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Pittsburg VFW Post 5398 designated as Purple Heart Post

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June 13, 2024

Pittsburg VFW Post 5398 designated as Purple Heart Post

PITTSBURG, Texas (KLTV) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5398 in Pittsburg was given the honor of becoming a Purple Heart Post. This designation allows Purple Heart recipients, meaning those who were wounded in combat, along with other veterans to have a place of camaraderie.

Roman Eble is the post commander. He wanted bring this honor here after attending the recognition at the Mineola Post. He also wanted to shine a light on its importance.

“Well, this will educate the community. A lot of people see a purple heart, they might see it on a plate, but really don’t understand what a purple heart is and what it means to receive a purple heart,” Eble said.

To qualify, a post is required to have a member who is a Purple Heart recipient. Another qualification is the service a Post does for the community.

At Post 5398, one of their efforts is an outreach program to help those who have returned from war, especially combat wounded veterans.

Lisa Holmes Lumkwitz is a surviving spouse of a Purple Heart recipient. She is also involved with the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the group that gave the designation.

Lumkwitz talks about the value of the Post’s outreach program.

“It’s real critical for those folks, because when they come back, often times they feel forgotten, they don’t want to talk about it. So it’s really good, the outreach that they have here in Camp County, and we were very impressed with it.”

And since the Post’s inception in 1972, the designation brings honor to past Post members who were were Purple Heart recipients themselves.

“So it’s a great honor and reflection of their dedication to service in the military,” said Eric Walter with the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

In the state of Texas, there are over 47,000 living recipients of the Purple Heart.

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Aerosmith ‘Peace Out’ tour with Teddy Swims in Pittsburgh: Where to buy tickets for under $100

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June 21, 2024

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Aerosmith ‘Peace Out’ tour with Teddy Swims in Pittsburgh: Where to buy tickets for under $100

Aerosmith’s rescheduled “Peace Out” farewell tour resumes in Pa. in September.

The first concert on the iconic rock band’s tour is Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

While The Black Crowes are the opening act for the tour, on Sept. 20 the opening act will be Teddy Swims who said on Instagram that it will be “a dream come true.” Swims said also said on Instagram that his headlining, “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy” tour is sold out.

The “Peace Out” tour also includes a stop on Sept. 23 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Fans can buy tickets here (prices are as of the time of this post):

Sept. 20, Pittsburgh

Stubhub, prices start at $63
SeatGeek, prices start at $61
Vivid Seats, prices start at $65

Sept. 23, Philadelphia

Stubhub, prices start at $80
SeatGeek, prices start at $76
Vivid Seats, prices start at $82

Aerosmith had postponed the original “Peace Out” farewell tour after Steven Tyler, 76, said he had vocal chord damage in September 2023. Tyler needed time to recover. All previously purchased tickets for postponed shows will be honored, the band said. Aerosmith did perform on Sept. 2, 2023, in Philadelphia. In late September, the tour was postponed.

The tour runs through February 2025 with the last two shows being on Feb. 23, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City and Feb. 26 in Buffalo, New York.

Sept. 26 – Louisville, Kentucky

Sept. 29 – Cleveland, Ohio

Oct. 2 – Charlotte, North Carolina

Oct. 5 – Knoxville, Tennessee

Oct. 8 – Washington, D.C.

Oct. 11 – Atlanta, Georgia

Oct. 14 – St. Louis, Missouri

Oct. 17 – Cincinnati, Ohio

Oct. 20 – Nashville, Tennessee

Oct. 31 – Phoenix, Arizona

Nov. 3 – San Antonio, Texas

Nov. 6 – Austin, Texas

Nov. 9 – Dallas, Texas

Nov. 12 – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Nov. 15 – Omaha, Nebraska

Nov. 18 – Denver, Colorado

Nov. 21 – Portland, Oregon

Nov. 24 – Seattle, Washington

Nov. 27 – Salt Lake City, Utah

Nov. 30 – San Francisco, California

Dec. 4 – San Jose, California

Dec. 7 – Los Angeles, California

Dec. 28 – Newark, New Jersey

Dec. 31 – Boston, Massachusetts

Jan. 4, 2025 – Detroit, Michigan

Jan. 7, 2025 – Toronto, Canada

Jan. 10, 2025 – Montreal, Canada

Jan. 13, 2025 – Columbus, Ohio

Jan. 16, 2025 – Indianapolis, Indiana

Jan. 19, 2025 – Chicago, Illinois

Jan. 22, 2025 – St. Paul, Minnesota

Jan. 25, 2025 – Kansas City, Missouri

Feb. 11, 2025 – Orlando, Florida

Feb. 14, 2025 – Tampa, Florida

Feb. 17, 2025 – Sunrise, Florida

Feb. 20, 2025 – Raleigh, North Carolina

Feb. 23, 2025 – New York, New York

Feb. 26, 2025 – Buffalo, New York

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Zach Bryan could be stopping into a Pittsburgh bar soon ahead of his new album coming out

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June 21, 2024

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Zach Bryan could be stopping into a Pittsburgh bar soon ahead of his new album coming out

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Zach Bryan has a new album coming out soon and he just may be making a stop here in Pittsburgh to have a drink with some lucky fans.

The country music sensation announced his new album titled ‘The Great American Bar Scene’ will be coming out on July 4.

Ahead of the album’s release, Zach Bryan said that he’s chosen 23 bars throughout the country that ’embody the spirit of American culture.’

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— Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) June 20, 2024

Among that list of 23 bars is Brillobox in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.

Those bars will begin playing some songs from the new album starting on Monday.

While Bryan said he would love to play a show at all of those bars, it’s just not possible, but said he will be visiting a few of them to have a drink with people.

It’s unclear when he could potentially pop back into Pittsburgh to visit Brillobox.

Mike Darnay

Mike Darnay is a digital producer and photojournalist at CBS Pittsburgh. Mike has also written and produced content for Vox Media and the Mon Valley Independent.
He often covers overnight breaking news, the Pittsburgh Steelers and high school sports.

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Meeting the Pittsburgh Zoo’s red pandas

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June 20, 2024

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Meeting the Pittsburgh Zoo’s red pandas – CBS Pittsburgh

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Our resident mascot lover Boaz Frankel was very excited to hear the news of the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium’s new mascot, Ruby, and decided to head to Highland Park and spend some time with the steel city’s newest furry friend!