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A beacon of ‘Hope’ for those with PTSD

By SPENSER R. HALEY Veterans Life Community Advisory Board As a patient who has a prescription for medical…

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Tracking Santa for 60 years: A typo in an advertisement led to a new type of service for NORAD

The North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado is celebrating its 60th anniversary of…

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Medal of Honor Profile: Lt. Richard M. McCool Jr., USN (1922-2008):

LT. RICHARD M. McCOOL JR., USN (1922-2008): For heroism fighting a fire caused by a kamikaze attack on…

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Medal of Honor Profile: Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall, USA

  VIETNAM WAR LT.COL. BRUCE CRANDALL, USA (1933-): For heroism delivering ammunition and evacuating the wounded at Plie…

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Medal of Honor Profile: Col Archie Van Winkle, USMC (1925-1986)

KOREAN WAR COL. ARCHIE VAN WINKLE, USMC (1925-1986): For heroism on Nov. 2, 1950 in Sudong, Korea. A…

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Medal of Honor Profile: Machinist Donald K. Ross, USN (1910-1922)

WORLD WAR II MACHINIST DONALD K. ROSS, USN (1910-1992): For heroism during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on…

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The Medal of Honor

Part Four PEACETIME QM DEMETRI CORAHORGI, USN (1880-1973): For heroism when the boiler exploded aboard the USS Iowa…

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The Medal of Honor

Part Three Boxer Rebellion SGT. WILLIAM C. HORTON, USMC (1876-1969): For heroism during the American Chinese Relief Expedition,…

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Medal of Honor: Kitsap recipients of the nation’s highest military honor | Part 2

In observance of Veterans Day, Veterans Life is profiling Kitsap County veterans who received the nation’s highest military…

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Ford donates vehicles to DAV, VA Puget Sound Health Care

SEATTLE – Ford Motor Company donated seven Ford Flex utility vehicles to the Disabled American Veterans Charity (DAV),…

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Share your holiday memories for next Veterans Life

Ah, the holidays while serving in the military … The experience created some special memories, indeed. Perhaps you…

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Veterans Stand Down provides a hand up for those who served | Sound Off

By EMILY HALL ehall@soundpublishing.com The Kitsap County Veterans Stand Down provided me more than just a “thank you”…

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Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at fairgrounds pavilion

BREMERTON — Doors open at 9 a.m. for the annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds…

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The Medal of Honor: Kitsap recipients of the nation’s highest military honor

Veterans Day is Nov. 11. Initially established as Armistice Day to commemorate the end of The Great War…

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Lt. John T. "Mike" Wolf, USN | WWII Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to World War II-era veterans that…

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Radarman 2nd Class Calvin Miles Purser, USN | WWII Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to World War II-era veterans that…

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John O'Neill, USAAF | WWII Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to World War II-era veterans that…

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Chief Master Sgt. Robert M. Messner, USAF | WWII Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to World War II-era veterans that…

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Lt. CMDR John F. Longmate, USNR | WWII Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to World War II-era veterans that…

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ETMC Nathaniel Orson Howard II | WWII Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to World War II-era veterans that…