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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Navy veteran Alan Boyce with his frontyard naval display on Veterans Day 2021.

South County veterans honor Veterans Day, appreciate the ‘Good old USA’

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter November 23, 2021

Every Veteran’s Day, Fourth of July and Memorial Day, veteran and South County resident Alan Boyce flies dozens of flags on his property on Von Talge Road in honor of his fellow veterans.  “I’ve...

Affton veteran celebrates 96th birthday

Affton veteran celebrates 96th birthday

October 31, 2021

World War II veteran and Affton resident Charles “Chuck” O’Reilly turned 96 Sept. 11. O’Reilly was born in 1925 and has lived in Affton in the home he and his late wife Audrey bought 67 years...

History comes alive with World War II veterans

History comes alive with World War II veterans

March 5, 2020

Lindbergh High School is in its 11th year of hosting History Alive, a program that gives students the opportunity to talk with veterans from World War II the Korean War, the Vietnam War and conflicts...

Eugene ‘Gene’ Harmack, 98, left, formerly of Affton, and Alfred Villagran receive awards from France Jan. 23 for their service.

Local Word War II veteran, two other vets receive France’s highest Legion of Honor

January 31, 2019

A longtime south county resident and two other area veterans were awarded France’s highest distinction, the Legion of Honor, during a ceremony at the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum last week. The...

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