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Charles Lightner Digital Media Manager Findlay Publishing Company Findlay Digital Design P: 419.427.8449 |C: 419.722.2582 E: charleslightner@findlayoh.com
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History of Veterans Day

Armistice Day - New York
Excerpt from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” – officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or
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On the trail of Kilroy

Kilroy - Flag City Honor Flight
Kilroy is back. If you’ve been observant, you may have seen cartoon drawings of a man peeking over a wall on billboards, store windows and signs around town this month. The character is Kilroy, and the drawing was a popular piece of graffiti drawn by American troops in the Atlantic Theater and later the Pacific
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Honoring our Heroes: Veterans Day Parade and Program

Hancock Historical Museum - Findlay, OH
On November 9, be sure to go Downtown for the annual Veterans Day Parade. It will start at the corner of Main and Lincoln at 2:00PM and end at the Veterans Memorial at Main and Center. Additionally, head over to the Hancock Historical Museum between the hours of 1:00-5:00PM for  a special program honoring our Veterans. Learn
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Honor Flight 2014: Photos

Flag City Honor Flight
Check out the photos from our most recent Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. Click here to view our Shutterfly album.
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Local Veterans Visit Nation’s Capital Monuments Through Annual Flag City Honor Flight

The 4th flight of Flag City Honor Flight (FCHF), the Findlay-based hub of the National Honor Flight Network, took place on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. A total of 31 WWII veterans, 45 Korean War veterans, and one veteran of the Vietnam War (plus guardians) journeyed to Washington D.C. to visit the nation’s landmark war memorials.
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Letters to the Editor 6-9-14

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED On June 3, I had the honor and the pleasure to accompany Norval Knouse and 75 other WWII, Korean and Vietnamese Veterans on the Flag City Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Although it was a very long day, it was filled with warm feelings and support by the Honor Flight guardians and volunteers
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Letters to the Editor 6-6-14

A LONG, BUT GREAT DAY June 3 was a long day for many people. For some it began before 2 a.m. and did not end until 3 a.m. June 4.| But there was not a word of negativity nor selfish whining among those who worked tirelessly to make this special day happen for those participating
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Honor Flight

Earl Morse may have cried, too, had he been at Toledo Airport late Tuesday night as the 70 or so World War II and Korean War vets slowly disembarked from the jet from Washington. They were exhausted from a whirlwind Honor Flight tour of war memorials and cemeteries. But if they were tired, they didn’t
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101-year-old WWII vet among dozens aboard Flag City Honor Flight

TOLEDO — Dozens of veterans embarked on a journey to see their war memorials in our nation’s capitol on Tuesday, marking the fourth flight of the Flag City Honor Flight. The Findlay-based hub of the National Honor Flight Network planned the day for 77 veterans from the Findlay-area… Click here to keep reading…  
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