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WWII veteran composes piece for Florida Orchestra on Battle of the Bulge
FOX 13 Tampa Bay· 3 days agoThe Florida Orchestra played music written by a World War II veteran at a concert in Tampa on...
Bay Pines VA program tailored toward health needs of women veterans
WTVT via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Kathy Opel remembers how excited she was to join the Air Force back in 1980....
This WWII Battle Had The Most Soldiers, By a Huge Margin
247wallst.com· 11 hours agoWorld War II was the biggest war humanity has ever faced. Millions of people fought all across the...
A century in his shoes: WWII veteran, Walkersville resident turns 100
The Frederick News-Post, Md. via Yahoo News· 7 days agoOn the afternoon of June 6, 1944, Harry Scyphers, 20 years old at the time, landed on Utah Beach in northwestern France. “I was a reserve. We had backup equipment and clothes and shoes and everything ...
New Springs Protection Zones aiming to protect manatees in Weeki Wachee River
FOX 13 Tampa Bay· 3 days agoNew springs protection zones on the Weeki Wachee River will prohibit mooring, anchoring, or beaching...
Mark Caldwell: Profiles of Valor: Roddie Edmonds
The Chattanoogan· 5 days agoOn December 16, days after Edmonds’s arrival, the 422nd was attacked by the Germans as they launched their “Battle of the Bulge ...
The Florida Orchestra performs a WWII veteran's tribute march at its free 'Pops in the Park' concert
WUSF 89.7· 6 days agoArmy because he saw what was happening in Europe. Then, when he was 19, in the waning days of the Second World War, he was sent to the Ardennes Forest for the brutal “Battle
How Hillsborough County Fire Rescue handles big crew appetites on a budget
WTVT via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGrocery shopping costs families more money now due to inflation, and it also impacts firefighters...
Army veteran celebrates 107th birthday in Santa Rosa
KRON via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) – A Santa Rosa man celebrated a milestone birthday on Friday. Bob Aumiller turned 107 years old. His fellow residents at...
John Tulli, a Purple Heart recipient who saw action in the invasion of Normandy, dies at age 100
Staten Island Advance· 4 days agoFelice John Tulli, a World War II veteran who saw action in the second invasion of Omaha Beach in...