Bureaucracy prevented heating system from getting installeds at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans sooner.
Grand Traverse County Traverse City, MI
Bureaucracy prevented heating system from getting installeds at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans sooner.
The Army sergeant reaches settlement after losing Van Buren County home while in Iraq, he says.
The new system will be funded by a $35,000 grant from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation.
The traveling memorial — part of the first LZ Michigan Welcome Home Vets Celebration — conjures deep emotions from many people.
The float, which has been a part of the post for more than 40 years, has been transformed from a flatbed with church pews and flags to a replica of a battleship called the “USS Furniture City,” said Post Commander Theresa Robinson.