Published November 13. 2024 02:45PM
Nesquehoning has long boasted of its patriotic heritage.
According to the Nesquehoning Historical Society, the small Carbon County community had more men and women serve in the armed forces per capita than any other town in the United States.
On Tuesday, the Historical Society indicated the patriotic aura remains. The society served about 150 military veterans and spouses a full-course dinner in the Nesquehoning Hose Company No. 1.
Lois Kuba, president of the Historical Society, said this is the first year the club hosted such the dinner, but plans are to make it an annual event.
“We’re really, really happy we can do this,” Kuba said.
While volunteers of the Historical Society worked in the kitchen, members of the Panther Valley JROTC served the veterans.
The JROTC members wore their full-dress uniforms for the occasion and seated the honored guests, served them their meals and cleaned the tables when they were finished.
During World War II, a total of 1,200 men and women from Nesquehoning served. Thirty-four of them were casualties.
Chloe Buckles, standing, a member of the Panther Valley JROTC, serves dinners to military veterans, from left, John Vignone, Tony Vignone, Anthony DiMiceli and John Ligenza. About 150 meals were served to veterans by the Nesquehoning Historical Society. RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS
Panther Valley JROTC member Anthony Buccilli, left, serves meals to military veteran Walt Strohl and his mother, Margaret Strohl, in the Nesquehoning Fire Company No. 1 social hall. The Nesquehoning Historical Society honored the town’s veterans with a dinner. The JROTC assisted.
The Nesquehoning Historical Society honored veterans with a dinner on Tuesday in the Nesquehoning Fire Company No. 1. The Panther Valley High School JROTC served the meals. Bailey Snyder, left, JROTC members, takes a platter while working in the kitchen are Historical Society members, from left, Lois Kuba, president; Abbie Guardiani, Lynn Roman and Mary Arieta.