Offensive tackle Theo Benedet, running back Travis Homer, defensive back Josh Blackwell and punter Tory Taylor spent their ...

Fireman William Thompson is a U.S. Navy Sailor currently in training at Surface Warfare Engineering School Command.

Richard “Oris” Aldrich dropped out of Niles High School to join the Navy in 1945 and served more than a year in the Pacific.

From small-town Jackson to Chief Petty Officer on the USS Cole, Chris Ewigman reflects on 17 years in the Navy, the legacy of his ship, and how service shaped his life and family.

I asked to interview Joiner about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s ugly, stupid campaign against “DEI” initiatives in the ...

Frank Weber, a 101-year-old World War II veteran, resides in Scappoose, Ore., and continues to reflect on his remarkable ...

The author gratefully acknowledges assistance for this article from Darlene Dingman, who suggested the topic, and the ...

After a couple of years at community college, Tom Cranmer enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1998 hoping to simultaneously explore ...

Veterans Day honors all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, those who answered the call, wore the uniform, and returned ...

A number of local veterans and their families gathered on the blustery, cold morning of Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at the ...