Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Senior Veterans Care Network Blog Posts - March 2021

 Posted 03/31/2021

102-year old WWII and Korean War veteran receives COVID vaccine

FRISCO, Texas — As millions of Texans, anyone above the age of 16, now qualify for their chance in... View More


Posted 03/30/2021
World War II veteran throws out first pitch to kick off ball season in Tarkington

Tarkington Community Baseball Association on Saturday, March 27, held its opening day events with games, cake and... View More


Posted 03/29/2021
Korean War Veteran receives high school diploma at 86 years old

PIKE COUNTY, Ky.  - At just 17 years old, Pike County Native and Hellier High School Student Claudie Little dropped... View More


Posted 03/26/2021
Remains of 24-Year-Old Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor Identified 80 Years Later Thanks to DNA Testing

Nearly eight decades after 24-year-old William Eugene Blanchard was killed during Japan's surprise attack against... View More


Posted 03/24/2021
VA to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War

On March 29, our Nation will commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day on its 50th anniversary. This is an opportunity... View More


Posted 03/23/2021
A Moment Decades in the Making: Vietnam veteran receives high school diploma

FRANKLIN, Ohio  - The very first 2021 grad in the Tri-State also happens to be the oldest. Monday night was... View More


Posted 03/22/2021
95-Year-Old World War II Veteran Honored

MOOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — There are many different ways to say thank you, and when it comes to thanking those... View More


Posted 03/19/2021
World War II veteran awarded Bronze Star after nearly 80-year wait

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A small audience could hear a pin drop as World War II veteran Bob Shields slowly walked... View More


Posted 03/18/2021
World War II veteran from Nolanville celebrates his 100th birthday

NOLANVILLE — Growing up in West Texas during the Great Depression of the 1920s and ‘30s, Nolanville resident... View More


Posted 03/17/2021
Korean War Veterans Memorial to add a list of those who died in combat

Just before midnight on July 9, 1951, the body of Army Pvt. John Aaron Jr. left Jersey City on a B&O train, bound... View More


Posted 03/16/2021
‘UTTERLY FANTASTIC:’ World War II veteran celebrates 95th with a special birthday surprise in Lower Makefield

LOWER MAKEFIELD >> World War II veteran Ed Torres walked through his garage door Saturday evening to big birthday... View More


Posted 03/12/2021
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa community held a big birthday celebration for one of our heroes. World War II veteran... View More


Posted 03/11/2021
Iraqi War veteran in Carlisle fixes cars to deal with PTSD, works to rebuild garage after Jan. fire

CARLISLE, Pa. — Stanley Haubert used his garage in Carlisle, Cumberland County, to repair cars. He said... View More


Posted 03/10/2021
World War II veteran receives medals 77 years after heroism

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly 80 years after a German mortar wounded him as he fought along the Mussolini Canal... View More


Posted 03/09/2021
World War II veteran celebrates 102 birthday

DAYTON, Ohio  -- A World War II Army veteran celebrated his 102 birthday on Sunday at the Dayton VA where he... View More


Posted 03/08/2021
Long Island community celebrates WWII veteran's 100th birthday with car parade

NEW HYDE PARK, Long Island (WABC) -- A community on Long Island showed its appreciation for a World War II... View More


Posted 03/04/2021
Korean War veteran not forgetting the ‘Forgotten War’

ROANOKE, Va. - What would possess someone to make the decision to join the military during a time of war?... View More


Posted 03/03/2021
WWII Code Breaker Shares Her Secret to Turning 100

A parade in Pittsburgh on March 2 celebrated the 100th birthday of native Julia Parsons, a World War II veteran who... View More



World War II veteran in Lindale reflects on life filled with patriotism, lessons learned

H e was sitting in the auditorium during a regular school day in Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1941 when school officials... View More


Posted 03/01/2021
96-year-old Gulf War veteran reflects on 30-year anniversary of ceasefire

MADISON, Wis. - On February 28, 1991, the Gulf War, also known as the 100 Hour War, ended in a ceasefire. The war... View More

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