WWII pilot and retired colonel celebrates 100th birthday – let’s hear it for him
People who walk by him in the street might not know it, but Jack Koser is a true hero. Way back in 1940, Jack enlisted in the Army Air Corps, going on to fly 23 ...
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U.S. Marine walks over 800 miles to raise veteran suicide awareness
A United States Marine has just completed an 800-mile walk to raise veteran suicide awareness. Travis Snyder served his country from 2012 to 2018 and decided to walk around Lake Michigan and bring awareness to ...
Veteran goes against the law to break free dying dog left in a hot car
In April, a man named Jason Minson, a former US Army Sergeant from Chesapeake, Virginia, shared on Facebook the saga of a poor dog he came across. The dog was standing in the parked, turned-off ...
Veteran dies with no family, so the public is invited to his funeral — let’s give him the sendoff he deserves
Edward K. Pearson, an 80-year-old veteran from Naples, Florida, died on August 31. Sadly, he died with no immediate family. His arrangements were handled by Legacy Options Funeral and Cremations Services, and an interment was ...
Veteran carries fellow Marine who had legs blown off up mountain
Jonathon Blank and Nelson served in the special operations unit of the Marine Corps together in Afghanistan 10 years ago. https://t.co/5WXy3sR7tV — FOX4 News Kansas City (@fox4kc) August 27, 2019 According to Fox59, Nelson had ...
Navy veteran Aaron Cook, one of the last remaining survivors of Pearl Harbor, dies at 96
Aaron Cook, who served as a US Navy Aviation Chief Ordnanceman during the war, died on August 10 at the age of 96. Cook, from Fort Worth, enlisted in the Navy just days after his 18th ...
Army veteran sees the hunger problem in his community, so he sets up a food bank on his lawn
Army veteran Roman Espinoza spent 25 years serving in the military. When he got out, he decided to go back to school, enrolling in Jefferson Community College in Watertown, New York. In 2017, research for ...
When a veteran dies with no close family, thousands of strangers show up at funeral to honor him
Wayne “Sarge” Wilson, an army veteran, died on May 28, 2019 while undergoing heart surgery. He was 67. According to his obituary, Wilson served his country in Vietnam from 1971 to 1977, and was wounded ...
He left high school to fight in Vietnam—now this 78-year-old vet finally gets his diploma
Floyd Covey, now 78, was drafted into the Vietnam as a young man—so young that he didn’t even get a chance to finish high school before heading overseas. Covey fought in the Army during the ...
WWII, Korean War veteran and former POW celebrates his 100th birthday
100-year-old Thomas E. Gwynn survived both D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. While in Normandy, he received a Battle Field Commission to Second Lieutenant, one of the highest honors. The former Army Ranger Lieutenant ...