3+ week, 5+ day ago  (449+ words) For Glenn Fisher, serving in the Army was never a question. "It was something that I just laid down my life for, and it's something that I earned. It's something that should be presented [to me]," Fisher said. Now, after…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (356+ words) As the nation marks Women's History Month, Louisville native Edith Matthews is also celebrating a major personal milestone, her 100th birthday. Matthews, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, was recognized for her service and for helping…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (495+ words) World War II Navy veteran Ira "Ike" Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105. Video above: Schab reflects on Pearl Harbor attack in 2023 interview With his passing, there…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (250+ words) The names of two U. S. servicemen, 1st Lt. Russell Hunter Griffith and Capt. Thomas Francis Mantell Jr. , were added to the Patriots Peace Memorial on Monday. Mantell, of Louisville, was a member of the Kentucky Air National Guard and served in World…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (157+ words) A World War II veteran recently took to the sky to show everyone that age is just a number. Last week, Jimmy Hernandez jumped out of a plane on his 100th birthday. "I've been waiting for a long time for this,…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (171+ words) Volunteers came together at Cave Hill National Cemetery Thursday morning to honor fallen military members by giving back, cleaning, caring for, and realigning headstones across the sacred grounds. "Just look at all the people that are out here," one volunteer…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (274+ words) On Tuesday morning, the main foyer of Muhammad Ali International Airport was crowded with more than 80 military veterans, all of whom had served in the armed forces during the Korean War or the Vietnam War. They were there for the…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (200+ words) At 103 years old, Andres Vergara says the key to a long life is simple: "Stay busy, never stop." Vergara has spent a lifetime doing just that. Over the course of more than three decades in the U. S. Army, he served in…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (93+ words) Eighty-three local veterans of the Vietnam and Korean wars toured monuments dedicated to their sacrifice on Tuesday. The veterans are part of the latest Honor Flight Bluegrass trip to the nation's capital. WLKY's Rick Van Hoose went along for the…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago  (139+ words) Antonio Marquez was on the Honor Flight this year to visit the WWII memorial A year after his wife died, Antonio Marquez finally did something he swore he would never do without her. In June, he was aboard the Honor…...