Owings Mills Jewish War Veterans Celebrate Group Milestone

BALTIMORE, MD — Members of the Jewish War Veterans Post 167 reportedly celebrated the organization's 125-year history Monday with a ceremony at the War Memorial in Baltimore.

At the memorial, a colonel said that the Jewish War Veterans was formed in part to shed light on the fact that a disproportionate number of Jewish people served in the Civil War, more than their share of the population, according to WMAR.

See the full story on the Jewish War Veterans from WMAR.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan recognized the group with a proclamation declaring March 15, 2021, Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America Day: