WWII and D-Day vet Jake Larson visits the grave of a soldier from his unit at the Normandy American Cemetery in France in June 2024. In this op-ed, the author implores Americans to document the ...

A knee injury prevented Ralph Conklin of Sycamore, Greene County, from attending the “Roll Call.” Eighteen veterans of World War II, all a century old or on the verge, were honored Friday at Stage AE ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A weeklong celebration in Grand Rapids is remembering the service and sacrifice of the Greatest Generation 80 years after the end of World War II. The celebration began ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids is celebrating the Greatest Generation, those generally born between 1901 and 1927, as the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II nears. Tuesday, Sept. 2, marks ...

The letter “Every Generation Has Faults” (June 14) criticizes and questions the greatness of the World War II generation simply because they were born during segregation. Let us remember, it was the ...

The origin of this particular column arises out of the confluence of events. The first was reading the obituary of Donald McPherson, a World War II naval aviator and fighter who died at the age of 103 ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a moment that brought to a close one of the darkest chapters in human history. The greatest conflict the world has ever known, the war ...

On Aug. 15 and officially on Sept. 2, 80 years ago, a long and brutal 16-year nightmare finally came to an end for an extraordinary generation — aptly named the “Greatest Generation.” No one promised ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — "The sacrifice of back then was immeasurable in today's understanding. The generations today have no comprehension of the amount of sacrifice that generation went through," said ...

As we approach the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on Thursday, we are reminded of a pivotal moment in history when the Allied forces accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, ending ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The year 1925 was a great one to be an American. The vibrant decade bore witness to innovative changes, including the founding of the Chrysler Corporation. Calvin Coolidge was in ...