Butler County Veterans Service Commission

05/28/2026

Conversations can change lives 💙 By speaking openly, learning more, and choosing compassionate language, we help create a community where people feel safe asking for support.

05/28/2026

The Butler County Crisis Line is free and confidential. When you call, chat, or text, a qualified responder will listen and help.

05/28/2026

There is still time to be part of the America 250 Veterans Photo Wall at Hamilpalooza Veterans Appreciation Day on August 22, 2026.

We are asking veterans and families throughout Butler County to submit military service photos that will be displayed during this special community event honoring those who served.

Whether it is a photo from basic training, deployment, retirement, or a proud moment in uniform, we want to help preserve and share those stories with the community.

📸 Photo Guidelines:
• Clear, high-resolution photo
• Veteran should be the only person in the image
• Head-and-shoulders preferred
• Military attire encouraged but not required

📅 Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026

📧 Questions? Contact: [email protected]

Upload your photo here:
https://ow.ly/Zqrr50Z49ti

Honoring our heroes. Preserving their legacy.

05/26/2026

Did you know the Butler County Veterans Service Commission provides free transportation assistance to VA medical appointments for eligible veterans?

Access to healthcare should never be limited by transportation barriers. Our team works every day to help veterans get to important medical appointments and continue receiving the care they earned through service.

If you or a veteran you know needs assistance navigating available services and benefits, we encourage you to reach out.

📍 Butler County Veterans Service Commission
🌐 BCVetsOH.gov
📞 513-887-3600

05/25/2026

Every name on the Butler County Veterans Memorial represents a life given in service to our nation and a family forever changed by sacrifice.

This memorial stands as a lasting tribute to the 747 Butler County service members who left for war and never returned home. It is a place for reflection, remembrance, and gratitude from a community that will never forget.

We invite the community to take a moment to watch, reflect, and remember the true meaning of Memorial Day.

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

Memorial Day is more than the start of summer. It is a time to remember those who never came home, the families who carry their loss, and the freedoms preserved through their sacrifice.

As we gather with family and friends this weekend, may we also take a moment to reflect with gratitude and remembrance.

Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

05/24/2026

City of Monroe Memorial Day Ceremony

Join us tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. for a special Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park.

05/24/2026

West Chester Memorial Day Events

If you have traveled through Old West Chester in the last couple of days, you have probably seen electronic signage about road closures for the Memorial Day Parade. The closures will run 9:30 a.m. to approximately 11:30 a.m. on May 25.

As shown here, Cincinnati Dayton Road will be closed in both directions from the US Post Office to West Chester Road, and West Chester Road will be closed up to the entrance to Brookside Cemetery.

05/24/2026

Middletown Memorial Day Events

05/24/2026

Hamilton Memorial Day Schedule

05/23/2026

Throughout the month of May, MetroParks of Butler County is doing a weekly series sharing information about veterans buried at our historic cemeteries in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.

As part of our America 250 series, this week we’re honoring John Line, a Revolutionary War veteran laid to rest at the Fairfield Baptist Church/Line-Schafer Farm Cemetery at Line Hill Mound MetroPark.

Born in Essex, New Jersey in 1764, John Line served in the Revolutionary War as a Private in the New Jersey State Militia for nine months under Captain Craig and Major Hays. It is possible that their company saw action around Newark, New Jersey during 1782. He later married his wife, Sarah, and together they had a son named John Enyart.

Line eventually settled in Butler County, where he became part of the area’s early history and community. He passed away in Hamilton, Ohio in 1843. Preserving these historic cemeteries is vitally important to ensure that the stories of Butler County’s earliest residents and veterans continue to be remembered for generations to come. You can see John Line's grave, along with a few other early pioneers and veterans in Butler County at Line Hill Mound MetroPark!