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American Legion Post 119 Visit: 850 N. St. Vrain Ave. Mail: P.O. Box 127 Estes Park, Colorado 80517 Phone: 970-586-6118 Fax: 970-586-2838 |
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| Club Hours of Operation: Open Daily from 2:00 PM (11:00 AM on Wednesdays) to 9:00 PM. Open one hour before all Broncos games We Offer Our Prayers For All Our Troops |
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Quilts of Valor CeremonyRichard Oversteg, an officer of the Post 119 and a Korean and Vietnam veteran, and Donna Weber, a member Post 119 and a Gulf War veteran, recently arranged for six local veterans to receive Quilts of Valor during Veterans Day Week. The Quilts of Valor organization is a grassroots organization that is dedicated to honoring and comforting soldiers from the effects of war. Quilts of Valor represent honor, courage and bravery. They are meant to be a hug and thank you, and a show of our gratitude for what the military has done for us and for our country. READ MORE. American Legion Blue Star Service Banner ProgramEstes Park American Legion Post 119 has started a Blue Star Service Banners Program. Blue Star Service Banners are displayed by families who have a loved one serving in the armed forces of the United States. The banner displayed in the front window of a home shows a family’s pride in their loved one serving in the military and reminds others that preserving America’s freedom demands a lot. If an Estes Park area family has a loved one serving in the military, they should contact the American Legion Post and we will present them with a Blue Star Service Banner at a Post meeting to proudly display.
The blue star represents the family member serving in the armed forces. If that individual is killed or dies while serving, the blue star is superimposed with a gold star. The Blue Star Mothers and Gold Star Mothers organizations were established during World War I and remain active today. Blue Star Service Banners were widely used across America during World Wars I and II, but were not embraced during the Korean or Vietnam wars with the same enthusiasm. The American Legion is rekindling the spirit of pride in our military men and women. Free color downloads are also available at www.legion.org. For more information or to receive a Blue Star Service Banner, contact the American Legion at 586-6118.
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The Blue Star Service Banner was designed and patented in 1917 by World War I Army Captain Robert L. Queissner of the 5th Ohio Infantry who had two sons serving on the front line. It quickly became the unofficial symbol of a child in service.
