by Brytney Howell | Nov 13, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
Bill Mountfield, 91, was en route to the ferry station to take a passenger boat to Holland when he got into an accident with a truck. Determined to make it to the terminal on time, he began changing his own tire on the side of the highway. When Officers Doug Lofthouse...
by Heather Laskin | Aug 16, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
Retired Air Force engineer Lawrence Silk was just 21 years old when he began his military service. During his 20 years in the Air Force – from 1954 to 1974 – he did three one-year deployments to Vietnam. Lawrence, who is 100 percent Native American (half...
by Heather Laskin | Aug 8, 2017 | Inspiration
There is a saying in the military that you never leave a man behind. “I shall never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy,” is actually part of the Army Ranger creed. While Phillip Rochette was in the Marines, not the Army, it was a...
by Heather Laskin | Jul 31, 2017 | Inspiration
Our veterans have sacrificed so much for us and for our country. They don’t just deserve our respect – they deserve the highest praise and honor. Purple Heart recipient Ronald Eason is one of these veterans. He has a prosthetic leg and numerous other...
by Kelli Finger | Jul 22, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
There’s a special, unspoken bond among veterans. They are connected by war and experiences that only fellow comrades can relate to. Get a room of vets together from the various wars, and they’ll chat for hours, sharing their stories. Last year, Air Force...