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80 years after going MIA, an Army airman from Richmond is coming home
12+ hour, 27+ min ago (15+ words) WTVR. com...
Mechanicsville man discovers dad's artwork from WWII buried for decades
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (11+ words) WTVR. com...
105-year-old WWII veteran lives a life of service: 'He makes people happy"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (15+ words) 105-year-old WWII veteran lives a life of service: 'He makes people happy'WTVR. com...
Korean War soldier missing for 76 years to be laid to rest near his Southwest Virginia home Marvin Patton,
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (211+ words) DUBLIN, Va. " A Virginia soldier who went missing in action during the Korean War will finally be laid to rest near his home in Southwest Virginia " a homecoming 76 years in the making. U. S. Army Corporal Marvin Patton, a native of Tazewell…...
Son retraces WWII POW father's Death March through Germany
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (864+ words) WEST POINT, Va. " There may be no place like home, but for John and Eleanor Harper, traveling beyond the beauty of coastal Virginia provides the spice of life. "We enjoy traveling. We have been to Alaska. We have been to…...
Virginia man meets Dutch firefighter who cares for his WWII father's grave: 'Cannot thank you enough"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (528+ words) POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. " An 82-year-old Powhatan man has found healing through an unexpected connection with a Dutch volunteer who tends to his father's grave thousands of miles away. James Midkiff never knew his father, Staff Sergeant Frank Midkiff, who was…...
Greg Mc Quade to share 25 years of veteran stories at free event at Virginia War Memorial
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (118+ words) WTVR. com RICHMOND, Va. " Award-winning journalist Greg Mc Quade has been sharing the voices and stories of veterans and active-duty service members from across Central Virginia for more than a quarter of a century. Now Greg will present some of…...
Forever Promise Project connects American families with Dutch adopters caring for WWII graves
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (693+ words) MARGRATEN, NETHERLANDS " It measures only 65 acres, but Netherlands American Cemetery is one of the most solemn pieces of real estate in U. S. history. Row after row of crosses stand at attention inside the cemetery, where thousands of soldiers and airmen from…...
His memory faded away after his death in WWII. Now, a Virginia man is telling his story.
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (763+ words) HANOVER COUNTY, Va. " Oscar Hicks was 19 when he was killed on a distant battlefield during World War II. A Virginia man is now working to keep his memory alive, piecing together the story of a soldier whose memory had faded away....
WWII veteran gets final wish as community rallies to ensure funeral honors
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (311+ words) Florencio Davila proudly served in the U. S. Army during World War II, enlisting at just 18 and joining the 632 Tank Destroyer Battalion. "He loved his country; he was a proud veteran. For him to go out without military service, we just couldn't…...