Veterans affairs – The Durango Herald

Vietnam veterans to be honored Tuesday

Vietnam veterans are invited to an event Tuesday morning aimed at honoring military personnel who were not so celebrated on their return from the highly contentious war. At 10:30 ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pearl Harbor hard to forget 74 years later for Colorado vets

DENVER (AP) – The stench and the heroism are what Jim Doyle remembers the most about that fateful day 74 years ago when Japan laid waste to Pearl Harbor, the attack that launched America int...

DATE: Dec 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Veterans Day memory: Navajo code talker recalls role in WWII

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Roy Hawthorne recalls his time served during World War II with pride, effortlessly sharing his native Navajo language as he shows off how he used codes to trick the Japa...

DATE: Nov 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Our chance to serve you

DATE: Nov 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Obama: Veterans have much ‘to give’ nation

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama urged the public Wednesday to keep thinking about veterans long after the annual holiday honoring them. At an observance at Arlington National ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

In fighting fires, vets rediscover camaraderie, purpose

Program helps former servicemen build their résumés

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

A second chance for veterans

Combat veteran finds support from fellow Marines in Bayfield

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former Fort Carson solider Florent Groberg to receive Medal of Honor

FORT CARSON (AP) – Capt. Florent “Flo” Groberg’s last sprint may have been his fastest, ever. “It lasted eight seconds,” the 32-year-old former Fort Carson soldier said of the run...

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Veterans Day Events

Wednesday Veterans Day Parade, 11 a.m.-noon, Main Avenue. Free 12-ounce drip coffee to veterans and current military members, Durango Joe’s locations, www.durangojoes.c...

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

A helping hand for those who served

Stand Down fair works to end vet homelessness, help with life’s needs

DATE: Oct 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Flag to fly at half-staff Monday

Move will honor Maj. Gen. John France

DATE: Oct 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Congress approves completion of Denver VA hospital

DENVER – Congress approved a deal on Wednesday to let the Veterans Affairs Department complete a vastly over-budget medical center outside Denver, ending months of uncertainty about the futu...

DATE: Sep 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News