Veterans Day Events & Offers: Hosted by VetsRoll, Inc

02/25/2024

Another highlight of this past week was enjoying the truly remarkable ‘Magic’ Bill Hunter’s 101st birthday!!

This gentleman has truly discovered the Fountain of Youth!!

His incredible and world renowned mastery of magic and formulations of numbers has allowed him to stay razor sharp mentally and physically as he begins his 102nd year of celebrating what God gifted him with!!

The happiest of Happy Birthday’s to our incredible friend Bill!!

01/19/2024

Good morning from beautiful (and frigid) La Crosse!!

Kind of a sketchy ride up this morning, too!

12/24/2023

The rest of the story behind the creation of VetsRoll.org Veterans Honor Trip to Washington DC.
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One of the inspirations behind the start of our VetsRoll.org Veterans Honor Trip to Washington DC program nearly 15-years ago, was our SIL Cindy Finnegan, married to our brother Tim Finnegan.

Cindy was a tireless worker, never slept and was always pushing himself to excel.

Excel she did, as a Vietnam Era nurse, rising to the rank of Army Major, then being forced into retirement after being unable to overcome her battle with MS.

Although we have no doubt she would have made Colonel, she refused to give up and stayed involved in numerous military organizations and events up until the very end.

Cindy was called home on December 23, 2003 (Christmas Eve), 20-years ago today.

Justyn Finnegan and I attended her officer’s burial at Arlington National Cemetery in May of 2004, just before the opening of the beautiful WWII Memorial in Washington, DC. An officer’s burial is something to behold at ANC and eventually led to us forming our program in 2010.

Rest In Peace Cynthia Finnegan and thank you for what you did for all those troops so many years ago.
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Our great friend George Kerestes, the renown NPS Greeter at the WWII Memorial has for nearly a decade made it his mission to place a wreath on Cindy’s headstone on each Wreaths Across America Day.

Thank you George!!

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/cynthia-finnegan-obituary?id=5506657

12/09/2023

https://youtu.be/AWZtCOL_30Q?si=gKghzwXrM5vkM82s

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11/11/2023

Another great piece from Michelle Baik of NBC15 Madison

A pair of World War II veterans went to Normandy for an unforgettable trip, reminding them of when they fought nearly eight decades ago.

11/11/2023

https://www.mystateline.com/video/rockford-gen-zers-accompany-elderly-wwii-veterans-to-normandy-for-firsthand-history-experience/9163769/

Four Gen Z participants from the Rockford area recently accompanied two World War II veterans on a trip to France and Belgium, learning history from the men who lived it.

08/09/2023

Hey VetsRoll.org Veterans Honor Trip to Washington DC nation…let’s get this hat back to one proud Vietnam combat Veteran….

Found on Beloit’s West side…very special unit!!

06/13/2023

Such a great partnership…thanks to Trey Taylor, AED Essentials, Fire Department Coffee, our friends at Rockford Fire Department and ZOLL EMS and Fire!!

Fire Dept. Coffee coordinated with AED Essentials and ZOLL to help provide AEDs for bus trip carrying 176 military veterans to see memorials in Washington, D.C.