veteran

The men and women who put their lives on the line shouldn’t have them placed on hold by a Veterans Administration that kept hundreds in isolation long...

Ted Blickwedel, originally from Emporium, made it his mission to bring awareness to what was happening within the walls of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vet C...

It was four in the afternoon on March 10, 1991, when the first planned explosion of Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons went off at the U.S. weapons dep...

HONORING OUR VETERANS: Today, July 27, both America and South Korea celebrate National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day — to commemorate the peace tr...

Freedom has never been free — Veterans have been fighting for our freedom, and these heroes’ service and sacrifice deserves recognition. For the remai...

It has been almost one year since the ugly U.S. departure from Kabul. Yet tens of thousands of Afghans who were promised special immigrant visas (SIVs...

ELMER: Today just wouldn’t be complete without pausing to honor the 78th anniversary of D-Day, and with it, Bradford native Elmer DeLucia. We heard fr...

MEMORIAL DAY: The BBQs and other celebrations are a great way to get together and be with family and friends, and the unofficial kickoff to summer is ...

The Bradford American Legion Post 108 in conjunction with the Auxiliary traditionally chooses a child from the community each year for the honor of re...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — You can’t take it with you, as the saying goes. But that hasn’t stopped the government from continuing to send money — lots of money...

Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, is again offering area veterans the opportunity to work with a representative from the American Legion to ensure th...

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 212 is looking for a few good men and women. Recently, members of the VFW spoke with The Era about needing more members,...

HONOLULU (AP) — When Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor, U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell first sought refuge below deck on the USS ...

Everyone loves a veteran. Especially a politician. On Veterans Day, that pride and appreciation of those who stood up and did their duty when asked or...

HEROES: Bradford native and Korea Veteran Donald Neal shared this poem in honor of Veterans Day. They are Heroes They left their homes to go to war, T...

VFW Post 212 and its Frances Sherman VFWA will honor its Veterans with a dinner on Saturday. Cocktails will be at 5 p.m. with dinner following at 6 p....

The Limestone American Legion Memorial Post 1560 is holding a benefit to honor and support female veterans. The benefit, intended to support the brave...

SMETHPORT — Remembering and honoring veterans never gets old or goes out of style. Friends and families of deceased veterans from the Revolutionary Wa...

As chaos erupts across the country, several local area veterans spoke to the Era to reflect on their thoughts about what is going on in Afghanistan to...

KANE — VFW Auxiliary to Post 1132 in Kane is establishing a junior membership program to encourage young adults ages 16 to 21 to join the VFW to serve...