9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
The City of Frisco and the Frisco Garden Club will host a 9/11 Remembrance at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, September 11. The ceremony will be at Freedom Meadow in Warren Sports Complex, located at 7599 Eldorado Pkwy. The annual ceremony honors the memory of those who died in...
American Legion Peter J Courcy Post 178 2023 Texas Boys Statesmen Accepting Frisco City Council Proclamation
Photo by John Brady The 2023 Post 178 Texas Boys Statesmen were honored at the Frisco City Council meeting on August 15, 2023. Larry Wilhelm, the Program Committee Chairman, presented the statesmen to Mayor Jeff Chaney and council members. Mayor Cheney proclaimed the...
Post 178 Welcomes New Cadet Corps Instructor
Photo Caption - (L-R) Ed Reed, Post 178 Commander. Major Gary Billings, USMC (Ret.), Lt Col Ivan Acosta, USAF (Ret.), and Ted Ruybal, Post Liaison Committee Chair. The Frisco ISD Navy National Defense Cadet Corps program was established with 69 cadets in 2021 at...
City of Frisco Honors Its Purple Heart Veterans
Photo Caption: Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney proclaimed August 8, 2023, as “Purple Heart Day.” The Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee recently held the annual Mayor’s Purple Heart Social to recognize and honor Frisco veterans who were Purple Heart recipients. Many...
Frisco Veterans Resource Expo
Presented by Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee Thu Sep 21 2023 at 09:00 am to 11:00 am Registration begins at 8am Collin Community College 9700 Wade Blvd | Frisco, TX Sign up at: jduke@fmi.vet
70th Anniversary of Korean War Armistice
July 27, 2023, marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the armistice ending Korean War hostilities. The era ran from June 25, 1950, to Jan. 31, 1955; Congress extended the period due to the uneasy peace negotiations after the armistice was signed in 1953. Unlike...
Agent Orange Awareness Day
Agent Orange Awareness Day marks the first day the substance was used in Vietnam and surrounding countries, and it is meant to pay tribute to those who were exposed to this deadly compound. The day is an annual observation designed to raise awareness of the effects of...
Mayor Cheney’s Purple Heart Social
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 5:30 – 7:30 PM Revel Patio Grill 9305 Preston Rd Frisco, Texas 75034 “Frisco is proud to be a “Purple Heart City. “ - Mayor Cheney American Legion Post 178 is proud to be a “Purple Heart Post. “ - Commander Ed Reed
American Legion Post 178 Elects New Officers
(R – L) Members of 2023-2024 Post 178 Executive Committee include Fred Rogers, Terry Gilbert, Jose Torres, Ed Reed, Terry Meyering, Ron Bercher, Larry Wilhelm, and Thor Anderson. Not pictured are Joanne Schumm, John Brady, and John Stammreich. Since Post 178 was...