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Vietnam veteran and lung cancer survivor celebrates donating 100 gallons of blood

Once a hero, always a hero. Carl Schuck will always be a hero for serving in the Vietnam War, but these days he’s called a hero for a different reason. The 72-year-old recently donated his ...

WWII veteran receives a free haircut on his 100th birthday

We can all dream about reaching the fine old age of 100, it’s a huge achievement but have any of us thought about how we would celebrate such a milestone birthday? One World War II ...

Jessica Walter, veteran actress who played Lucille Bluth on ‘Arrested Development,’ dies at 80 — rest in peace

Television has lost one of its most iconic mothers: Jessica Walter, a veteran actress best known for her role as Lucille Bluth in the beloved sitcom Arrested Development, died yesterday at the age of 80. ...

WWII veteran, 96, weaves 400 hats for Salvation Army during lockdown

This last year has left many seniors feeling isolated especially during over the winter when even seeing loved ones outside where it’s safer wasn’t an option. Tom Cornish knows all about isolation as his senior ...

83-year-old veteran able to leave home for first time in two years after volunteers build him a ramp

As we’ve all had to spend more time in our homes to stay safe, we should have more empathy with those whose everyday life is confined to their home because of a disability. Chuck Wood ...

Marine veteran who lost a leg receives new adapted home from Gary Sinise Foundation

Josue Barron joined the Marine Corps when he was 17 years old; coming from a single-parent family he said it became the role model that he needed. The father of three from Temecula, California said ...

World War II veteran receives over a thousand cards for his 101st birthday

It’s been about a year since COVID-19 lockdowns began, which means we’ve all experienced one birthday under social distancing rules. But while you can’t throw a big party, people have still found clever ways to ...

Navy veteran, 30, pass away days after officers kneeled on his neck during mental episode, family says

When Angelo Quinto had a mental health episode two days before Christmas his sister Isabella called police for fear he would hurt their mother. Three days later the navy veteran was pronounced dead. Officers arrived ...

Veteran celebrates 100th birthday with parade – Happy Birthday

Police officers showed up to a South Carolina nursing home with lights flashing and sirens going to honor a veteran celebrating his 100th birthday. Charles Siniard was masked and sitting outside his nursing home in ...

82-year-old veteran fights back and kills home intruder who attacked 79-year-old wife

An elderly man wasn’t going to let a home intruder burst into his Aiken County, South Carolina home, potentially harm him and his wife, take whatever they wanted, and then leave. No. Herbert Parrish was ...