WWII vets offer treasure trove of stories
Nestled on the border of Escondido and San Marcos, California sits a residential mobile home park, Madrid Manor, where two hidden treasures thrive. Two...
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Heather E. Siegel
Heather Siegel is a well-known disability rights advocate. Each story brings Siegel’s unique insights into the complex lives of disabled veterans struggling to survive in the peacetime world. If you know someone who would be a good candidate for a profile, please contact Heather Siegel — The Siegel Sidebar at siegelsidebar@militarypress.com or (760) 432-8383.
No longer homeless, vet gets fresh start
Dennis Nelson, a former U. S. Navy boatswain, has fallen off a submarine, been smashed up in a motorcycle accident and lived on the streets. But Nelson did...
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Queen Mary celebrates 80th anniversary
You can get married on The Queen Mary (the dry-docked huge ocean liner permanently moored in Long Beach), and we can provide everything but the husband,”...
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WWII Vet celebrates 100th birthday
Don’t make any plans for December,” says Harry Anderson, “I’m having my 100th birthday party, and it’s going to be a big party.” Spry, delightful, almost...
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Military can make it legal, for free, for now
Lauren Seals, a non-denominational minister for the last 18 years, conducts about 100 weddings a year. A wedding ceremony with the exchange of vows between...
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HONOR FLIGHT ATTENDEES RETURN HOME ONE MORE TIME
Seventy-eight WWII vets returned to a fabulous Homecoming in San Diego at Lindbergh Field on Sunday, October 5, 2014. The WWII vets were returning from the...
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All Merchant Marines deserve recognition
Bruce Radder fought for his country in WWII. But another 43 years went by after the War ended before he was recognized as a U.S. Veteran. It took the US...
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