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    Members of the American Legion Post 16, VFW Post 10221, Civil Air Patrol and Homer Emblem Club #350, as well as local veterans or current military members, march in a parade through Homer, Alaska, in honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    ‘To serve the nation’s cause’
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 11, 2025 12:30 pm

    A parade was held in Homer on Tuesday in honor of Veterans Day.

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    The Missing Man Table, in honor of soldiers missing in action and prisoners of war, is placed in a corner of VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    VFW honors missing soldiers
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 23, 2025 1:30 am

    Veterans and community members gathered in remembrance of prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action.

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    Students sing “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” at Mountain View Elementary in Kenai, Alaska, during a celebration of Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Mountain View Elementary recognizes Veterans Day
    By Jacob Dye • November 14, 2024 1:30 am

    During a celebration of Veterans Day at Mountain View Elementary School on Monday, a sea of elementary schoolers peered back…

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    Homer Foundation announces new fund for veterans support services
    Homer Foundation announces new fund for veterans support...
    By Emilie Springer • November 14, 2024 1:30 am

    In honor of Veterans Day, the Homer Foundation announced last week on Nov. 4 the creation of a new Veterans…

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    A poster provides details for the "Ride for the Halibut" poker run, raising funds for the Last Frontier Honor Flight, scheduled for Saturday, June 29, 2024 at the VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point, Alaska. Photo provided by the VFW Post 10221
    Anchor Point VFW to hold fundraiser for honor...
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 21, 2024 1:30 am

    A poker run and fish fry will take place on Saturday, June 29

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    Photo provided by the Homer Foundation
Alaska Warrior Partnership held a community partnership meeting in Homer at the Kenai Peninsula Campus last Wednesday.
    The Alaska Warrior Partnership instigates community service partnerships...
    By Emilie Springer • April 10, 2024 1:30 am

    The Alaska division of America’s Warrior Partnership met with businesses, agencies and veterans at the Kachemak Bay Campus Wednesday, April…

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    Commemorating America’s veterans
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 15, 2023 1:30 am

    Several veterans organizations, as well as members of the community, turned out for a parade in recognition of Veterans Day…

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    Toras Fisk is thanked for his service after the 2021 Veterans Day ceremony at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Center on Nov. 11. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    ‘I’m just so lucky’
    By Sarah Knapp • February 24, 2022 1:30 am

    Longtime Homer resident and World War II veteran Toras Fisk turns 100.

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    The color guard lowers the flags in honor of the veterans who have passed as Christie Hill plays “Taps” during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Veterans honored during Veterans Day parade, ceremony
    By Sarah Knapp • November 18, 2021 1:30 am

    In honor of Veterans Day, dozens of veterans and supportive organizations gathered to march down Pioneer Avenue to the Alaska…

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    Leroy Keene (left) is welcomed home from Desert Storm by his wife and daughter in 1990. Gary Squires (right) kneels next to a young Vietnamese girl he helped rescue and the doctor who bandaged her wounds.
    Veterans to receive Quilts of Valor on Veterans...
    By Sarah Knapp • November 11, 2021 1:30 am

    War affects veterans who make it home differently.

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    Veterans and active duty servicemembers carry the totem pole on July 24, 2021 as hundreds gathered in Hoonah for its raising. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
    Hoonah honors veterans with totem pole, future memorial...
    By Michael S. Lockett • July 28, 2021 2:30 am

    From the Alaska Territorial Guard to today’s servicemembers, the Southeast has a legacy of service.

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    Memorial Day observance honors war — and pandemic — heroes
    Memorial Day observance honors war — and pandemic...
    By Michael Armstrong • May 27, 2020 5:30 am

    In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Memorial Day observances in Homer took on a more somber tone. Though Anchorage…

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    Veterans from several area outfits participate in a Veterans Day celebration Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in front of the Islands and Oceans Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Veterans Day celebration is Sunday; day marks 100th...
    By Staff report Homer News • November 7, 2018 4:20 pm

    On the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Veterans Day ceremonies start at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov….

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