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Ripple-Effect of Kindness in North Stonington, How the Community Helped a Veteran in Need
Cheryl Haase and her team at the Red Onion Pizza Restaurant, with the help of the community, stepped up for one veteran, helping him get a new cane and a new home.
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West Hartford Veteran Remembers War as 100th Birthday Approaches
For decades, Ben Cooper has lived with the memory of World War II and all that he saw with the Army’s 45th Infantry Division. As he gets ready to celebrate his 100th birthday, he reflects on what he and his generation sacrificed to end the Holocaust and save humanity.
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125-Mile Procession From LA to San Diego Held for Beloved WWII Veteran
Family and friends of one of the U.S.’ last WWII veterans said goodbye to 102-year-old San Diego resident Sidney Walton, who died Saturday in Santa Monica surrounded by loved ones.
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94-Year-Old Man Will Finally Walk at Graduation After Missing His Own Due to WWII
In 1945, World War II Veteran Ed Kinslow missed his high school graduation because he was busy flying for the Air Force. At age 94, he is finally getting the chance to walk across the stage on graduation day.
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The History of Cops Using Force on Soldiers of Color
Decades before police in Virginia pepper sprayed Army officer Caron Nazario, Black military servicemembers were intentionally targeted by police while coming home from the World Wars. Timothy Berry of the Black Veterans Project explains the history of police violence against Black Americans who served their country.
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WWII Veteran's Dog Tags Reunited With Family After Being Found in Thrift Store
Morris A. Johnson’s dog tags from WWII were reunited with his family members after being found in a thrift store.
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Wife of WWII Vet Who Died of COVID Has 1 Request: Wear a Mask in Honor of Marty
A coronavirus outbreak at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton has claimed the lives of 15 veterans in a matter of weeks. One of them is 93-year-old WWII veteran Martin Oppenheimer, and he has quite a story.
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Veteran Released From Hospital in Time for 104th Birthday
World War II veteran Major Wooten was released from the hospital on Monday after battling COVID-19.
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EXCLUSIVE: Family of Branford Veteran Receives Closure as His Remains Return Home
Marty Rust served the U.S. military honorably as a combat photographer in Vietnam. He died in Connecticut in September and over the last few weeks, Connecticut’s Patriot Guard has been working to make sure he got an equally honorable return to family in the Midwest.
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‘Put Some Respect on Her Name': Army Vet and Comedian Rita Brent Performs Her Viral Rap About Kamala Harris
Comedian Rita Brent’s rap video about Kamala Harris making history as the first Black woman Vice President-elect has gone viral. The rapper and Army veteran joined LX News to talk about the message behind her viral rap and drop some bars of “solidarity magic.”
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California Veteran Convicted of Torturing Neighbors' Dogs on List for Early Release
David Herbert, an honorably discharged disabled veteran, was sentenced to nearly nine years behind bars. He has served just 17 months
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Strangers Attend Funeral For Veteran With No Local Family Members
Strangers gathered together at East Thompson Cemetery Friday morning to honor a local veteran who they had never met.
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A Ballerina Shares Her Story of War and Family Suicide Through Dance
Exit12 is a dance and ballet company formed by an Iraq War veteran dedicated to telling the personal stories of war through art and veteran-centered workshops.
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WWII Vet Who Beat COVID-19: ‘As Long as You Have Family, You Have Hope'
World War II veteran Joe Sterczela is back home after lasting through an eight-week battle with the novel coronavirus. The 93-year-old is no stranger to battling an enemy — the Navy veteran was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, during World War II. But Never before had the Webster, Massachusetts, native fought in the hospital against an enemy he couldn’t see. “He…
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WWII Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday After Raising Millions for UK's Health Service
The British World War II veteran who became a national hero by raising millions to support the country’s National Health Service celebrated two milestones on Thursday with much fanfare, NBC News reports.
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Inspirational Grad Continues to Serve After Accident
Montana Reinschmidt’s military uniform was barely worn in when an accident on a dirt bike left him paralyzed.
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CT Veteran Was Used in Atomic Experimentation
A New Haven veteran is one of only a few surviving African-American service members who were used as human experiments during atomic bomb testing after WWII.
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Veteran from West Haven Has Been Missing for Nearly a Week
Ronald Hudson, a 60-year-old veteran from West Haven, has been missing for six days and police are looking for help to find him.
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WWII Vet on Mission to Publicize Dwindling Number of Vets
A World War II veteran is on a mission to travel to all 50 states as part of an effort to raise awareness about the dwindling number of veterans from that war who are still alive.
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WWII Veteran, 93, Brings Back Flag Taken From Enemy Soldier
Marvin Strombo was behind Japanese enemy lines on a Pacific island during World War II when he realized the other five men in his squadron had moved on without him. The young U.S. Marine, part of an elite scout-sniper platoon fighting a 1944 battle on Saipan, nervously scanned the terrain. He spotted a body on the ground, a dead Japanese...