Feb 13, 2020 | Army
In July 1968 Pamela Donovan’s brief obituary read as follows: A Brighton Army Nurse who volunteered for duty in Vietnam four months ago, died Monday at Qui Nhon, South Vietnam, of pneumonia, the Defense Department notified her parents, Mr and Mrs Edward Donovan,...
Feb 8, 2020 | Army
William McKinley served in the U.S. Congress and as governor of Ohio before running for the presidency in 1896. As a longtime champion of protective tariffs, the Republican McKinley ran on a platform of promoting American prosperity and won a landslide victory over...
Feb 5, 2020 | Army
During the Korean War, my brother Corporal Herbert K. Harvey survived a sniper attack while on patrol near Kaesong, Korea on November 10, 1949. As one of thirty men, Cpl Harvey was severely wounded and of only two survivors of the onslaught. Cpl Harvey was saved by...
Feb 3, 2020 | Army
The biggest new star quarterback of NFL doesn’t get a lot of free time. Practicing is as important as game time, so when the time comes to relax, it’s understandable that a young football star might actually rest. But it turns out Patrick Mahomes, the...
Feb 1, 2020 | Army
James Derry, 99, a World War II veteran who served as infantry soldier with the Army in the Anti-Tank Company 242nd Infantry, Rainbow Division, recently talked about his experiences during an interview at his home in Salt Springs. [Doug Engle/Staff photographer/TNS)...
Jan 31, 2020 | Army
SFC Daniel H. Petithory, 32, was a Communications Sergeant assigned to ODA 574, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He was killed in action during Operation Enduring Freedom. Dan was born in Massachusetts on June 30, 1969. He graduated from...
