A crowd at Palm Beach International Airport on Saturday cheers as World War II veterans Ray Glansberg and Sydney Edson return home from Normandy. Sydney Edson, 100, of Lake Worth Beach, laughs as he is greeted by fellow veterans Saturday at Palm Beach International Airport. WEST PALM BEACH — American flags were draped over shoulders, […]
A crowd at Palm Beach International Airport on Saturday cheers as World War II veterans Ray Glansberg and Sydney Edson return home from Normandy. Sydney Edson, 100, of Lake Worth Beach, laughs as he is greeted by fellow veterans Saturday at Palm Beach International Airport. WEST PALM BEACH — American flags were draped over shoulders, […]
With a growing number of Berks County veterans struggling to afford food, three local entities partnered on Saturday to raise awareness of the problem and provide groceries and other necessities to veterans in need. A group of people marched more than two miles from the William Penn Memorial Fire Tower on Skyline Drive to the […]
Findlay, OHIO — Taking 91 veterans to Washington, D.C. is the focus for Flag City Honor Flight‘s (FCHF) 27th mission. On June 11, the team will leave from Toledo Express Airport for a one-day trip of a lifetime. Their schedule includes visits to the Iwo Jima Memorial, Korean Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, WWII Memorial and Arlington […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Some special passengers arrived at Eisenhower National Airport Thursday. They were two service dogs for Midwest Battle Buddies, who will then give them to local veterans. Wichita Police Department Mounted Unit welcomes new Clydesdale The animals are from Aggie Guide-Dogs and Service-Dogs, a student-run organization at Texas A&M University that provides […]
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal honoured the soldiers who were part of the Normandy landings as heroes, at a ceremony on Juno beach as the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the operations that helped end World War II. “Our gratitude is eternal,” said Attal on Thursday at a Canadian commemoration ceremony in the beachside […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has awarded 11 US veterans with the Legion of Honour, France’s highest distinction, during commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. “You came here because the free world needed each and every one of you, and you answered the call,” he told them. “You came here to make France a free […]
Veterans and world leaders meet in Normandy on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6th, 1944 D-Day landings, when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers arrived in France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany. With war raging in Ukraine, on Europe’s borders, this year’s commemoration of this […]
ROGERS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Natural disasters like the tornadoes that swept Northwest Arkansas on Memorial Day weekend can cause post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans. Sheep Dog Impact Assistance, a local nonprofit, is there to help those veterans find purpose and strength again while also helping the community clean up from that very disaster. When military […]
CHICAGO — An honorary send-off was held at Chicago’s O’Hare Aiport on Monday for a group of three men, all World War II veterans, who are headed to France to commemorate D-Day. Inside O’Hare’s Terminal 1, a line of passengers and airport staff saluted three of the nation’s heroes as they prepared for the special […]
With a rising number of Berks County veterans struggling financially, three local entities have partnered to collect food for former military members and raise awareness of their needs. The Veterans Coalition of Pennsylvania, the Berks County Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Pennsylvania Army National Guard are in the midst of a food drive that […]
Jun. 2—David Montoya, 64, of Amherst and Rhonda Simpson, 55, of Bedford, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges stemming from making false statements to the Veterans Administration (VA) during its investigation into their business, StoneMakers Academy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Montoya and Simpson pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy to make false […]