REMEMBERING AUDIE MURPHY

Who died this date in 1971.....Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, songwriter, and rancher. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, then leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition...

After the war, Murphy embarked on a 21-year acting career. READ AND SEE MORE HERE.

IN THE NEWS: STATE FARM ABANDONS LGBTQ CHILDREN'S BOOK PROGRAM AFTER WHISTLEBLOWER EMAIL LEAK, GET WOKE, GO BROKE

State Farm, the household-name insurance company, has abandoned its program to distribute LGBTQ-themed books to teachers, community centers, and libraries, explicitly targeting children as young as kindergartners, after a media exposé based on a whistleblower email caught the company by surprise on Monday.  READ MORE here.

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Get Woke, Go Broke: State Farm Exec Makes Panicked …State Farm spokesman Roszell Gadson told The Washington Post that the partnership ended after it had “been the subject of news and customer inquiries.” “Conversations about gender and identity should happen at home with parents,” Gadson said in a statement. “We don’t support required curriculum in schools on this topic. READ MORE HERE.

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SOME SPECIAL POSTS ON TAP FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2022--STARTING WITH: A CLOSER LOOK AT CROTON'S AMERICAN LEGION, THE FOX EKLOF POST

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton -- our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools -- in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

SOME SPECIAL POSTS ON TAP FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2022 FOR MEMORIAL DAY, A CLOSER LOOK AT CROTON'S AMERICAN LEGION, FOX-EKLOF POST, courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the Croton Historical Society.  (CLICK ON THE PHOTO.)

****SEE PART 1 HERE: http://www.everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-look-back-at-crotons-american-legion.html

****SEE PART 2 HERE: http://www.everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/09/part-2-look-back-at-crotons-american.html

****FINAL INSTALLMENT  IS AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-look-back-at-crotons-american-legion_18.html

****AND FROM 2020, IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: VETERANS MEMORIAL RESTORED TO GLORY THANKS TO CROTON SCOUTS & COMMUNITY

The American flag that flutters at the Veterans of Foreign Wars memorial on Terrace Place in Croton-on-Hudson is on a more secure foundation these days, thanks to the efforts of Eagle Scout candidate John Sarcone of Boy Scout Troop 28. With support from the Town of Cortlandt, American Legion Post 505, and Croton Rotary Club, Sarcone assembled a group of volunteers and obtained donations from area builders and building supply companies to renovate the structure holding up the flagpole, replace fencing, and renew landscaping on the site.

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTES
Businesses that contributed to the project include Vista Construction, Dakota Supply, Bilotta Construction, Home Depot, Home Mason Supply, Dain’s Lumber, Reliable Fencing, and Laemmel’s Lawns to Landscapes.

Read and see more at https://riverjournalonline.com/schools/veterans-memorial-is-restored-to-glory-thanks-to-croton-scout-community/21374