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Republican & Herald
September 28, 2017
City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar described Jones that way as did Schuylkill County commissioners Chairman George F. Halcovage Jr. Retired NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. George A. Joulwan said Jones did something about what he thought Schuylkill County needed to make it better.
Republican & Herald
June 14, 2017
Fries said the band has a concert nearly every Tuesday in the summer. They will perform at 7 p.m. June 20 at Gen. George A. Joulwan East Side Park. The Pottsville Third Brigade Band will also play before the annual city fireworks in July. The band has about 30 members. While they currently only have twoÃâà...
Republican & Herald
May 14, 2017
Retired NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. George A. Joulwan returned for the 20th anniversary ceremony marking the dedication of the Schuylkill County Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Joulwan, a county native and two-tour Vietnam veteran, had served as honorary chairman of the memorialÃâà...
Republican & Herald
April 26, 2017
Another historical figure from Pottsville with a monument in his honor is retired Gen. George A. Joulwan, who served as supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from 1993 to 1997. In 1997, a bronze bust of Joulwan was designed and dedicated by Carmen A. DeSanti.
Republican & Herald
February 17, 2017
... Dave Clark, city of Pottsville parks foreman, looks over the playground equipment for the city donated by Mechanicsville on Wednesday at the Gen. ... city of Pottsville donated by the borough of Mechanicsville to be reinstalled at the General George A. Joulwan East Side Park in Pottsville on Wednesday,Ãâà...
Republican & Herald
May 6, 2016
BARNESVILLE — Retired Army Gen. George A. Joulwan returned Thursday to his native Schuylkill County to warn people of the dangers of terrorism in this country and around the world. “ISIS is the most dangerous threat to the civilized world today,” Joulwan told about 300 people attending the 98thÃâà...
Republican & Herald
October 6, 2015
A group of local skateboard and live music enthusiasts have planned an upcoming event at Gen. George A. Joulwan Park in Pottsville. The public is invited to the first Pottsville Skate-Jam, slated for 1 to 10 p.m. Oct. 24. It is a fundraiser for improvements to the skate park there, called the East Side Skate ParkÃâà...
Republican & Herald
November 12, 2011
The George A. Joulwan Military Career Exhibit, which was about 10 to 12 years in the making, features many of Joulwan's personal items that detail his background from growing up in Pottsville, becoming a West Point graduate and retiring in 1997 as a four-star general and supreme allied commander ofÃâà...
Republican & Herald
September 7, 2010
On Monday, a crowd gathered at the site of the former East Side Reservoir, an area that has been transformed into a site for outdoor cultural activities of all types. The Pottsville Lions Amphitheater at Gen. George A. Joulwan Park was dedicated during a ceremony held at the park at East Norwegian andÃâà...
ABC News
June 23, 2010
President Obama today relieved embattled Gen. Stanley McChrystal from his position as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, replacing him with General David Petraeus, currently head of United States Central Command. McChrystal's comments, as detailed in the Rolling Stone article, "does not meetÃâà...
