U.S. Navy Veteran, Harrison VFW Post Commander Passes Away at 79

Our condolences to the Power family.

(Harrison, Oh.) – A beloved member of the Harrison VFW Post 7570 has passed away.

Harry Power passed on Wednesday at the age of 79.

Following graduation from Mt. Healthy High School in 1963, Power served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee deployed with Mobile Battalion #6 in Vietnam and in Gitmo.

Power was a post commander and very active at the VFW Post 7570 in Harrison. He was also a member of the Harrison Honor Guard.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 18 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Jackman Hensley Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 19 at 10:30 a.m., also at Jackman Hensley.

A burial with military honors by the U.S. Navy and Harrison Honor Guard will follow at Arlington Memorial Gardens.

Memorials may be made in memory of Harry and Tine Power to Susan G. Koman, 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889, Dallas, Texas 75380 or online at www.komen.org. Donations may also be directed to the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati made payable to DSAGC, 4623 Wesley Avenue, Suite A, Cincinnati, Ohio 45212.

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