Hampton Roads honors Vietnam veterans on 50th anniversary of war's end
DAV Chapter 21 will salute Vietnam veterans at a public ceremony this Saturday for National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
York County Vietnam War veterans telling oral histories of their service
The fall of the South Vietnam capital of Saigon on April 30, 1975 — soon to be 50 years ago — effectively spelled the end of ...
Vietnam veterans impacted by effects of Agent Orange given new recognition with Orange Heart medal
According to the federal government, an estimated 300,000 Vietnam veterans have died from the dangers of Agent Orange. The defoliant was heavily used during the conflict. Now, there is a new ...
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Wisconsin World War II veteran turns 100; party honors service
A World War II veteran in Wisconsin turns 100 years old on Saturday. Lemmer served two-and-a-half years in the South Pacific ...
Former Faces of Battle panelist says sharing war stories at Saint Vincent 'opened me up'
Mike Ruminski was drafted into the Army in June 1967 and volunteered to serve on long-range patrols when his unit was shipped ...
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In Adversity, There is Opportunity - World War 2 Veteran Battling Cancer: Remembering Our Veterans
"In adversity, there is opportunity," that is the focus of this week's Remembering Our Veterans story. Tom Balkovic, Vietnam ...
Veterans invited to Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Ceremony in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Vietnam veterans, their families and caretakers are invited to the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration ...
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Vietnam veteran reflects on war time service, more than 50 years later
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - “I don’t want the interview today to be about me. I was a combat engineer, but I was not in the ...
An Oak Creek man spent his final years pushing for a war buddy to receive Medal of Honor. It finally happened.
Wataru Nakamura not receiving the Medal of Honor bothered Richard Edlebeck so much that he devoted his final years to ...
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‘Extremely emu-tional’: A liquor company’s plea to thieves after their display emu was stolen out of a Piggly Wiggly
Josh Gullickson, with the Slinger Police Department. On March 8, the beloved Shanky’s Whip emu was working its usual shift in Slinger. “The emu was just trying to do its job as a liquor ...
Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry
PHOENIX (AP) — The Pentagon restored some webpages highlighting the crucial wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans on Wednesday, days after tribes condemned ...