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For the American World War II veterans, all in their late 90s or early 100s, the event marked what will be one of the last times they gather to publicly relay what they endured and how it shaped them.

In this VETERANS VOICES feature we chat with Tammy LeValley, Senior Vice President of the Military Warriors Support Foundation, to hear more about how they support combat wounded heroes and gold star ...

EVANGELINE PARISH — In the quiet hours of the night, the names glow under the lights. Thousands of stories are etched into the black panels of the traveling Vietnam Wall — stories that still live on ...

Ed Jordan was born in Germany and adopted by a soldier and his wife stationed there during WWII. Decades later, he answered ...

Larry Proctor completed his advanced infantry training at Fort Polk in Louisiana in August 1967. (Photo Provided) MARIETTA — Larry Proctor prides himself on his ability to help veterans in his ...

Kathy Shore was 21 and unprepared for the wounds she'd care for at the 3rd Field Hospital. 'We saved a lot of lives,” the South Florida resident says.

OC veterans and county officials call on Sacramento to begin building the county’s first veterans cemetery, Fullerton backs away from an immigrant aid proposal – these are just some of the county’s ...