Lakeland's Heroes - Veterans of All Wars

05/29/2026

It was my pleasure to receive the proclamation announcing June 7 as the day on which Richard Henry Lee, a distant relative of General Robert Edward Lee, proposed independence in the Continental Congress.

05/23/2026

05/22/2026

AHD participated in a volunteer effort to place U.S. flags on the gravesites of courageous heroes at Auburndale Memorial Cemetery. Each of us placed hundreds of flags to commemorate the sacrifices of the Fallen and Veterans, an experience that was deeply humbling and a great privilege. Please say prayers for those who gave all during this Memorial weekend.

05/11/2026

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05/07/2026

Take a veteran for a free sandwich. Right their story and give it to Sheila.

05/03/2026

Welcome home!

05/02/2026

The U.S.S. Tampa has been located!

Check out this video, "USS Tampa, Sunk WW2"

The wreck of USCG Tampa has finally been found. Lost on 26 September 1918 after being torpedoed by the German U boat UB-91, USCGC Tampa went down in just minutes with the loss of all 131 people on board. It remains the deadliest disaster in the history of the United States Coast Guard and the greate...

04/07/2026

Information gathered at the Polk County Veterans Council meeting and is not endorsed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.