Saturday, veterans gathered at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy to honor Uncle Sam’s 257th birthday.The graveside tradition has been going on since 1958.The veterans of ...

Uncle Sam, the personification of the United States, was "born" on Sept. 7, 1813, and inspired by New York businessman Samuel Wilson, who provided rations to troops in the War of 1812.

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A group of people gathered in Troy, to celebrate the man known as Uncle Sam. The annual service took place at Oakwood Cemetery to commemorate the 258th birthday of Samuel Wilson of Troy, known as ...

Fred Polnisch performs as Uncle Sam during the 62nd graveside ceremony honoring the real Uncle Sam Wilson’s birthday at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy on Sept. 12. (Jim Franco / Special to Times Union ...

The inspiration for Uncle Sam came from a man named Samuel Wilson, a meatpacker who lived in Troy. ... Samuel Wilson died in 1854 at the age of 87. He's buried in Oakwood Cemetery.

Vandals who struck a cemetery last week targeted the grave site of Uncle Sam, police said. Five monuments in Oakwood Cemetery were overturned, two urns smashed and a flag pole ...

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Uncle Sam is an easily recognizable piece of wartime propaganda. And legend says he was based off a real person—though that may not actually be the case.