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N38-9
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- 1937-03 (Creation)
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World War I veterans gathered on April 5, 1937 at the ground breaking ceremony for the extension of the Washington Veterans' Home cemetery at Retsil. The new section would be reserved for the men who served in the Great War. The ceremony attracted many of the area's Veterans of Foreign Wars officers. Theodore Powers, left, of Tacoma and F.L. Pruitt of Bremerton use a six foot log saw to cut a downed tree. They were the state VFW Commander and Senior Vice Commander. Also pictured left to right are Harry F.Stengel, Dan O'Connor, John Stewart, C.J. Wilson, Norman Zell, Robert E.Coontz, Arthur Smith, Charles Coleman and E.J. Nix. (Bremerton Sun 04-08-1937, pg. 1)
Patriotic Organizations--Bremerton; Veterans Organizations--Bremerton; Cemeteries--Port Orchard; Washington Veterans' Home cemetery (Retsil);