Remembering Those Who Gave some and All to Preserve Freedom

Remembering those who gave some and all to preserve freedom

EVANSVILLE, Ind (WEHT) - All veterans gave some and hundreds of thousands of them gave all to preserve freedom. Honor guards spend a couple moments paying their debt of gratitude to those they say gave us the liberty we have. Jim Gorman from Disabled American Veterans Chapter 7 is just one of them. He's a Vietnam vet who's seen his share of friends die in the line of duty, including his own classmate, David Garrett, from Rex Mundi High School. "…

Veterans cemetery in Agawam draws families honoring Memorial Day tradition

AGAWAM — Tyler Mulville, 11, fresh from marching in a Memorial Day parade with Boy Scout Troop 821 in Westfield, cleaned some stray dead grass from his great-grandfather’s grave.

Families honor military veterans on Memorial Day at cemeteries

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Several events are happening across the country on this Memorial Day as families honor the men and women who have died while serving in the military. At the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, families gathered to honor fallen military service members and the sacrifices they made. "It’s the ultimate sacrifice, you know. And being a veteran myself and my wife, it’s a lot," said Brandon Kretchman, a military veteran. The Trav…

At Grant Park commemoration, veterans, families reflect on Memorial Day: ‘Freedom is not free’

Community members and veterans gathered Monday morning near the statue of General John A. Logan in Grant Park to honor the nation’s fallen soldiers at the 29th annual Maj. Gen. John A. Logan Memorial Day Commemoration. The bronze statue, erected in 1897, honors Logan’s service as a Union commander during the Civil War and his later career as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling, found…

On Memorial Day, honor those who gave all, thank the families who suffer loss

In observance of Memorial Day, the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) shares the below message from TVC Chairwoman and U.S. Navy Veteran Laura Koerner.