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The story of Douglas Munro, the only member of the Coast Guard to receive the Medal of Honor
Posted September 22, 2016
This Tuesday, September 27, 2016 marks the 74th anniversary of the death of Douglas Munro, a sailor from South Cle Elum, Washington, who is the one and only member of the United States Coast Guard to receive the Medal of Honor.
Douglas A. Munro was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor...

Navy SEAL Chad Williams visits Veterans Funeral Care
Posted June 28, 2016
Veterans Funeral Care was blessed to have the opportunity to invite former Navy SEAL Chad Williams to be our keynote speaker for our 2015 Clergy Breakfast. The night before our clergy event we took Chad to dinner and he talked about his ministry, his time on active duty, and about...

Veterans Funeral Care remembers Col. Schroeder, first to Normandy on D-day.
Posted April 28, 2016
As we approach the anniversary of the D-day invasion it is important to remember the men and women who were there and reflect on what they went through that day. One of those men was retired Army Colonel Leonard Schroeder then a 25-year-old Captain. Col. Schroeder and his wife, Margaret,...

A Marine’s Story of Guadalcanal
Posted April 5, 2016
Bill Livingston was a friend of Veterans Funeral Care from the beginning of our company. Bill would stop by just to say hello and sometimes just to talk shop. Bill loved being a Marine. To give you an idea, before Bill died he made it a point to return to...