world war II veteran

People in Woodbury came out to celebrate a 100-year-old World War II veteran by holding a birthday parade for him.

There was a big celebration this weekend for a man marking a big milestone. Ben Cooper, a World War II veteran, is turning 100 soon and on Sunday, people participated in a birthday parade for him. West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor set it up. Cars honked and cheered as they passed Cooper’s house on East Maxwell Drive. We first introduced…

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.

Morris A. Johnson’s dog tags from WWII were reunited with his family members after being found in a thrift store.

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…