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

WWII and D-Day vet Jake Larson visits the grave of a soldier from his unit at the Normandy American Cemetery in France in June 2024. In this op-ed, the author implores Americans to document the ...

The letter “Every Generation Has Faults” (June 14) criticizes and questions the greatness of the World War II generation simply because they were born during segregation. Let us remember, it was the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — "The sacrifice of back then was immeasurable in today's understanding. The generations today have no comprehension of the amount of sacrifice that generation went through," said ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — September 2 nd, 2024 will mark 79 years since the end of World War II , but one west Michigan group is looking ahead to next year to honor those who served. “It is my honor to ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Monday is Greatest Generation Day, marking 79 years since the end of World War II. A group in Grand Rapids is raising money to create a large celebration for the 80th ...

In February of 1987, while at an annual fish fry in Jerusalem Township, Ohio, one of my constituents asked a very pointed question which had a profound impact on the landscape of our nation’s capital ...

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.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Thousands lined the streets of downtown Grand Rapids in a celebration worthy of the Greatest Generation. 80 years ago on Sept. 2, 1945, marked the official end of World War II. On ...

April 6, 2024, would have been my father's 100th birthday as he was born this day in 1924, in St. Elmo and spent the majority of his life in Chattanooga. As I remembered his life this morning, I ...