Steve Ranson / LVN Graham Stafford, center, is July’s Veteran of the Month. Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall and William Baumann, chairman of the Veterans Services Commission, made the presentation. A statewide veterans’ group that has enormous outreach, especially during the legislative session, and a Vietnam-era sailor who has taken an active role as an advocate were recognized for … [Read more...]
Veterans with Sparks Ties Take Part in Honor Flight
Special to the Tribune Jerry Edson and his father Gerald check out a model ship at the U.S. Navy Museum in Washington, D.C. last month.Jerry, left, and his father Gerald Edson talk to a naval officer at the Washington Navy Yard. Shortly before his arrival in Guadalcanal as a 17-year-old poised for war, the battle for the small jungle-entangled Pacific island endured some … [Read more...]