*Submissions for 2019 are now closed. Information about 2020’s essay contest will be made available closer to the 2020 Veteran’s Day Parade. In the meantime, you can view the winning essays here.* We are excited to announce that we are currently accepting submissions for the Mary Ryan Memorial Essay Contest, in honor […]
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We were lucky to have the chance to interview General Patrick Brady. General Brady served as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. For his valor, he received the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration.
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The 2019 Memorial Day Parade in Media will take place on Monday, May 27th at 10 AM. We hope to see you there! Check out these photos from past Memorial day parades: Check out our Memorial Day news posts from the 2015 and 2016 parades.
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We are excited to share this interview with Mark Bowden, the best selling author of Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. This video, recorded at the Media Theater, shows his talk about his latest book, Huê 1968, about an important battle in the Vietnam war.
Read moreThis year’s winner of the Mary Ryan Memorial Essay Contest is Makenna Linsky, a 6th grader at E.T. Richardson Middle School. Makenna wrote about her great grandfather’s service as a switchboard operator during WWII. First Place Thank you, Makenna and congratulations! You can read her essay below: I remember my great-grandad as […]
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Lien-Hang T. Nguyen sat down with us to share the story of how she and her 8 siblings fled Vietnam on the last day of Saigon. The family made it to Indian Town Gap in Guam where they waited until gaining sponsorship from a church in Media, PA. Her family then lived […]
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59th Annual Delaware County Veterans Day Parade Monday, November 12, 2018 11:11 am-12:30 pm Honoring Veterans Around the Globe Rain or Shine The 59th annual Veterans Day Parade will start at the intersection of Jackson & State Streets and end in front of the Delaware County Courthouse. 2018 March Order Division 1 […]
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Coordinated by the borough and Town Talk of the Delaware County News Network, the pre-Super Bowl Eagles parade on 2/3 started at 2 p.m. at State Street and Monroe Street. The parade then headed west on State Street and then went up Veterans Square to the courthouse on Front Street. This […]
Read moreWe are excited to announce this year’s winner of the Mary Ryan Memorial Essay Contest. This year’s winner is Brendan Hung, an 8th grader at Radnor Middle School. Brendan’s essay illuminates the struggles veterans face when transitioning back to civilian life after deployment and explores what students like him can do to […]
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By Colin Ainsworth, cainsworth@delcotimes.com MEDIA >> “It’s a high interest year,” said Media Mayor Bob McMahon as the borough prepared for its 58th annual Veterans Day Parade set for Friday. More veterans organizers from across Delaware County than ever before assembled around 10 a.m. before the parade launched at 11. This year, Grand […]
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