We have forgotten many of the values that made the "Greatest Generation's" era one of resilience and unity rather than ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — This September marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Grand Rapids, the home of WWII veteran and President Gerald R. Ford, is planning a week-long celebration to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids will host a powerful, weeklong tribute from September 1–7, 2025, marking 80 years since the end of World War II. This city, which led the nation in commemorating the ...

The origin of this particular column arises out of the confluence of events. The first was reading the obituary of Donald McPherson, a World War II naval aviator and fighter who died at the age of 103 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Outside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum on Thursday night sat a green 1942 Cadillac once used by then-General Dwight D. Eisenhower in the European Theatre during World War ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Greatest Generation Celebration to honor those who served in World War II is being planned for later this summer in Grand Rapids to mark 80 years since the war ended.

A knee injury prevented Ralph Conklin of Sycamore, Greene County, from attending the “Roll Call.” Eighteen veterans of World War II, all a century old or on the verge, were honored Friday at Stage AE ...

With Memorial Day upon us, known until 1967 as Decoration Day, there’s no better time than now not only to thank those who made the ultimate sacrifice but also to commit to triumph over the turbulent ...

The U.S. Coast Guard’s radiomen school barracks in Atlantic City, New Jersey, smelled of sweet, charred marshmallows. Several students had teamed up to find wood for kindling and an old metal trash ...

Timing is everything -- Mustering in -- You're in the Army (or Navy, Marines, or Air Force) now! -- In country in Korea, a war like any other? -- Behind enemy lines -- Our fight? : gender, race, and ...