Operation Allied Force veterans honored Friday

Twenty-four years ago, on March 24, 1999, NATO launched an air campaign called Operation Allied Force to halt the humanitarian devastation that was then unfolding in Kosovo. The decision to intervene followed more than a year of fighting within the province and the failure of international efforts to resolve the conflict by diplomatic means.

NATO announced the suspension of the air campaign on June 10, 1999, once it had concluded a military technical agreement with the federal republic of Yugoslavia. NATO casualties were light, and the alliance suffered no fatalities as a result of combat operations. VFW Post 8904 and the Auxiliary will conduct a wreath laying ceremony in honor of those who served in Kosovo at the Veteran’s Memorial on the grounds of the 1885 Historic Courthouse in Center on Friday, March 24th, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. As always, the public is invited to honor their fellow Americans.

Contact post quartermaster Larry Hume, 936-332-0349 or email chiefhume95@gmail. com for more information.

For information on other VFW programs coming up, see inside today’s edition.

About the VFW: The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is the nation’s largest and oldest major war veterans organization. Founded in 1899, the congressionally chartered VFW is comprised entirely of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, Guard and Reserve forces. With more than 1.5 million VFW and Auxiliary members located in nearly 6,000 Posts worldwide, the nonprofit veterans service organization is proud to proclaim “NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS” than the VFW, which is dedicated to veterans’ service, legislative advocacy, and military and community service programs