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US veteran quits job after being told he can’t wear face covering with

The debate concerning the wearing of masks during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has raged for a while now. The general consensus is that wearing masks minimizes the risk of transmitting coronavirus, which is a fairly ...

Funeral home asks public to attend unclaimed veteran’s funeral, hundreds show up to pay respect

When Petty Officer 3rd Class James Miske, 75, died on May 26, 2019, he had no known family. Yet, at his funeral hundreds showed up to say goodbye and pay respect. Miske, a Vietnam War ...

87-year-old Korean War veteran receives high school diploma decades after dropping out of school

Like many war veterans, Ed Sanders dropped out of high school to fight in the Korean War. He left school during his junior year to join to the U.S. Air Force, which meant a milestone ...

Father-son Marine Corps veterans beat COVID-19 together at same VA hospital

The coronavirus pandemic has gripped families all over the world, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving tens of thousands of more fearing for their lives. Spare a thought, then, for Thomas Bowman Jr. ...

Hundreds brave snowstorm to say goodbye to 91-year-old Air Force veteran with no family

Air Force Staff Sergeant Clyde Baldwin died on January 18. He was 91 years old. At the time of his death he didn’t have any local family members – his only known relative was in ...

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 ...

Gary Sinise celebrates 25 years of advocacy for US veterans

Since playing Lt. Dan— a Vietnam vet who struggles in civilian life after losing his legs in combat— Sinise has felt a connection with US veterans, who responded to the character. “I realized early on ...

Vietnam vet bitten more than 100 times by ants during his final days at VA Medical Center

Laquna said when she visited her father, who had cancer, at Eagle’s Nest Community Living Center, a nursing home at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, before his death she was “worried and confused” because he looked ...

Gary Sinise raises $1.3 million for his veterans foundation by auctioning custom Jeep

Since playing Lt. Dan—a Vietnam vet who struggles in civilian life after losing his legs in combat—Sinise has felt a connection with US veterans, who responded to the character. “I realized early on that that ...

Texas airport falls silent as Vietnam war pilot’s remains return home on flight flown by his son

On August 8, Dallas Love Field fell silent, something that doesn’t happen very often at an airport. Jackson Proskow, the Washington Bureau Chief at Global News, was at the airport that day and witnessed the emotional moment ...