Ken Locke Heads Home to Honor Fallen Friend
On April 29, 1975, America’s involvement in Vietnam was coming to an end.
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Prater Is February 2025’s Veteran Of The Month
Vernie Prater, the Kosciusko County Veteran of the Month for February 2025, served in Vietnam.
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Combat Veteran Hopes Honor Flight Mends Old Pains
You don’t need to hear the details to understand the magnitude of what Donald Bussard calls the Mother’s Day ambush in May of 1969, in Vietnam.
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Medal Of Honor Recipient Visits WCHS, Tells Of Harrowing Battle
Indiana’s only living Medal of Honor recipient, Ret. Sgt. 1st class Sammy Davis, shared his story with students and staff at Warsaw Community High School Thursday, Oct 8.
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Richard Irwin Of Etna Green Honored As Veteran Of The Month
KOSCIUSKO — Richard Allen Irwin, Etna Green, was honored as the June veteran of the month at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, June 26. After Veteran Affairs Officer Rich Maron read Irwin’s bio, Maron and the commissioners presented Irwin with a plaque. Irwin was born May 10, 1948, … Read More
Warsaw Honors Vietnam Veterans
WARSAW — Veterans of the war in Vietnam are being honored in Warsaw this weekend as the traveling memorial wall of that war arrived in town Thursday and a roll call for Vietnam veterans on Friday night during Warsaw’s monthly First Friday celebration June 1. Noted Vietnam veteran … Read More
Warsaw Judge Suspended Privilege To Serve In Vietnam Jungle
FORT WAYNE — Shawn Collier of Fort Wayne was 10 years old when he came home from school and saw his mother in tears in the kitchen. It was May of 1967 and Collier’s mother had just read a letter sent by the eldest of her five sons … Read More
Vietnam Veterans Roll Call To Be Held At First Friday On June 1
WARSAW — The Kosciusko Honor and Remember Committee will conduct a Roll Call to honor all living Vietnam veterans who reside in Kosciusko County. Honorably discharged veterans who wish to be honored need to submit the following information: Name (last, first and middle initial), branch of service, rank, … Read More
Kernan Speaks About Captivity And Freedom
Dateline: May 7, 1972, North Vietnam. Joseph Eugene “Joe” Kernan, a 26-year-old naval flight officer, takes off from the deck of aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk on a reconnaissance mission. “We had no weapons, but we had an escort,” he recounted at his Wednesday, May 25, presentation at … Read More
Sit-In Veteran And Freedom Rider To Speak At MLK Day Commemoration
By RICHARD ROOKER MLK Day Commemoration Committee (EDITOR’S NOTE: Monday, Jan. 18, Charles Person, one of three surviving original Freedom Riders of 1961, will be the speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. … Read More
Vietnam: Through The Lens
A photographic exhibit is being hosted and sponsored by The North Webster American Legion from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 2. The exhibit is titled Vietnam: Through The Lens. Ron Wooldridge enlisted in the Army on Jan. 10, 1966, when he was 21 years old. His … Read More
Kubacki Establishes ‘Vietnam Veterans Day’
Yesterday, State Representative Rebecca Kubacki (R-Syracuse) presented a signed proclamation establishing March 30, as the annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. “I am so pleased that the governor has officially established a day in which we can give our soldiers the hero’s welcome they deserve,” said Rep. Kubacki. “These … Read More
Kubacki Authors Resolution Honoring Vietnam Vets
State Rep. Rebecca Kubacki (R-Syracuse) authored House Concurrent Resolution 22 urging Governor Mike Pence to designate March 30 each year as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. More than 58,000 members of the United States Armed Forces, including 1,532 Hoosiers, lost their lives in Vietnam. Rep. Kubacki hopes to … Read More
Info, Photos Sought On Vietnam Serviceman
Since 1986, the students of Lake Central High School in St. John, Ind., have been researching the men and women from Indiana who gave their lives in the Vietnam War. Today, the students are hoping the people of Kosciusko County can help him learn more about a Warsaw … Read More
Students Seek Info On Vietnam Casualty
Since 1986, the students of Lake Central High School in St. John, Ind., have been researching the men and women from Indiana who gave their lives in the Vietnam War. Today, the students are hoping the people of Kosciusko County can help him learn more about a Claypool … Read More