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Yahoo
04-06-2025
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Bishop Carroll grad receives Caulfield grant scholarship
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Madelyn Lieb, a recent Bishop Carroll Catholic High School graduate, used her application for the Thomas Caulfield Veterans Remembered Scholarship as a way to honor her late grandfather, Ralph Lieb. One of the requirements for the award is that the individual be a veteran or have a parent or grandparent who served in the military. Ralph Lieb spent time in the Army during the Vietnam War era. 'April of 2024, my pap was in an accident on our farm, which ended up leading to him passing away,' said Lieb, a Nicktown resident. 'I was one of the first ones who responded to the scene. I was there. I was able to get him help. I was one of the last people with him before he had to go to the hospital. And I was always super-close with him. So just being able to do something like this in his memory is super-special.' Lieb was awarded the $1,000 scholarship from among approximately 60 applicants. 'I'm getting a tremendous thrill and honor out of this because it's so important to have individuals like Madelyn receive this funding for this scholarship,' Caulfield, an Army veteran and president/CEO of Veteran Community Initiatives, said Tuesday. 'I know how expensive everything is and how it's needed.' Other criteria included academic records, extracurricular activities and a commitment to making a positive impact on the community. Lieb was involved in numerous activities at Bishop Carroll, including basketball, soccer, track, student ambassador program, pro-life club, student evangelizers, and Students Against Destructive Decisions. She plans to study business at St. Francis University.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
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- Yahoo
Cambria County Veterans Memorial Museum looking for Civil War, Spanish-American War items
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Cambria County Veterans Memorial Museum officials are seeking artifacts from the Civil War and Spanish-American War. The museum, located inside 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial, is a repository for local military history, but has very little from the 19th century when those conflicts occurred. The organization relies on donations of items to grow its collection. 'We've never really had much of the Civil War, let's face it, the Spanish-American War,' said Marty Kuhar, head of the Cambria County War Memorial Authority's veterans committee. 'So yeah, we're always looking because mostly what we have is World War II, Vietnam. 'The more we can gather, we can use it.' Any donated items from those wars could be used as part of the museum's displays. 'We're just trying to expand what we have in the museum,' Kuhar said following the authority's regular monthly meeting Monday. 'The museum is great as it is, but we want to make it more theme-orientated. This is Civil War stuff, this is World War I stuff, right up and down the line. During the meeting, Kuhar also provided an update about the annual Vietnam Era Veterans Recognition Day. The event is scheduled to take place at the War Memorial from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. March 27, with a brief ceremony set for 10 a.m. The annual gathering is sponsored by Veteran Community Initiatives, Conemaugh Valley Veterans, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 364 and Disabled American Veterans Johnstown Chapter 2.
