ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHAM) – On Veterans Day, the men and women who have fought for the country are honored, including a 103-year ...
When the military took over Joseph Spillane's college, he decided to enlist in the U.S. Army. The Mystic resident fought in Europe before returning to school.
In 1954 after World War II and the Korean War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name to Veteran’s Day to ...
O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...
Veterans Day has a rich tradition that goes all the way back to 1919 when former President Woodrow Wilson first spoke about Armistice Day.
and after World War II and the Korean War several veteran organizations made pleas to strike the word “Armistice” from the ...
The lessons of history about second-term presidents and second-term Republicans in particular are not just the stuff of ...
However, in 1954, Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as a general during World War II, changed Armistice ...
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), former President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 Armistice Day for the first time in 1919 by saying: To us in America, ...
At 103-years-old, Navy veteran Jim Ingutti said he’s content with the hard work he’s poured into building his life. For ...
Eisenhower said the change was intended to “expand the significance of the commemoration” by “paying homage to the veterans ...
On Monday, American flags were flown throughout Muscatine to show gratitude to the men and women who had served their country ...