Veterans' Island at Memorial Park

06/06/2026

Please consider picking up a case of water or Gatorade during your regular shopping trip and dropping by the First Responders Water and Gatorade donation trailer that will be at the Good Will Fire Company on June 7-13th. Your First Responders will thank you during those hot summer days. All donations will benefit Good Will Steam Fire Engine Company #1 of Pottstown, Pottstown Fire Dept and Good Will Ambulance

06/06/2026

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Fifteen years ago today, these heroes took their very last breaths defending our nations freedom......Spc. Emilio J. Campo Jr., 20, of Madelia, Minn.; Spc. Michael B. Cook Jr., 27, of Middletown, Ohio; Spc. Christopher B. Fishbeck, 24, of Victorville, Calif.; Spc. Robert P. Hartwick, 20, of Rockbridge, Ohio; and Pfc. Michael C. Olivieri, 26, Chicago, Ill. They died June 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with indirect fire. They were assigned to the1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

06/05/2026

Remember D Day, 82 years ago....
On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight N**i Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which, “we will accept nothing less than full victory.”

More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Continental Europe. The cost in lives on D-Day was high. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but their sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 Soldiers to begin the slow, hard slog across Europe, to defeat Adolf Hitler’s crack troops.

06/04/2026

THE GLASS TEAR HERO AWARD, which is presented at the Community Day Celebration, was created by the Veterans Island Project to honor those local patriots who answered the call when their country needed them; who returned home and served as an example to others of what it means to live a life of honor and respect for both your community and country. 
The awarding of the Glass Tear is a centerpiece of our Veterans’ Community Day celebration to help celebrate a duty well served and a life well lived. The Award is designed and donated by Randy Doaty. 🇺🇸
Please contact us if you or your organization would like a nomination form. 🇺🇸
Event: Saturday, September 26,2026

06/04/2026

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Honoring Army 2nd Lt. Justin L. Sisson died twelve years ago today (June 3, 2013) in Tsamkani, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by a su***de car bomber.

06/03/2026

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Today we honor the memory of Spc. Derek Holland of the 228th Brigade Support Battalion, who was killed in action on June 3, 2008, near Zormat, Afghanistan.

06/02/2026

The work on Veterans’ Island doesn’t happen by itself. Along with Borough of Pottstown and Borough of Pottstown Parks and Recreation Dept.. there’s a long list of supporters. The following list is just a snapshot of those that have helped us along the way. 
Birdsboro American Legion Post 626
Birdsboro VFW Post 411
Carousel at Pottstown
Downtown Dezign (Who does all of our graphic work)
Gablesville Athletic Club
Pottstown Keystone Chapter 525 VVA
Mahanatawny Chapter, NSDAR -Pottstown, PA
Pottstown Elks Veterans Committee #814
Pottstown Joint Veterans Council
Pottstown Home Depot
Pottstown Rotary Club
Red Horse Motoring Club
Stitcher Lodge 254 F&M
Wolf, Baldwin & Associates, P.C.
All of these banners are brought to you by Complete Graphics Inc
We would not be able to do what we do without the communities support! 🇺🇸