In J.M. Flagg's infamous recruiting poster released in the thick of World War I, Uncle Sam's emphatic finger point with the phrase "I Want YOU for the U.S. Army" was ingrained into the memory of the generations of people that fought in World War I and World War II.
Decades later, Honor ...
This is the fourth in a series of stories on local veterans that took part in the Honor Flight Northeast Indiana trip to Washington D.C. on April 25. Coming Friday: Calling all Korean War vets.
Hal Finn admits that his experience in the military was a tad different than most.
He was never ...
This is the third in a series of stories on local veterans that took part in the Honor Flight Northeast Indiana trip to Washington D.C. on April 25. Coming Thursday: A love story in the shadow of the Korean War.
When Ken Bosworth reminisces about his World War II service in the Marine Corps, ...
This is the second in a series of stories on local veterans that took part in the Honor Flight Northeast Indiana trip to Washington D.C. on April 25. Coming Wednesday: Area World War II veteran Ken Bosworth details his experiences in the Pacific.
When it comes to explaining some of the most ...
It has been 73 years since Huntertown resident Walter Hansen fought on Okinawa, yet the vivid memories and emotions are as if it happened yesterday.
Hansen does not shy away from speaking about the majority of his experiences in World War II. From his graduation from high school in Illinois ...