HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A local organization honored those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation on Sunday covering them with the comfort of homemade quilts in a display of gratitude. Four Veterans Eric Deets, Arthur Meier II, Glen Tomlin, and Duane Houdyshell surrounded by their families got a well-deserved thank you from the […]
Jun. 1—For most of Ernest Brien’s life, he was a gruff and stoic man. But in his last few decades, that changed. With the gentle encouragement of his son-in-law, he began to open up to his family about his heroic past serving in World War II and the Korean War. With that, he softened — […]
BERLIN — The Russian army is gradually expanding the role of women as it seeks to balance President Vladimir Putin’s promotion of traditional family roles with the need for new recruits for the war in Ukraine. The military’s stepped-up appeal to women includes efforts to recruit female inmates in prisons, replicating on a much smaller […]
Apr. 25—A local U.S. Air Force veteran, Tom Clough of Effingham, didn’t know he would be in for a surprise Wednesday when he made his regular weekly trip to Effingham American Legion Post 120 with a fellow veteran and longtime friend, Tom Rodriguez. When Clough walked into post, he was greeted by a group of […]
LAMAR, Mo. — Four Vietnam War era veterans were honored Friday (3/29) in Lamar. March 29th is Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day — and each of the four veterans, today, weren’t only thanked for their service and welcomed home — each also received a handmade quilt. Those came from Quilts of Valor — a national nonprofit […]
Leesburg and Lady Lake and other communities around Lake County are recognizing the valor and sacrifice of those who served in the Vietnam War in commemoration of National Vietnam War Veterans Day. March 29 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last American troops from Vietnam on March 29, 1973. The United States of […]
VINTON, Va. (WFXR) — Quilts equal healing…that is the mission of the Qulits of Valor Foundation for active duty and military veterans. The foundation is giving back to the men and women in uniform. It is a weekly tradition at Vinton’s New York Pizza. Each Wednesday, military veterans gather for fellowship with the restaurant giving […]
Jan. 27—MONROE — When Monroe police Sgt. Eddie Myers heard the call, he never hesitated. He was working at 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 when he heard a report that a vehicle was traveling south on Interstate 75 and veered off the highway, just north of the Monroe exit. The vehicle traveled off the right […]