Sometimes in the middle of the night, when Chester Peek can’t sleep, he slips out of bed and goes to…
served as a refuge for veterans for many years. After all, Doug Hathaway, the club’s former PGA professional, once noted…
When Pete Cholometes departed the airplane in San Francisco he never felt so discouraged in his entire life. Cholometes had…
KABUL, Afghanistan — Before Captain Anastasia Wasem goes to work in the morning, she puts on body armor, straps on…
By Maynard C. Hoffmann t was the 6th and the 7th in the month of December Two eventful days I…
The Vietnam War has been a favorite subject of many screenplays and films. Since 1964, there have been more than…
Plans are underway for the Run to Tahoma which has become a tradition for area veterans. On Saturday, May 25,…
He remembers arriving home not to receive praise, but scorn. After returning home from serving in the Army’s 75th Ranger…
On a chilly and blustery Saturday morning in May more than 1,000 veterans and family members gathered at the Sanders…
me in greater and greater numbers, but for many “home” is nothing more than an abstract. For many veterans there…
When Chuck Manley visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Olympia, he sees much more than most. Not only is he…
He has three purple hearts from his service as a Marine. But for Port Orchard’s Roger Montez, his greatest pain…
When Ralph Rogers graduated from high school, he decided that joining the U.S. Navy was the next thing he would…
Veterans and their families are invited to the spring 2013 “Stand Down for Veterans” on April 27 at the Sheridan…
It was a different time, admits State Rep. Norm Johnson. When Vietnam Veterans returned from war, there were no parades….
THE PROMISE On a bunker in the evening breeze, We sat and watched the trees. We talked of home and…
It’s been years since Jack Murphy was in Vietnam, but the memories are as close as today. “They come and…
In future editions of Veterans Life, we’re planning to feature you. We’d love for you to share your memories and…
While it has been controversial at times, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a place that has become a must see…
OLYMPIA — After what some felt was moving testimony about the realities experienced by military veterans was delivered by Vietnam…
