Lafayette Jackson Veterans Organization

The suggestion to delete this page by the challenger for the reason given is ludicrous.
""LaFayette, Ohio has changed dramatically because of the items cited in this article. The suggestion that article should be removed because there are no noteworthy resources validated our existence is alarming. LaFayette, Ohio is a very small village of only about 300 people. Our veterans organization has about 25 members, with 7 to 8 very active. Considering the size of the village, that is is a large percentage. The veterans organization is a very integral part of this village. In order to have a complete profile of the village of LaFayette, Ohio, The activities and history of the LaFayette Jackson Veterans Organization and the LaFayette Jackson Historical Society must be recorded here. Editors have also challenged the spelling of LaFayette based on research which does not include the official records of the village. (Yes Properly Spelled with a capital "F") They are also challenging and denying that the village nickname is Patriot City USA, again based on arbitrary reasons without checking into the villages records. It is time for to examine LaFayette, Ohio Village documents before making these statements based on research that does not include official village documents. I challenge you to contact the village council at 225 E Sugar
Lafayette, OH 45854 (419) 649-8801 to get the information you need to verify what I have been saying here is true before you delete this page.

LaFayette-Jackson Veterans Organization
The LaFayette-Jackson Veterans Organization( [mailto:LJVets@gmail.com] ) is a community service organization established on July 4 of 2005 in LaFayette, Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio. Its' founding members, David E. Paxton, Phillip E. Hawk, Michael J. Risner, John Schmiedebusch and Wetzel Ray, started the organization as a direct result of the desecration of the American Flag and Civil War Monument in LaFayette, Ohio by 4 vandals. Of the 5 founders 4 are veterans of the Vietnam War. All but David Paxton were in the Army; David was in the U. S. Navy.

See Ada Herald Article of the organizations formation here.

All four vandals were caught and sentenced to 500 hours of community service in LaFayette but all as of May 6, 2007 have failed to fulfill their obligations to the community.

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Patriot City USA
The LaFayette~Jackson Veterans Organization have begun several projects to help beautify the village of LaFayette, Ohio. One of which is also a direct result of the vandalism.

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On Memorial Day of 2006 at the Request of Founder David Paxton, The village was officially nicknamed "Patriot City U.S.A." and the Veterans Organization have since obtained donations from individuals and area businesses to purchase and install large red, white and blue banners throughout the village with the new nickname.
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Blue Star Banner

Other banners being installed throughout the village include the "Blue Star Banner" Residents of LaFayette and Jackson Township can have a family member who is serving on active duty honored with a Blue Star Banner with the name, rank and duty station of the family member serving.

Providing Buglers

Another project that has been ongoing is to provide live buglers for memorial events and burial services with the assistance of Bugles Across America ->
See Ada Herald Article on this subject here ->
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LaFayette Jackson Veterans Memorial Park
As of the fall of 2006, The Veterans Organization began to seek to obtain 4.1 acres of ground for the village of LaFayette at the location of Allen East School (which is to be torn down) for the purpose of constructing a large community park which would be named the "LaFayette Jackson Veterans Memorial Park" The park would be used to memorialize those former students of LaFayette High School and Allen East who were killed in action in defense of our freedom, and would include memorials, war implements and play areas for families. The intent is that the community would have something beautiful to use after the school is torn down and the children would be playing in the shadows of those memorials to remind them how they have their freedom.

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