Donald McPherson of Adams served his country as a Navy fighter pilot during World War II. When he returned home, his mission of service continued. “He was up to his eyeballs in service in all sorts of ...

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First things first: Legends don’t need middle names. “It’s Smokey Bear, not Smokey the Bear,” says Sara Lee (pictured), lead librarian for special collections at the National Agricultural Library (NAL ...

STOPPERS DOT. A VETERAN IS FINALLY GETTING THE RECOGNITION HE DESERVES. PEOPLE DRIVING HOURS TO RED OAK, IOWA THIS AFTERNOON TO CELEBRATE. 99 YEAR-OLD AL HAYES HAYES IS A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN AND ...

Texas has been home to many imaginative scientists, artists, and writers. Because of their dreams and determination, they changed how people saw the world. One Texas writer in particular, Gene ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-two World War II Veterans will be present as the 80th Commemoration of the End of World War II kicks off at Pearl Harbor on Saturday, August ...

PHOENIX — A World War II hero and longtime Tempe resident is being honored for her service in the U.S. military’s first all-Black, all-female battalion. Now 104 years old, Maj. Fannie Griffin ...

On August 15, Prince Harry honored the memory of his grandfather, Prince Philip, on the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in the Pacific during World War II. The Duke of Sussex asked a friend to ...

WASHINGTON — Retired U.S. Army Col. Frank Cohn’s life has been full of important milestones, but few as significant as his 100th birthday on Aug. 2, 2025. Centenarians currently make up roughly 0.03% ...

SEVEN NEWS. AN HONORARY CEREMONY TAKING PLACE AT THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER FOR TWO VETERANS WHO FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR TWO. NOW, THESE SOLDIERS WERE NOT ONLY FROM THE SAN FELIPE PUEBLO, BUT ALSO ...