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Tag: March of Dimes

  • [Photo Album] and keynote address by Bill Fee at Loveland’s Memorial Day Ceremony

    [Photo Album] and keynote address by Bill Fee at Loveland’s Memorial Day Ceremony

    In this LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video you can see the photos taken by David Miller of the ceremony, and shortly after a music interlude you can listen to the Memorial Day address by Bill Fee and continue looking through the photo slideshow.

    Bill Fee

    Loveland, Ohio – This year’s keynote speaker at the Loveland Memorial Day ceremony was Bill Fee.

    After a year in college, at the age of 19, Fee enlisted in the Army in 1967, and volunteered for service in Vietnam. He served in combat as a rifleman in the First Infantry Division and was wounded in combat in November of 1967, and spent 10 months in three different Army hospitals, undergoing four operations to repair a damaged shoulder. After his medical discharge in 1968, he returned to college and graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BA and MA in German Literature.

    In 1984, Fee and fellow Vietnam Veteran Earl Corell co-directed the fundraising, design and dedication of the Greater Cincinnati Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Eden Park. The Memorial was dedicated in April of 1984.

    Fee was with the E.W. Scripps Co. for 32 years, retiring in 2010 after having served as Vice President and General Manager of WCPO-TV for 12 years. He was born and raised in Cincinnati, and graduated from Walnut Hills High School in 1965.

    Fee has served on the boards of the Boy Scouts, the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, and he is Past President of the boards of Cincinnati Public Radio and the Cincinnati and Ohio Chapters of the March of Dimes. He currently serves on the board of trustees of The Children’s Home of Cincinnati, and is a volunteer with Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati and United Way.

    In 2016, Fee published his first book, Memoir of Vietnam 1967, detailing the story about his military service in Vietnam with the First Infantry Division, and the impact the war has had on his life in later years.

    All Photos © David Miller/Loveland Magazine 2018

  • Loveland Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony

    Loveland Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony

    The photo above is a Loveland Magazine file photo from the 2016 Loveland Memorial Day ceremony.

    Bill Fee
    This year’s guest speaker for Loveland’s Memorial Dave ceremony is Bill Fee

    Loveland, Ohio – A Memorial Day parade and ceremony have been planned on Monday, May 28 by the City and the American Legion Post 256. The parade will be begin at 9:00 AM beginning at the Loveland Elementary School on Loveland Madeira Road and travels to the Veterans Memorial on West Loveland Avenue where a ceremony will be held at the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial.  

    This year’s guest speaker is Bill Fee who spent most of his career working in Cincinnati with the E.W. Scripps Co. for 32 years, retiring in 2010 after having served as Vice President and General Manager of WCPO-TV for 12 years. He was born and raised in Cincinnati, and graduated from Walnut Hills High School in 1965.

    After a year in college, at the age of 19, Fee enlisted in the Army in 1967, and volunteered for service in Vietnam. He served in combat as a rifleman in the First Infantry Division and was wounded in combat in November of 1967, and spent 10 months in three different Army hospitals, undergoing four operations to repair a damaged shoulder. After his medical discharge in 1968, he returned to college and graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BA and MA in German Literature.

    In 1984, Fee and fellow Vietnam Veteran Earl Corell co-directed the fundraising, design and dedication of the Greater Cincinnati Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Eden Park.  The Memorial was dedicated in April of 1984.

    Fee has served on the boards of the Boy Scouts, the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, and he is Past President of the boards of Cincinnati Public Radio and the Cincinnati and Ohio Chapters of the March of Dimes. He currently serves on the board of trustees of The Children’s home of Cincinnati, and is a volunteer with Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati and United Way.

    In 2016, Fee published his first book, Memoir of Vietnam 1967, detailing the story about his military service in Vietnam with the First Infantry Division, and the impact the war has had on his life in later years.

    VETERANS’ MEMORIAL PAVER DIRECTORY LOOK-UP

    [Video] Ryan Lindsay’s 2017 emotional Memorial Day Speech

    To be in the parade, click here.

  • Walk to help more babies be born healthy!

    Walk to help more babies be born healthy!

    CLERMONT COUNTY MARCH for BABIES

    May 19, 2018

    Registration: 8:00AM  |  Start: 9:00 AM

    Walk distance: 3 miles

    Clepper Park

    When you join March for Babies and HMHB you stand both with thousands of people across the country who share your commitment to building a brighter future for us all.

    I helped count March of Dimes, dimes when I was very young and my mother walked the neighborhood collecting dimes to find a cure for Polio. Two of my childhood friends were crippled by the polio virus. My mom’s, efforts paid off when a vaccine was discovered. March for Dimes is now March for Babies and their main goal is to save  Eleven years ago I started walking for the preemies because pre-mature birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths worldwide. – Loveland Magazine Publisher, David Miller

    You raise money to expand programs and educate medical professionals to make sure that moms and babies get the best possible care. You advocate for policies that prioritize their health. You fund research to find solutions to the biggest health threats. And you support moms through every stage of the pregnancy journey, even when everything doesn’t go according to plan.

    March with us to lead the fight for the health of all moms and babies. Because when a society supports every family, we all win. When we come together, even the toughest problems can be solved.

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    I HOPE

    I hope for the day when all moms and babies are healthy, and every step you take makes a difference.

    I REMEMBER

    I remember the baby we lost and honor them with special tributes throughout the day.

    I CELEBRATE

    I celebrate with fun activities for my whole family, including the recent NICU graduates.