After careful consideration, Farm Bureau has made the difficult decision to postpone this year’s Salute to Idaho Veterans event. Postponing the event was the surest way to safeguard everyone’s health and safety, which is always our top priority. The 2021 event would have been the eleventh annual Salute. The event has been rescheduled for November […]
Salute to Idaho Veterans
The eighth annual “Salute to Idaho Veterans” is a free event honoring local Veterans and current Armed Services personnel. The “Salute” features a meet and greet, flag ceremony, Posting of the Colors, a guest speaker, luncheon, slide show, free portrait photos for the Veterans, and a complimentary gift. This year’s guest speaker is Leslie Chapman of Idaho Falls. During four tours in Vietnam as a Top Secret Recon Team Leader in Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam, Chapman was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star for Valor, five Bronze Stars, five Air Medals, four Army Commendation Medals, six Purple Hearts, and other service awards. Chapman also spent four years with the Special Forces Group in Panama, fought in the invasion of Grenada in 1983, and helped train the Contras in Honduras. He retired from the Army in 1987 after 21 years of dedicated service.
The Salute is a prelude to the longstanding traditions that local Veterans Service Organizations have carried out each year on November 11, and is Farm Bureau’s way of saying “thank you” to our local Veterans and current Armed Services personnel for their service to our country. The Salute will be held at Farm Bureau’s 275 Tierra Vista Drive location in Pocatello on Friday, November 9, from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM. For more information, please contact Peggy Sorensen at (208) 239-4201 or psorensen@idfbins.com
Farm Bureau Insurance honors the brave Idahoans who served the United States of America and helped preserve our liberties. The “Salute” is a prelude to the longstanding traditions that local Veterans Service Organizations have carried out each year on November 11th. It’s also our way of saying “thank you” to our Pocatello-area veterans for their service to our country.
Hundreds show up to honor veterans with Farm Bureau
By: Sean Ellis Idaho Farm Bureau Federation POCATELLO — About 500 people packed the Idaho Farm Bureau headquarters building in Pocatello on Friday for the group’s eighth annual Salute to Idaho Veterans. Veterans of every military branch were among those who attendedthe three-hour event, which is held to show veterans as well as current active […]
2018 Veterans Day Essay Winner
Congratulations to the winners of our Veterans Day Essay contest! […]
Veterans Day Essay Contest 2019
In honor of Veterans Day, Farm Bureau Insurance is proud to announce the 2019 Veterans Day Essay Contest. Idaho students with family members who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces are invited to participate. This is a great opportunity for young people to put in their own words the impact that their […]
2017 Veterans Day Essay Winners
Congratulations to the winners of our Veterans Day Essay contest! […]
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Veterans Day Essay Contest 2017
In honor of Veterans Day, Farm Bureau Insurance is proud to announce the 2017 Veterans Day Essay Contest. Idaho students with family members who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces are invited to participate. This is a great opportunity for young people to put in their own words the impact that their […]
Veterans Gather for the 6th Annual Salute to Idaho Veterans Event
“I didn’t sacrifice a lot,” said Dr. Matthew Andres at the conclusion of his presentation at the sixth annual Farm Bureau Salute to Idaho Veterans, “but there were those who sacrificed everything.” Dr. Andres was referring to the soldiers he served with in Afghanistan who were killed in action during his two tours of duty […]
Sixth Annual Farm Bureau Salute to Idaho Veterans
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Veterans Day Essay Contest 2016
To mark Veterans Day this year, Farm Bureau Insurance is sponsoring the “Veterans Day Essay Contest.” The contest is open to children from 1st through 12th grade with a family member who has served or is serving in the Armed Forces. The essay is a great opportunity for children to put in their own words […]
