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In remembrance of Patrick Solano, a decorated World War II veteran who became a public servant under nine Pennsylvania governors, WVIA will air a special rebroadcast of the award-winning original documentary film “War Stories: Pat Solano” this Friday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 1:30 p.m. on WVIA-TV. The Pittston Township resident died peacefully at home on Jan. 23 at the age of 95, surrounded by his wife of 66 years and his family. His obituary describes his long and interesting life: Born in Pittston on June 22, 1925, he was the son of the late Carlo and Mary Aita Sol...

Born on March 15, 1925, in Los Angeles, Mr Fay was a 79-year resident of Ventura County. He graduated from Ventura High School in 1943 and later attended UCLA and Loyola Law School, graduating in 1950. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet in February 1943 and went into active service in June after graduating high school. Mr Fay trained as a navigator and later became town mayor of Ojai, California. Photo: Tia Carlson - Credit: Archant He served in England with the 466th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force as a B-24 heavy bomber lead navigator and flew 20 missions over Ge...

Famous Vet Colin Powell Became First Black Secretary of State in US Retired Gen. Colin Powell shakes hands with a soldier on Camp Arifjan Army Base, Kuwait, Nov. 18, 2007. (Sgt. 1st Class Jacob McDonald/50th Public Affairs Detachment) Colin Powell was the 10-year-old son of Jamaican immigrants in 1948 when President Harry S. Truman ordered the desegregation of America's armed forces. As the 10-year-old boy would say 50 years later, "This isn't ancient history; this is my generation." Racism was far from gone by the time Powell became an Army officer. But you wouldn't have been able to tell by...

Tallahassee Purple Heart recipient selected to be honored by national project and last updated 2020-12-17 14:07:34-05 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — A Tallahassee Purple Heart recipient has been chosen to be one of the nation’s 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project Honorees. U.S. Army Colonel Washington Sanchez (Ret.) of Tallahassee, a Vietnam War veteran, was chosen by the Purple Heart Honor Mission on Thursday to represent fellow Purple Heart heroes as Florida’s representative at a multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded. The Purple Heart Patri...

C ochl collet and will lins dsay. they were killed in march. collette from lancaster, ohio. he had been in the army since 2010. and this was his first deployment. he was the recipient of tpurple heart. governor dewine called him a he hero. he leaves behind a wife, two children and two stepchildren. and sergeant will lindsay was 33 from colorado. since joining in 2004, he earned the bronze star medal with four oak leaf clusters, purple heart, special forces tack, combat infantry badge, master parachutist badge. and he leaves behind his wife and four daughters.