Harold Percival served as a Royal Air Force ground crewman and helped with raids during the Second World War, and he died last month with no known friends or family. What happened today was amazing....
Across the country on Monday, Americans observed Veterans Day, commemorating the service of its military men and women, active and retired, or killed in action.
Monday is veterans day and it is really sad that in this country we haven't taken care of these heroic men and women. This is a story about one homeless vet who was found by volunteers that took him off the street for a complete makeover. These wonderful people gave one man the will to go on by just giving a little of their time.
The local Patriot Guard Riders is holding a care package drive, and 99.9 KTDY is one of the drop-off locations. The drive is to collect personal hygiene products for veterans in our local nursing homes.
Proposed features for the memorial include granite towers engraved with the names of veterans killed in action, and memorial brick pavers engraved with the names of past and present veterans.
Despite some recent bad press, turns out John Mayer is actually a stand-up guy. The singer made a surprise visit to Shreveport Wednesday on his way to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to help build a home for a local Army veteran.
I received this note on Facebook from the Lebon family, members of the Louisiana Patriot Guard Riders:
The Patriot Guard Riders are holding events to raise money to fund their 2013 Care Package Drive (to benefit for local veterans in nursing homes).
The Patriot Guard Riders need your help. They will be delivering care packages to veterans in local nursing homes. Last year, this project was able to put together 450 boxes!
The national unemployment rate spiked following the 2008 financial crash, and it has remained stubbornly high ever since. Unfortunately, it has been even worse for returning American servicemembers. Today, though, Wal-Mart announced a plan to hire 100,000 veterans over the next five years.
4 Dead, 17 Hurt
According to the Huffington Post, a parade of wounded veterans was en route to a banquet honoring the veterans' service when it was struck by a train at a crossing.
In honor of Veterans' Day, the Louisiana Jeepers organized a 'ride' to visit the Louisiana Military Museum at Abbeville's Chris Crusta Memorial Airport on Saturday.
The Veterans History Project will make a stop in Lafayette tomorrow. Veterans, support workers, defense contractors, and more are invited to share stories to be recorded and saved in the Library of Congress.
On today's date, August 7, 1782, Gen. George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart, a decoration to recognize merit in enlisted men and non-commissioned officers wounded or killed while serving with the U. S. Military.