Honoring Our Heroes: Explore Muskegon's Military Monuments This Veterans Day In 1918, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, “The Great War” came to an end. Known as the “war to end all wars,” it was one of the most destructive conflicts in modern history, resulting in the deaths of…
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A Short History of Memorial Day Memorial Day originated in the years following the Civil War and was originally called Decoration Day. In 1920 the poppy became the official flower and symbol. This was due to the popularity of the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields.” It became an official federal…
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Tucked inside Hidden Cove Park is the Vietnam War Memorial “Final Approach”. Rising above the park, surrounded by flags, benches and plaques is a UH-1D helicopter; a combat veteran of of the Vietnam War. Tail number 958, her slogan was “God’s Little Helper”. The aircraft served from 1968-1970…
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