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Great Lakes National Cemetery held a service Friday for the unclaimed or unaccompanied veterans who were interred there over the past year.

Washtenaw Community College president Dr. Rose B. Bellanca says that filling the skills gap in young workers is the key to keeping the momentum behind Michigan’s economic prosperity.

The free event will have hourly raffle drawings, live music, military dog demonstrations and resources between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3.

Bill Price believes police officers and firefighters are not being recognized enough.

Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation is thanking those who have served in the military with free skating, swimming and golf this Saturday.

President and CEO Bert Copple, who is a veteran himself, said the goal is to honor veterans and active-duty military members.

Attendees will be able to browse resource exhibits, participate in activities, eat treats, and learn about military and EMS vehicles

Memorial Day is a special day for many Americans whose loved ones have fought for our country.

EMU has ranked as a top school in the country for veterans for the sixth year in a row.

Two former Iraq and Afghanistan War-era defense secretaries are recommending that the government consider new ways to ensure that military service is taken into account when courts prosecute former service members.

Walmart set over 100,000 holiday wreaths at the graves of American veterans in honor of National Wreaths Across America Day.

Six veterans took home a collective $20,000 for their business ideas after Washtenaw Community College’s Veteran Business Pitch & Showcase Night.

The unclaimed cremains of five military veterans have been buried with full honors at a national cemetery in southwestern Michigan.

A World War II veteran from Detroit had major heart surgery this year at 102 years old, but continues to fight and he hopes to hit the dance floor again.

Observed annually on November 11, the federal holiday honors the men and women who serve and who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Washtenaw Community College has been recognized by the Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency as a top-tier veteran-friendly school.

Take a trip back in time with the women who lived through WWII and contributed to the war effort from Southeast Michigan.

Detroit is celebrating Navy Week for the first time since 2015, with events leading up to the Thunder Over Michigan Airshow.

On Saturday, hundreds of motorcyclists came together for the Rotary Wounded America Ride.

Michiganders can come together and support veterans at the fifth annual Salute Our Warriors event on July 14.

Vet Fest is free and open to all Washtenaw County veterans and their families.

Memorial Day is a special day for many Americans whose loved ones have fought for our country.

Memorial Day is a special day for many Americans whose loved ones have fought for our country.

Honor those who have served our country at one of many events happening around Metro Detroit this weekend.

If you are looking for a way to remind your family what the holiday is really about, we gathered a list of veteran memorials you can visit throughout the state of Michigan.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by Japanese forces 80 years ago. More than 2,300 people died.

Oakland County’s efforts to provide experienced workers for local businesses just got a hefty boost.

Each year, our nation commemorates Veterans Day on Nov. 11, to pay tribute to all American veterans -- living or dead -- but especially to those who served our country honorably during war or peacetime.

One Michigan man is working daily to help veterans like him cope.

Veterans Day is Thursday, Nov. 11, and restaurants and businesses nationwide will show gratitude for service members with free meals, discounts and other perks.

After serving our country, many veterans face new challenges that can impact their financial situations in ways that are different from average civilians.

After serving our country, many veterans face new challenges that can impact their financial situations in ways that are different from average civilians.

Here's what on tap for Veterans Week 2021 at U-M.

WCC will hold two ceremonies on Veterans Day.

The message was clear. Veterans fought for us to be free, and events like this remind us to give thanks to those who served.

A Vietnam veteran got some help from an organization after it was discovered that he was living in deplorable conditions.

Veterans and active duty military personnel can enjoy several recreational activities in Ann Arbor on Veterans Day.

Volunteers of America Michigan says one of the biggest obstacles veterans face is getting reliable transportation.

On Saturday, the veterans received a tribute that was decades in the making.

Concordia University Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan University, University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College all received distinctions in at the “Gold” status.

The Owens Corning Foundation donated the materials and Tittle Brothers Construction donated the labor.

Bryant Lepic is an 11-year US Air Force veteran who has completed five combat deployments to Iraq.

Bryant Lepic is an 11-year US Air Force veteran who has completed five combat deployments to Iraq.

The outrage is growing around the community after American flags outside of VFW Post 1138 in Monroe were removed sometime after 5 a.m. Thursday.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is signing four bills into law Wednesday that are designed to help Michigan veterans.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Gov. Garlin Gilchrist are honoring the lives of fallen veterans this Memorial Day with a new video

Veterans, scouts and patriotic Americans placed flags at gravestones. It’s when you take a step back and see the sheer number of flags, the significance becomes even more profound.

Starting Thursday, veterans in need can turn to the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System for food assistance.

The nonprofit, iCare Fighting Hunger Foundation, has been in existence since 2019 but its founder Johnnie Townsend has been feeding the homeless in the Detroit community for nearly 10 years.

A new home for veterans is opening in Chesterfield Township.

Veterans, spouses and caregivers can sign up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through VAAAHS.

GMC raises $2.5 million for mortgage-free homes for injured veteransThe auction of the first GMC HUMMER EV has brought in more than $2 million for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The nonprofit builds mortgage-free, accessible smart homes for the most catastrophically-injured veterans and provides mortgage-free homes for Gold Star families and the families of first responders killed in the line of duty. WATCH Local 4 News at 11Metro Detroit weather: Windy conditions arrive Palm Sunday and remain chillyThe wind picks up speed and comes out of the west Sunday afternoon. It will feel like winter instead of early spring with wind-chills in the 30s, even upper 20s, the rest of the day. Westerly winds will blow 15 to 30 mph with higher gusts between 30 and 40 mph.

The first production GMC HUMMER EV supertruck was sold at the 2021 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction for $2.5 million. DETROIT – The Saturday auction of the first GMC HUMMER EV has brought in more than $2 million for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The auction fees and commissions have been waived for the $2.5 million auction sale, so the entire amount can go toward the nonprofit. It builds mortgage-free, accessible smart homes for the most catastrophically-injured veterans and provides mortgage-free homes for Gold Star families and the families of first responders killed in the line of duty. The HUMMER EV Edition 1 is the specially appointed and fully equipped launch model of GMC’s first full-electric vehicle.

ANN ARBOR – The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 423 in south Ann Arbor recently began operating as a veteran resource center in order to connect with vets in Washtenaw County. AdVeterans sit and talk at VFW Post 423 in south Ann Arbor on March 20, 2021. A veteran takes a pamphlet from a booth during the veteran resource center's open house on March 20, 2021. AdHe said the resource center provides a safe space to share stories and receive guidance and support. Vietnam veteran St. Larry Antoine attends an open house at VFW Post 423 in Ann Arbor.

WARREN, Mich. – When we get older, we’d all be extremely luck to have neighbors like Bob and Debbie Geib. “No computer,” Bob Geib said. “Just a land line.”You would think a 94-year-old World War II veteran would be at the top of the vaccine list, but he’s not. “It was my duty,” Peischl recalled. Meijer stores said they are now partnering with the federal government and many more vaccine doses are on the way.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - DECEMBER 19: Doctor walks through the COVID-19 area in front of a wheelchair at the hospital of the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases Ismael Cosío Villegas on December 19, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images)ANN ARBOR – A growing number of studies have shown that in the first months after being discharged from the hospital, COVID-19 patients faced a high risk of returning for treatment, ongoing health problems and death. The overall risk of readmission or death for COVID patients was lower than that for patients with the other two conditions after 60 days. “For many patients, COVID-19 seems to set off cascades of problems that are every bit as serious as those we see in other diseases. Half of the patients in the study were Black and 95% of the patients were male -- both high risk groups.

(AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)ANN ARBOR – VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System announced on Monday morning that it was selected as one of 37 VA sites nationwide to receive initial COVID-19 vaccine doses. According to a news release, the VA Ann Arbor Medical Center was selected for its ability to inoculate a large population and store the vials at extremely cold temperatures. In compliance with Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, the Ann Arbor VAMC will start vaccinating veterans in long-term VA health care facilities and health care personnel. Like healthcare systems around the country, VA Ann Arbor will begin a limited-supply phase followed by a mass implementation phase once a large vaccine supply is available. “As more vaccine becomes available, eligible Veterans will be contacted directly to discuss specifics and set appointments to receive the vaccine.”

To learn more about Rocket Mortgage’s “Building Hope for Homeless Veterans” program, go to AHomeForEveryVet.org. More coverage: America’s Thanksgiving Parade special section

DETROIT – Tuskegee Airman, Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, lost a comrade during the pandemic. Stewart made sure the first Veterans Day without his fellow airman wouldn’t be impeded by the coronavirus. First Lt. Vincent Dean and Stewart were 18 years old when they enlisted in 1943 during World War II. While he could not be with anyone on Veterans Day, Stewart spoke with Dean’s family in the United States and overseas. From a drive-by display in Taylor to a Detroit Veterans Day parade that was live streamed.

DETROIT – As America pauses to honor those who served our country on Veterans Day, a Detroit contractor is helping to rehab one veteran’s house free of charge. Renita Wilson, of SEIU Home Health Care Providers, was overcome with emotion when she checked on William Norman -- an 81-year-old Army veteran. Disability Network Wayne County, the Wayne County Community Action Agency and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib came together to help Wilson. “When I got here, I was shocked,” said Orlando Robinson, of Flipping Detroit. “The damage was devastating.”Robinson owns Flipping Detroit, a contracting company.

This year has proved to be challenging times for everyone, but on this Veteran’s Day it is particularly challenging for veterans in our community who are homeless. One place they turn to for help is the Call Sam Kitchen for Veterans, but amid the pandemic, the center is finding even bigger challenges. Call Sam Kitchen for Veterans serves three hot meals per day to homeless vets, said attorney Mark Bernstein, who provides warm meals and shelters. The kitchen is open 365 days per year and Is seeing an increased need because of the pandemic. In order to maintain social distancing within the center, the kitchen has fewer volunteers and is now entirely carry-out or delivery.

The women and men who have fought and sacrificed for our country are heroes, and the rest of us owe them an unpayable debt. Fulfilling our promises to our veterans and military families, caregivers, and survivors is critical to our national security, because it is how we will ensure that future generations continue to volunteer to serve. We learned what it really means to be part of a military family the year that Beau deployed to Iraq with his National Guard unit. And yet, Jill and I were constantly in awe when visiting with wounded service members at Christmas or hosting veterans in our home for dinners, at the pride our military members and veterans feel in their service, and at their matchless sense of duty. I will never treat you or your families with anything less than the honor you deserve.

I’m honored to be here today to mow for another veteran.”That brought Smith to Canton Tuesday to Jim and Gale Owens' house. “We both served during Vietnam,” Gale Owens said. Ford Motor Company heard about Smith’s project and about his loyalty to his Ford Edge. “It’s a nice way to thank him for what he’s doing,” Gale Owens said. “He’s taking his personal time to do this.”Once Smith finished his work and went to thank the Owens for their service, Ford thanked Smith in a big way.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Crews broke ground Thursday on a memorial to honor Gold Star Families who have lost loved ones in the military. The 7-foot-tall black granite monument will stand at the Clinton Township Hall on Romeo Plank Road. You can watch Tim Pamplin’s full story in the video player above. More information on the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument can be found on the Hershel Wood Williams Medal of Honor Foundation website.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. – A small group gathered Friday morning in Grosse Pointe Farms to pay respect to Michiganders lost in 9/11. It happened at The War Memorial, a home donated by the Alger family back in the 1940′s. David Alger was a Mutual Fund Manager who died 19 years ago in his office at the World Trace Center. The War Memorial is a moving setting for the observance, with the veteran’s garden, a large American flag flown at half-staff and Lake St. Clair lapping at the sea wall. “And as a patriotic, cultural community leader, The War Memorial is committed to those moments in time where we can bring people together and to really think about our past as we think about our future," War Memorial President Charles Burke said.

DETROIT A $36 million mixed-income and mixed-use development has broken ground in Detroits Midtown. At Develop Detroit, we believe in high quality housing for all, said Sonya Mays, president and CEO of Develop Detroit. Sugar Hill District development renderings. Freelon whose works include the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington and Atlantas National Center for Civil and Human Rights passed away in 2019. HRD is committed to ensuring that Detroits renaissance includes a place for everybody, and we are proud to partner with Develop Detroit and POAH on this important project.

That includes a local roofing company and a supplier who reached out to a Waterford veteran in a special way. It happened here and the worries started -- and you are looking at worries being swept away in a most charitable fashion. A crew of workers from Roof One descended on Mercures house bright and early Thursday in the hot July sun. It all started a few months ago, when Mercures saw Roof Ones owner, Steve McCusker, working in the neighborhood and asked him for an estimate. McCusker knew about Owens Cornings Roof Deployment Project -- a national program that aims to put new roofs over military familys heads for free -- and reached out.

LANSING, Mich. From Muskegon to Midland to Marquette, Michigan counties are securing and distributing COVID-19 emergency funding to veterans through the states new County Veteran Service Fund Emergency Relief (CVSF-ER) program. To date, 12 counties have been approved for a total of nearly $1.1 million in CVSF-ER funding, while eight other counties are close to securing another $253,819 in the emergency relief assistance for a working total of $1.3 million. In addition, at least 16 counties so far are either participating or plan to participate in a CVSF-ER grocery voucher program for veterans through the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) and Meijer. As the central coordinating agency for Michigans 550,000-plus veterans and their families, the MVAA facilitates the CVSF-ER program. The CVSF-ER program is another premier benefit that makes Michigan an ideal place for serving veterans and their families.Related headlines:

ANN ARBOR, Mich. A new home in Ann Arbor hopes to keep loved ones of veterans close when theyre in the hospital. Its the 87th home that the Fisher House Foundation has funded. The Fisher House in Ann Arbor opened on Tuesday and is 13,000 square feet. Plans for another Fisher House in Michigan are already in the works. A Fisher House is a home away from home where military and Veterans families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment, according to the Fisher House website.

ANN ARBOR The VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System announced the opening of the first Fisher House built in the state of Michigan on Monday. The VA Ann Arbor Fisher House is one of 87 Fisher Houses in the world, including in the U.S., Germany and the United Kingdom. The Fisher House is a short walk away from the VA Ann Arbor Medical Center and will enable family members to be near their loved one during a hospitalization. Inside the VA Ann Arbor Fisher House. Nonprofit organization Fisher House Michigan raised more than $7 million of its $20 million goal to fund construction of any Fisher House built in Michigan.

DETROIT The Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency (MVAA) has partnered with Meijer to provide emergency relief vouchers to veterans for groceries and personal care items. A base amount of $25,000 is available to counties through the County Veteran Service Fund (CVSF) Emergency Relief grant. Some came home wounded in defense of our country, while others returned with scars that cant be seen. Many veterans face unique challenges that are only compounded by the COVID-19 crisis, and Im happy to see the MVAA recognizing those needs and providing additional support.The vouchers are valid through Sept. 30, 2020. Veterans inquiring about receiving vouchers should contact their local county office or call 1-800-MICH-VET.

And Monday marks Memorial Day, the federal holiday in the U.S. for honoring and mourning the military personnel who’ve died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It’s a great way to show your followers that this day means more to you than just a barbecue or the day off work. Another neat way to honor the ultimate sacrifice is to create an online memorial for a loved one with the Veterans Legacy Memorial Website. If you really want to show your support, hang up an American flag outside your home or perhaps honor the day with a sign or sidewalk chalk in your front yard. That’s likely the easiest way to honor the day while still socially distancing and following CDC guidelines.

Published: May 21, 2020, 11:54 amFARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. The city of Farmington Hills announced a virtual Memorial Day parade in lieu of a traditional parade due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. RELATED: Coronavirus in Michigan: Heres where we stand as of Thursday morningThe virtual parade will consist of photos from previous parades and messages of gratitude for veterans and frontline workers amid the pandemic. Individuals can watch the parade video online here during the upcoming holiday weekend. The city encourages residents to send messages to veterans on the website here. MORE: Coronavirus News

PLYMOUTH, Mich. Memorial Day celebrations will carry on in Plymouth with some changes due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Event organizers announced Tuesday that the annual Memorial Day Parade and following ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park will not take place. Instead there will be a short, private wreath-laying ceremony at the park where veterans can watch from outside their vehicles on Monday. A procession of veterans will then drive through the city starting at 10 a.m. Residents are encouraged to watch the procession from outside their homes in support of the veterans.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. On May 26, active and retired veterans will be able to play golf for free at Huron Hills Golf Course. Those who sign up will be able to play 9 or 18 holes. Tee times must be reserved in advance by calling (734)794-6246 and can be found online here. Tee times are staggered in 10-minute intervals and golfers must abide by social distancing rules and procedures. In November the City of Ann Arbor offers veterans the opportunity to play golf for free for Veterans Day.

Henry Ford Health System, Allure Medical and Health Alliance Plan are offering free health screenings for seniors Nov. 19 at the Southfield Pavillion convention center in Southfield. More than 60 organizations will be in attendance at the fair, with specializations including Veterans benefits, Medicare, assisted living, Alzheimers and more. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon and is free to all seniors and caregivers. The organizations will be awarding prizes and complimentary bagels and coffee will be available. Free health screenings -- Nov. 19, 9 a.m. to noon, 26000 Evergreen Rd., Southfield, 48076

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