U.S. Navy veteran Patty Parks pushes back against stigma of female veterans
Patty Parks was raised in the U.S. Navy. She was born on the Navy's birthday in a naval hospital in Tennessee in 1952.
Patty Parks was raised in the U.S. Navy. She was born on the Navy's birthday in a naval hospital in Tennessee in 1952.
Carl Morgan, 97, has become something of a celebrity at his local Costco. He's not one to brag about it, so his daughter does it for him.
Fifty-two Veterans Days have come and gone since Harold Boozer left Dian, Vietnam, as a major in the First Infantry Division of the U.S. Army.
When Ed Ryon and his classmates at Tyner High School graduated in 1941, they didn't have to decide what to do with their lives.
Aubie Camp is convinced a prayer he said before daylight on Oct. 30, 1965, on Hill 22 during the Vietnam War saved his life.
It's been more than 70 years since Richard Carbaugh served in World War II, but only in the last five or so has he been willing to talk about his experiences i…
Ed Wheeler, 94, had to get his mother to sign papers allowing him and his twin brother, Earl, to enlist in the Navy as 17-year-olds in 1943.
For as long as he can remember, Cmdr. Edward Jewell always wanted to be a doctor, just like his father.
Capt. Bruce Kendrick says he's the way he is, and what he is, because of his service in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
Jerry Sterner was just 20 years old when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1967, right in the middle of the Vietnam War.
Jim Perrine spent several years in the Merchant Marine during World War II, hauling critical supplies across treacherous oceans to troops fighting in Europe.
When the time came for Ralph Tate to enlist for military service, there was no question of his destination.
The first time Robert Norman Clarke went to the U.S. Navy School of Music, he did so on purpose.
At 5 years old, Jim Stokes had a strong feeling he'd been blessed.