Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Senior Veterans Care Network - Blog Posts - January 2021

 Posted on 01/28/2021

World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday

MALIBU, Calif.  -- A very happy 100th birthday to one of the oldest World War II veterans in Southern... View More


Posted on 01/27/2021
World War II veteran recalls fighting in Battle of the Bulge

CHICAGO -- A poster hangs on the wall of Richard Idstein’s home on this quiet street in a northwest Chicago... View More


Posted on 01/26/2021
88-year-old Korean War veteran awarded with high school diploma 70 years later

CLYDE, Ohio — Monday night marks a huge milestone for a Korean War veteran who, 70 years later, is receiving... View More


Posted on 01/25/2021
100-year-old World War II veteran becomes 1 millionth Florida senior citizen to receive coronavirus vaccine

A 100-year-old World War II veteran from Florida became the state's one-millionth senior citizen to receive... View More


Posted on 01/21/2021
A 98-year-old World War 2 Veteran Just Received The Coronavirus Vaccine

98-year-old Mr. Maurice Van Gordon from Cheboygan received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Van Gordon... View More


Posted on 01/20/2021
Korean War Vet Graduated High School At Age 87

Edward Sanders from Jackson, Michigan,  got his high school diploma this past summer, at the same time as... View More


Posted on 01/19/2021
POW veteran, among the last from WWII, still strong at 97

Frank Goplen pulls a laminated identification card from his billfold on trips to the bank or "whenever the opportunity... View More


Posted on 01/15/2021
Community invited to drive-by parade to celebrate local World War II veteran's 100th birthday

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — World War II veteran Henry Sayler is turning the big 100 this weekend and you're... View More


Posted on 01/14/2021
World War II veteran Paul Franklin dies at 98 after COVID-19 complications

Paul Amerideth Franklin was a veteran, a gentle man with a ready smile. He served during WWII with integrity, humility,... View More


Posted on 01/12/2021
How man’s best friend gave Korean War veteran a new purpose in life

STUART, Iowa — Spend five minutes with 89-year-old Army veteran Denny Dorman, and you'll hear decades of... View More


Posted on 01/11/2021
94-year-old World War II veteran, retired surgeon grateful to receive COVID-19 vaccine

NEW ORLEANS — “Am I looking good?” 94-year-old Robert Boese said to the camera as he got... View More


Posted on 01/07/2021
98-Year-Old WWII Veteran Finally Honored for Fighting Japanese in Philippines

Nearly eight decades after defending the Bataan Peninsula from invading Japanese forces and subsequent years suffering... View More


Posted on 01/06/2021
Remembering Burke Waldron, World War II vet and parade marcher who threw Mariners' first pitch

Burke Waldron, a veteran sailor of World War II who never tired of donning his dress whites for the annual Bremerton... View More


Posted on 01/05/2021
WWII Veteran gets surprise parade for 93rd birthday

FRANKLIN, Ohio — A U.S. veteran who served in three wars was in for quite the birthday surprise last weekend.... View More