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Henry Johnson, Albany war hero, is honored with annual day in Arbor Hill
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 1 day agoThe city of Albany commemorated a local war hero Wednesday. Sergeant Henry Johnson enlisted in the Army on June 5th, 1917, a date now commemorated in Albany ...
Congressman Ryan fights for Medal of Honor for fallen Korean War hero - Mid Hudson News
Mid Hudson News· 10 hours agoLAGRANGEVILLE – More than 70 years ago, U.S. Army Private First Class (PFC) Charles Johnson...
Irish D-Day Catholics ‘owed great deal of gratitude’
BBC via Yahoo News· 20 hours ago"The fact that he [her grandfather] had served and that other people who hadn’t served in the Army were in positions of authority and were discriminating...
Forgotten World War II heroes from our region
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 21 hours agoBoth women and minorities were key to America’s war effort. “When she first signed up to join this air evacuation unit she didn’t even know what it was,”...
The Battle of Henry Johnson, Albany war hero
Albany Times Union· 2 days agoNominations for the city’s annual Henry Johnson Award are open for 2024. The popular story of Henry Johnson, Albany’s World War I hero, goes something...
Community Foundation of St. Clair County launches new veterans fund
The Voice· 6 hours agoThe Community Foundation of St. Clair County is ready to serve those who have served in the...
Yael Dayan, Israeli Writer, Politician and Daughter of War Hero, Dies at 85
New York Times· 6 days agoYael Dayan, a celebrated Israeli writer who, after the death of her father, the war hero and...
AirVenture to treat 100 Vietnam veterans on Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
The Northwestern via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAs part of the fly-in convention’s annual salute to veterans, the retired military personnel get a...
Around Amherst: Race Amity Day celebrates togetherness
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 2 hours agoRace Amity Day, which will include the 18th annual presentation of Youth Hero Awards and the Mill...
We must remember the heroes of the AIDS epidemic, not just the trauma
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoToday pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prevents the spread of HIV from sex or injection...efforts to...