Cobb Veterans Memorial

08/07/2026

Purple Heart Day honors the incredible bravery and sacrifice the heroes of our nation provide through service.

George Washington awarded the first Purple Heart, the Badge of Merit, to Soldiers in the Continental Army. Washington only provided three awards during his time. Back then, it was a piece of silk featuring a thin edge of silver bound through the material. However, Washington understood its importance and authorized others to provide awards when necessary. The Badge of Merit faded in its use over time but was revived in 1932 as the Purple Heart we know today, honoring those wounded in combat and for commendable actions. In 1944, it was to specifically honor those wounded or killed in action.
Since then, around 1.8 million have been awarded throughout the military. The Military Order of the Purple Heart, formed in 1932, consists only of Purple Heart recipients and is the only Veteran’s Service Organization of its kind, exclusively made up of combat wounded Vets. Since 1957, the Purple Heart Foundation has been in place as an advocate, funding services and programs for Veterans with a particular focus on those who were wounded.

Today, hold a Moment of Silence. Maybe you pray. Perhaps you meditate. You might simply sit back and reflect on your freedoms. Whatever you do, take some time to be thankful that people are willing to sacrifice for all of our freedoms.

Cobb Veterans Memorial Foundation remembers all of those who earned the Purple Heart with honor and thanks. Your sacrifices and your families' are not forgotten. Thank you.

https://veteranlife.com/military-holidays/purple-heart-day
https://cobbveteransmemorial.com/

08/04/2026

"Semper Paratus" – Latin for "Always Ready"
The official motto of the United States Coast Guard is "Semper Paratus," which translates to "Always Ready" in English. This phrase embodies the Coast Guard’s commitment to being prepared at all times to perform its diverse missions, including maritime security, search and rescue, law enforcement, environmental protection, and safeguarding U.S. waters.

Coast Guard units each perform more than one kind of mission – sometimes on the same day. They are America’s Maritime Guardians, saving lives and deterring complex threats – from disrupting transnational crime and terrorism, to preventing cyber threats to our ports, to addressing the impact of human activity in the polar regions as ice caps recede. These are a few of the areas they work in each day: Search and Rescue; Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security; Drug Interdiction; Migrant Interdiction; Living Marine Resources; Marine Environmental Protection; Ice Operations; Marine Safety; Aids to Navigation; Other Law Enforcement; and Defense Readiness. There is so much involved in each of these. Being a Coast Guardsman is a busy life, a hard life.

Cobb Veterans Memorial Foundation wishes the US Coast Guard HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
And to all the Cadets, Coast Guardsmen, and Coastie Veterans, may your day be filled with honor and appreciation.

https://www.history.uscg.mil/
https://cobbveteransmemorial.com/

08/04/2026

08/02/2026

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A temporary monument in Washington, D.C., displays the names of more than 41 million Americans who have fought for the country since the Revolutionary War.

FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/4pVzpVA

07/31/2026

July 31st might be the last day of Christmas in July, but it is NOT the last day to sponsor a Veteran's Wreath for Marietta National Cemetery.
Wreaths can be sponsored through December 2nd, 11:59 PM.

Marietta National Cemetery is around 6% of the way to having all the Veterans' Wreaths for its 18,846 Fallen Heroes sponsored. But it is not too late to help. We still have time to make sure each of them is spoken for this Holiday Season.

You can still help by scanning the QR code, calling the number in the image, or clicking the link below.
Share this message with friends and family so that they can sponsor and sign up to volunteer on Wreath Day.
Sponsor Veterans' Wreaths with your children and grandchildren. Make it a family affair.
Share it with your PTA, organization, or company and make it a challenge. Which grade, group, or team can sponsor the most and win an ice cream or pizza lunch?

We ask you to click the link or scan the QR code and sponsor a few wreaths. Honor these heroes. For it is now our responsibility to remember them and tell their stories.

https:/www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/171146/Overview/?relatedId=0

THANK YOU!!

07/29/2026

"We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution."

07/28/2026

Just a few days left for Christmas in July.
If this is a tradition for you to do all of your Christmas shopping in the Summer, then now is the time to sponsor your wreaths for Marietta National Cemetery.
Or sponsor a few now, and each month through December 2nd, 2026, and Honor several Fallen Heroes here, in our own community.

Marietta National Cemetery has Fallen Heroes from the Civil War (1865) through the Global War on Terrorism (2012). These are our neighbors and community members, and now it is our responsibility to tell their stories...

The Silver Star is the third highest award that can be received by a member of the US Armed Forces. A total of 18 Silver Star recipients from World Wars I and II are buried at Marietta National Cemetery. Fifteen Silver Star recipients from the Korea and Vietnam conflicts are buried at Marietta National Cemetery; all were killed in action.

Scan the QR Code in the image, click the link below, or call the number in the image. All of these are ways to sponsor Veterans' Wreaths this Holiday Season. We have 18,846 Fallen Heroes at Marietta National Cemetery to remember and honor.
Will you help?

https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/171146/Overview/?relatedId=0

THANK YOU!

07/27/2026

'On July 27, 1953, military commanders from the United States, North Korea, and China signed the Korean Armistice Agreement at Panmunjom, bringing three years of brutal, unyielding combat to an end.

While the ceasefire halted active hostilities after the longest negotiated armistice in military history, a permanent peace treaty was never realized. The cost of holding that line was staggering: 36,576 American service members laid down their lives, and more than 92,000 others were wounded in action.

Today, fewer than 730,000 Korean War veterans remain with us. While the Korean War is tragically referred to as the "Forgotten War," to the veterans who served, the Gold Star families who carry on the memory of our lost, and the families who still keep the flame of hope alive for the nearly 7,400 POW/MIAs who remain unaccounted for, this war is anything but forgotten.'

Cobb Veterans Memorial Foundation remembers and honors those who fought, those who came home, those who didn't, and those who were lost in Korea. We honor the Gold Star mothers and families and the Veterans who are still with us today. And we REMEMBER.

https://www.vfw.org/media-and-events/latest-releases/archives/2026/7/vfw-commemorates-73-years-of-the-korean-armistice-agreement

To Donate to CVMF: https://cobbveteransmemorial.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/cobbveteransmemorial/donation.jsp

07/20/2026

Join the American Legion Post 29 Marietta family as we roll up our sleeves and give back to our community by helping clean up historic Shiloh Cemetery.

Saturday, August 1, 2026
8:00 a.m. (ish) – We’ll get started early before the Georgia heat sets in!

We’ll be:

* Mowing grass
* W**d wacking
* General cemetery cleanup

Location:
Shiloh Cemetery
Corner of Dallas Highway and Barrett Parkway
(Gate entrance is behind Subway.)

No special skills are required—just a willingness to help. Any and all help is appreciated!

We proudly call ourselves the Graveyard Shift because there’s no better way to honor those who came before us than by caring for the places where they rest.

Come spend a few hours making a difference and enjoying some fellowship with fellow volunteers.

Join Us!

Learn more about American Legion Post 29 Marietta at Post29Marietta.org

07/20/2026

Meet Private Denis Buckley. Born in Canada around 1844, he joined the 136th New York Volunteer Infantry from Avon, New York, on August 12, 1862. Buckley was killed in action on July 20, 1864, at the Battle of Peachtree Creek, and his remains are interred at the Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia.
On April 7, 1865, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

"The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Private Denis Buckley, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 20 July 1864, while serving with Company G, 136th New York Infantry, in action at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, for capture of flag of 31st Mississippi (Confederate States of America)."

These are the heroes that you will find at Marietta National Cemetery. Find a name and learn their story. Please sponsor a wreath or two and plan on joining us on Wreath Day, December 19th, to lay wreaths on the Fallen Heroes' headstones to honor and remember them.

You can scan the QR code in the image above,
Or you can click this link: https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/171146/Overview/?relatedId=0