
                        Crescent Spring, KY (sef)

17  TUE  -  TRI STATE HONOR FLIGHT, CVG Airport, Hebron, KY (sef) at 2030 hours
21  SAT   -  NORTHERN KENTUCKY YOUNG MARINES DRILL, VFW Post 6095, Latonia, KY
21  SAT   -  KMA/KBA STATE PARTY, 1055 Hwy 467 East, Glencoe, KY (sef)
27 FRI    -   FUNERAL (V,S,E,I)  MICHAEL J. HUESMAN, Jr (59 ) US Army (The Barracks Project),
                          8246 E. Main St, Alexandria, KY at 1115 hours (sef)

29 SUN  -   FUNERAL (V) JAMES F. WHALEN, JR (70) - US Air Force, Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home,
                          11382 Madison Pike, Independence, KY at 1215 hours
30 MON -  FUNERAL (S,E,I) JAMES F. WHALEN, JR (70) US Air Force, Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home,
                          11382 Madison Pike, Independence, at 0915 hours


FYI:
2  Mon - Labor Day
4  Wed - National VJ Day (Victory over Japan) 1945
8  Sun  - Vintage Motorcycle Rally, Boone County Fairgrounds, Burlington, KY (sef)
10 Tue  - Grandparents Day
11  Wed - Patriots Day
14  Sat   - Boone County Sheriff Department 5k Run, Boone County Sheriff Department, Burlington, KY 
15 Sun   - National POW/MIA Recognition Day
18 Wed  - U.S. Air Force
77th Birthday (1947)
20  Fri   - POW/MIA Recognition Day
22  Sun  - Autumn Begins 
22  Sun  - Battle of Augusta, 321 W. Riverdale Dr, Augusta, KY (sef)
28  Sat   - Cruising to Combat PTSD, Ride, The Lagoon Saloon, 859 Elm St, Ludlow (sef)
28  Sat   -  Lebanon County Apple Fest, Warren County Fair Grounds, 665 N. Broadway, Lebanon, OH (sef)
29  Sun  - Gold Star Mother's & Family's Day


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OCTOBER    2024   -  Agent Orange Awareness Month

3  THU   -   MARIANNE PROCTOR EVENT, Triple Crown Country Club, Union, KY at 1800 (sef)
4  FRI      -  WOOL FESTIVAL (4-5), 48 Concord Caddo Rd, Falmouth, KY (sef)
5  SAT     -  PUNKIN RUN AUTO SHOW, Clermont County Fairgrounds, Owensville, OH (sef)
                 -  BIKES FOR ASD, Villa Festa, 5966 Taylor Mill Rd, Taylor Mill, KY (sef)
                 -  OKTOBERFEST, High Stakes Harley Davidson, 8025 Action Rd, Florence, KY (sef)
                 -  BOURBON IN THE BLUE GRASS, Farm View, 2142 Hathaway Rd, Union, KY (sef)
7  MON   -  FLORENCE VETERANS COMMISSION, Florence Government Center, Florence, KY at 1700 hours
10 THU   -  ALL HANDS MEETING, Sub-Station II, 7095 Dream St, Florence, KY at 1830 hours
11  FRI     -  FUNERAL (I) DAVID PHILPOT (74) - US Army - Vietnam, KY Veterans Cemetery-North, Williamstown, KY at 1130 hours
13 SUN    -  BURLINGTON ANTIQUE SHOW, Burlington Fair Grounds, Burlington, KY (sef)
18 FRI     -   BIG BONE SALT LICK FESTIVAL,  Big Bone Lick State Park, Union, KY (sef)
19 SAT     -   FLORENCE VETERANS RESOURCE FAIR, Florence Gov't Center, Florence, KY (sef)
20 SUN   -   WHEELS ON MONMOUTH, (Sick Fish Cycles) Monmouth St, Newport, KY (sef)
26  SAT   -  YOUNG MARINES BIRTHDAY BALL, DAV National Headquarters, 860 Delwick Dr, Erlanger, KY at 1745 hours (sef)


FYI:
30 -  6  -  Myrtle Beach Fall Rally, Murrels Inlet, SC
5  Sat    -  Perryville Battle Re-Enactment, Perryville Battlefield Historic Park, Perryville, KY (sef)

7  Mon -  Operation Enduring Freedom Begins (2001)
12 - 13  -  Ohio Sauerkraut Festival, Downtown, Waynesville, OH 
12 Sat   -  Oktoberfest 2024 - Downtown Lebanon, OH (sef)
13 Sun  -  U.S. Navy 249th Birthday (1775)
13 Sun  -  75th Annual Devils Hill Climb, 1086 Cowwin Rd, Oregonia, OH (sef)
14 Mon - Cuban Missile Crisis Begins (1962)
14 Mon - Columbus Day
16 Wed - National Bosses Day
23 Wed - Tri State Honor Flight Returns, CVG Airport, Hebron, KY (sef)
23 Wed - Bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut (1983)
24  Thu - United Nations Day
25  Fri   - US Invades Grenada (1983)
26  Sat   - National Day of the Deployed
27  Sun  - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC
28  Mon - National First Responders Day (EMS-Fire-Rescue-Police)
31   Thu  - Halloween


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NOVEMBER   2024  - National Veterans & Military Family Month
                                         Warrior Care Month
                                                      National Family Caregivers Month


2  SAT   -  HENRY'S SURPRISE 100th BIRTHDAY PARADE, VA Medical Center, Ft Thomas, KY  at 1530 hours (sef)
4  MON -  ST ELIZABETH VETERANS APPRECIATION LUNCHEON, Receptions of Erlanger, 
                        1379 Donaldson Hwy,m Erlanger, KY at 0845 hours (sef)

7  THU  -  ALL HANDS MEETING - Sub-Station II, 7905 Dream Street, Florence, KY at 1830 hours
9 SAT    -  FUNERAL (V,S) MITCHELL MCINTOSH (75), U.S. Army-Sergeant-Vietnam,
                       Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, 11382 Madison Pike, Independence, KY at 0815 hours

                - VETERANS DAY PROGRAM, Florence Gov't Bldg, Florence, KY at 1400 hours (sef)
10 SUN  - HAPPY 249th BIRTHDAY TO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
                - VETERANS DAY PROGRAM w/ NKY YOUNG MARINES, Highland Cemetery,
                        2167 Dixie Hwy, Ft Mitchell, KY at 1330 hours (sef)
                - MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY PARTY, Smokin' This & That BBQ, 10020 Demia Way, Florence, KY (sef)
11 MON - FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) KERMIT "BO" WATKINS (71), US Army-Specialist Four,
                        Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, 11382 Madison Pike, Independence, KY at 0815 hours
17 SUN  - FUNERAL (V,S) MARK A. NIESCHE (71), US Marine Corps - Corporal, Anchor Baptist Church,
                        3126 Riggs Ave, Erlanger, KY at 1230 hours
18 MON - FUNERAL (E,I) MARK A NIESCHE (71) US Marine Corps - Corporal,
                        Don Catchen and Sons Funeral Home, 3525 Dixie Hwy, Elsmere, KY at 0930 hours

18 MON - FLORENCE VETERANS COMMISSION MEETING, Florence Gov't Ctr, Florence, KY at 1700 hours
19 TUE  - FUNERAL (E,I) PAUL SHIRELY, JR (78) US Army - Vietnam, Chamber & Grubbs Funeral Home,
                        8461 Dixie Hwy, Florence, KY at 0930 hours
22 FRI   - FUNERAL (V,C,E,I) CARL E. LONG (93) US Army - Korea, Fares J. Radel Funeral Home,
                        822 York St, Newport, KY at 0900 hours

30 SAT  - INFORMATIONAL  SESSION - NKY YOUNG MARINES,
                       
Marshall Schildmeyer VFW Post 6095, 343 East 47th St, Latonia, KY at 1300 hours (sef)

  
FYI:
1- 11    -  The Witness Tree, Boone County Veterans Memorial, Florence Gov't Ctr, Florence, KY (sef)
2  Sat  -  2nd Annual Car Show, Caldwell Banker, 297 Buttermilk Pike, Ft Mitchell, KY (sef)

3  Sun -  Daylight Savings Time Ends
5  Tue  - Election Day
9  Sat   - DAV 5K Run, Walk, Roll, Ride, The Banks, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH (sef)
10 Sun - Honor Run - Half Marathon, Florence Mall, Florence, KY at 0630 hours (sef)
11 Mon - Veterans Day
11 Mon - Free Dinner - Golden Corral, Florence, KY
11 Mon - Armistice Remembrance Day
13 Tue  - River Valley Riders Meeting, American Legion Post 4, Florence, KY
28 Thu - Thanksgiving Day


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DECEMBER   2024  -   Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

4  WED = FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) DWIGHT V. MCNEIL (94), USA, USAR,Korea, Faith Church,
                        3830 Narrows Rd, Erlanger, KY at 0900 hours

9  MON -  FLORENCE VETERANS COMMISSION MEETING, Florence Govt Bldg, Florence, KY at 1700 hours
10 TUE  -  FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) FRANK A. AGRICOLA (86) US Army, Floral Hills Funeral Home,
                        5336 Old Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, KY at 0930 hours

14 SAT  -  WREATH LAYING CEREMONY, Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-North,
                      205 Eibeck Lane, Williamstown, KY at 1000 hours 
16 MON - FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) JAMES L. BUNCH (82) US Air Force, Floral Hills Funeral Home,
                        5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd, Taylor Mill, KY at 0900 hours
16 MON - FUNERAL (S,I) KEVIN D. BROOKS ( 64) US Army, Chapel of Forest Lawn Memorial Park,
                       3227 Dixie Hwy, Erlanger, KY at 1245 hours
20 FRI  -  FUNERAL (V) WILLIAM R. DAY (86) US Air Force, Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home,
                       45 N. Main St, Walton, KY at 1630 hours

21 SAT  -  FUNERAL (S,E,I)) WILLIAM R. DAY (86) US Air Force,
                        Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, 45 N. Main St, Walton, KY
23 MON - FUNERAL (V,S,E,I) JAMES L. ROBERTS (84) US Air Force, Newcomer Funeral Home,
                        4350 Dixie Hwy, Erlanger, KY at 0800 hours

FYI:
7  Sat     - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
7 Sat      - Rabbit Hash Christmas Parade, General Store, Rabbit Hash, KY at 1700 hours (sef)
8 Sun    - Bill of Rights Day (1789)
13 Fri    - National Guard 388th Birthday (1636)
14 Sat   - National Wreaths Across American Day
16 M0n - Battle of the Bulge (1944)
17 Tue   - Wright Brothers Day 
20 Fri   - US Space Force Birthday (2019)
21 Sat    - Winter Begins
25 Wed - Christmas
31 Tue   - New Years Eve

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