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Wyoming POW On Sunken Japanese 'Hell Ship' May Be Close To Coming Home After 82 Years
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (1796+ words) For 82 years, Lt. Col. John Clarke Goldtrap of Casper has been in a watery grave as a POW on the sunken wreck of the brutal Japanese “hell ship” Oryoku Maru. Now his remains may finally be ID'd and brought home....
Wyoming History: How Gebo’s Gung-Ho Junior Marines Served During World War II
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1691+ words) In the dying coal town of Gebo during World War II, the patriotic Junior Marines were gung-ho in their wartime efforts of gathering scrap iron, marching and singing. They were inspired by the Wedlock brothers, two teens who left Gebo…...
Dubois Tootsie Roll Drop Remembers How Candy Saved ‘Frozen Chosin’ Marines In Korea
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1845+ words) A candy drop at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois was more than just fun for kids. It honored the "Frozen Chosin" Marines who depended on Tootsie Rolls for calories, field repairs and sheer survival on minus-40 degree…...
Wyoming Veterans Remember The True Military Heroes Who Never Came Back
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (999+ words) On Memorial Day, Bill Parr remembers the men he served with during a 22-year career in the Navy who never came home, but he won’t talk about them. “The heroes are the ones that are underneath these stones,” he said…...
Navy Vet Wants To Build First Memorial With Name Of Every Wyoming Fallen Warrior
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1579+ words) A U.S. Navy veteran is raising money to put a memorial next to the Cheyenne National Cemetery. It will be the first and only memorial to display the names of every Wyoming service member killed or missing in action in U.S. military…...
Casper's First Home, Built In 1888, Is Barely Standing; Historian Trying To Save
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1118+ words) The first home in Casper was built in 1888, but now is barely standing. The plan when it was moved 57 years ago was to restore the house, but never happened. Now with fears it may not survive another winter, a historian…...
DNA Stunner: Lander Veteran Finds New Life With Daughter He Never Knew He Had
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (1292+ words) Lander’s Jim Stewart has led a life full of surprises that include service on a Navy submarine, a heart attack, and discovering a daughter he never knew existed. That DNA miracle has given Stewart a new life after he thought…...
'Fallen Comrade': Chris Navarro’s Tribute To Military To Be Unveiled Sept. 11
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (808+ words) Casper artist Chris Navarro’s latest work honoring the military will be unveiled on Sept. 11 at the Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery in Evansville. He said it's a deeply personal sculpture for him as the son and brother of military veterans....
"Bury Him": Wyoming Marine Still Haunted By The Soldier Left Behind In Vietnam
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1866+ words) It’s been nearly 60 years since Doug Chamberlain, a Marine veteran and later Wyoming legislator, came home from Vietnam. The war changed him, and he’s still haunted by the soldier he was ordered to leave behind. “It betrayed everything,” he said....
At 101, Former Rawlins Mayor, WW II Veteran And Candy Lover Is Living A Sweet Life
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1424+ words) Everett Mann is a former mayor of Rawlins, a World War II veteran where he earned two Purple Hearts, and just celebrated his 101st birthday. He admits to being an optimist and said that the secret of his longevity "is eat…...