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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 ...

U.S. Navy veteran, 27, killed less than 3 weeks after arriving in Afghanistan

Kevin served in the U.S. Navy and had been deployed to Japan and Hawaii but had always wanted to go to Afghanistan. The brave young man was working as a private contractor in Afghanistan and had ...

Marine veteran who fought at Iwo Jima & Chosin Resevoir turns 100 – let’s wish him Happy Birthday

A U.S. Marine who fought at both Iwo Jima + the Chosin Reservoir, recently celebrated his 100th birthday at the Pacifica Senior Living Center in Vista, CAFirst Sgt. John Farritor, spent 30 years in Corps ...

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 ...

Chick-fil-A manager jumps up to change flat tire for elderly veteran customer

Daryl Howard has been a manager at the Chick-fil-A in Severn, Maryland for about nine years. He was working the counter on Thursday—but suddenly he took on a responsibility that wasn’t in the job description. That ...

Police are searching for vandals who burnt flags in cemetery’s veteran memorial

During every patriotic holiday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Anderson, South Carolina, puts up a special tribute to the veterans laid to rest on their grounds by planting large American flags around the veterans’ section. “We have always ...

Dozens of veterans gather in Kentucky field to watch 25,000 American flags burn

On June 29, dozens of veterans gathered in a field in Louisville, Kentucky for a solemn ceremony. “Really, what you’re doing is holding a funeral for the flag,” Jeff Hendricks, a deputy director at the American ...

Alabama man finishes mowing lawns for U.S. veterans in all 50 states

Hello to ConnecticutI've been here in CT just was looking for a better sign. Other one I couldn't do Posted by Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 All told, Rodney ...

Army veteran, 97, parachutes into Normandy on 75th anniversary of D-Day

Tom Rice, who served with the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division, was one of thousands of paratroopers who landed on French soil during D-Day. Speaking with reporters, he called the 1944 jump “the worst jump I ...

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 ...