Marines return dog tags to families of fallen soldiers
A group of Marines, led by group president Tony Mauro, are helping to serve the families of fallen Marines, by reuniting them with the dog tags of their loved ones who lost their lives while protecting our freedom.
A group of Marines, led by group president Tony Mauro, are helping to serve the families of fallen Marines, by reuniting them with the dog tags of their loved ones who lost their lives while protecting our freedom.
World War II veterans take Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
Once you've seen it, it is difficult to believe there was ever any controversy about building the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.It is a monument that was way overdue, but now that it's here, there is a rush to get World War II veterans there to see it in person.FOX6's Ted Perry, along with photojournalist Jeremy Mews were recently invited to hop aboard a Stars and Stripes honor flight, where veterans are taken to D.C. to see the monument up close.Seventy years ago, World War II vets were marching across Europe and sailing across the Pacific, and recently, the generation that just wanted to look forward was asked to board a plane and look back.Joe Dean is captain of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, which tries, as often as it can, to make sure members of the World War II generation feel the gratitude of those who are living lives those veterans made possible."They never asked for a 'thank you,' but we feel they so richly deserve one," Dean said.The Honor Flight is a short flight to Washington, D.C., and when the veterans landed at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, many of them didn't quite know what to make of the volunteer welcoming committee, which consisted of civilians and current military members.Carl Zimmerman is a face familiar to generations of Milwaukeeans.
Once you've seen it, it is difficult to believe there was ever any controversy about building the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.It is a monument that was way overdue, but now that it's here, there is a rush to get World War II veterans there to see it in person.FOX6's Ted Perry, along with photojournalist Jeremy Mews were recently invited to hop aboard a Stars and Stripes honor flight, where veterans are taken to D.C. to see the monument up close.Seventy years ago, World War II vets were marching across Europe and sailing across the Pacific, and recently, the generation that just wanted to look forward was asked to board a plane and look back.Joe Dean is captain of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, which tries, as often as it can, to make sure members of the World War II generation feel the gratitude of those who are living lives those veterans made possible."They never asked for a 'thank you,' but we feel they so richly deserve one," Dean said.The Honor Flight is a short flight to Washington, D.C., and when the veterans landed at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, many of them didn't quite know what to make of the volunteer welcoming committee, which consisted of civilians and current military members.Carl Zimmerman is a face familiar to generations of Milwaukeeans.
Operation Sweaters for Veterans kicks off in Milwaukee
You have an opportunity to honor a veteran by keeping them warm this winter.
You have an opportunity to honor a veteran by keeping them warm this winter.