British veteran Mervyn Kersh, 101, joins other World War II veterans questioning their service's value as he argues the ...
Dominick Critelli, an 104-year-old veteran, played an unforgettable rendition of the National Anthem at a New York Islanders game.
Time is running out for the last living U.S. veterans of World War II. At 102 years old — “103 next month,” he said with a grin — Robert Heiss spends his afternoons playing cribbage and devouring ...
This feature is part of an ongoing video series of veteran interviews conducted by Linda Williams and Don Counts at the Warrior Exhibit in Fayetteville, Tennessee. The project ...
The following story was pieced together from an interview entitled The War years (and Wild Times) of Wesley Mayfield Riley, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II and died in 2006. NETTLETON ...
SURPRISE, AZ (AZFamily) — Tom Copeland wears a name tag at a senior living community these days, but he used to wear dog tags. The 101-year-old World War II veteran received multiple medals for his ...
A group of World War II veterans are heading overseas from Boston to see their old battlegrounds. The trip was made possible by fundraisers and donations. It's an incredible operation, giving the ...
For the second half of the 20th century, World War II veterans were as ubiquitous as dandelions in spring. No one called them The Greatest Generation back then; they were simply the backbone of every ...
WEYMOUTH NEWSCENTER 5 KATIE THOMPSON WAS THERE. TAKE AIM. FIRE! A SALUTE TO SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. VETERANS IN WEYMOUTH HONORED IN A CEREMONY AT THE KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL IN JACKSON SQUARE. ON THIS ...
Some 1.25 million Pennsylvanians fought in World War II, and more than 33,000 died in the world's deadliest conflict. However, the number of World War II veterans — the "Greatest Generation" as coined ...
Veterans Day is important in the Pikes Peak region. We devote much time and attention to giving honor where it is due. As we should. This is a military oriented region with about 45,000 active-duty ...
The Oregon Nisei Veterans Historical Marker fulfills a yearslong effort to recognize military service by Japanese Americans and promote generational healing. A new marker stands along Oregon Highway ...