2020 BVA Scholarship Winners
August 18, 2020
The BVA Board awarded three $1,000 scholarships to students in Florida and North Carolina. BVA members presented the certificates and checks to the winners in July.
August Updates and Announcements
August 18, 2020
Various Information Regarding the Memorial, Annual Meeting and Other Useful Information!
Nominations to the Board of Directors & Voting
August 1, 2020
Nominations are now open for the BVA Board of Directors. Nominations may be presented electronically utilizing the contact email on the Official BVA website, or by regular US Mail to Jon Warmeling (Veterans), 105 Main Street Box 490 Bldg. C, Painesville, Oh 44077-0490 and must be postmarked no later than September 23, 2020. Please have your BVA Membership with you in order to receive a ballot at the 10/22/2020 Annual Meeting.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS!
July 4, 2020
Important announcements concerning the closing of the Sure Stay Inn; BVA Headquarters; Onlow (Jacksonville) Oktoberfest; and Membership Card requirements.
BVA Coins, Pins, Jackets, T-Shirts
July 3, 2020
Visit the BVA website at www.beirutveterans.org to purchase BVA coins, request BVA pins, order a float jacket, or an official BVA shirt.
FIRST recipients of our Scholarship
July 1, 2020
The BVA is EXTREMELY proud to announce the FIRST recipients of our Scholarship. We are very proud of all the applicants, and the Board unanimously decided we would award THREE scholarships this first year.
Beirut Memorial Ruck
July 1, 2020
The 2nd Annual Memorial Ruck will also be held on October 24th. It will start at the Beirut Memorial at a time to be determined, travel along the greenway to Camp LeJeune’s Main Gate and back to our Memorial. This route parallels the original memorial trees originally planted in honor of the fallen. The ruck is 10.23 miles, representing the month and day of the bombing.
Strength & Honor Memorial Ride
July 1, 2020
On October 24th the 5th Annual Memorial Ride will be held by Strength & Honor Motorcycle Club of North Carolina. As of right now, the ride will start at New River Harley Davidson and end at the Beirut Memorial.
Hotels for the 37th Remembrance
July 1, 2020
Go to https://www.beirutveterans.org/hotels for info. With the recent pandemic stuff going on, everything is subject to change!
Veterans Crisis Line
May 25, 2020
Archives
- Vol. XXVII Issue I - Jan/Feb 2017 - 33 Year Beirut Remembrance. The Ties that Bind Us. RSII-Jan-Feb-2017.pdf (1.3 MBs)
- Vol. XXVI Issue I - July/Aug 2016 - 32 Year Beirut Remembrance. Another Successful Remembrance; Looking Ahead to 2016 RSII-July-Aug-2016.pdf (1.5 MBs)
- Vol. XXII, Issue 1 – August/September 2014 - AugSep2014.pdf (6.9 MBs)