Nearly 50 years after the end of the Vietnam War, the U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration is doing its part to ensure each veteran ...

Eight World War II veterans gathered at VFW Post 6208 on Dec. 22, but they had more than drinks and conversation on their minds. The men – all from Prior Lake, with the exception of one ...

After waiting and wishing for more than 40 years, Evelyn Schrupp was surprised with a ceremony in honor of her son Friday afternoon. When a soldier is killed in the U.S., his or her mother ...

Creativity fits the bill, and that's why the Maury Young Arts Centre is hosting a Veterans Art Show and Exhibition. On display until Feb. 15, the new exhibit is described as "illustrating the ...

Willow Creek Developers and Builders, a local construction and real estate company, gave a disabled veteran a new bathroom inside of his own home for free. Mike Vanderveen, the recipient of the ...

A plaque will be dedicated Sunday at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial to honor the heroism of Vietnam veteran retired Navy Cmdr. Clyde E. Lassen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor.

This year marks a handful of important anniversaries in the history of the Vietnam War. The United States' initial involvement in the Republic of Vietnam began in November 1955, when President ...

After more than a half-century, a southern Wisconsin Air Force veteran killed in the Vietnam War finally was reunited with his family. On Tuesday, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced ...

Downing’s name is on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. A rosette will be added next to his name on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in ...

THE Walt Peffer, the Douglas County assessor and a Vietnam War veteran, has died, officials said. Peffer passed after a short bout with cancer, Douglas County officials said. The 78-year-old was a ...