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During wars, it was pretty common for papers to be forged so that age could be faked, and that was exactly how Jack Lucas entered the Marine.

WWII hero Hershel "Woody" Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, has died last Wednesday at 98.

CADILLAC — Since 2017, Gary Taylor has been searching. He has been looking at physical records. He has been looking online. He also has looked at pictures. The information he is seeking has to do with the men who served their country during times of conflict. All these men have two things in common. All are from Wexford County and all never had the chance to come home to embrace their loved ones or be welcomed home in a big parade. Instead, they made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. They all were killed in action defending the United States, its principles and its people.

Fort Polk celebrates courthouse dedication ceremony Maj. NORBERTO O. DALUZ OSJA military justice chief On the morning of April 21, the Fort Polk Office of the Staff Judge Advocate named and dedicated the Fort Polk Courthouse after Sgt. Maj. Howard Metcalf. Metcalf served as the 8th Regimental Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps from Feb. 17, 1998, until his retirement in 2002. He passed away in November 2019 at the age of 72. The Fort Polk Courthouse Naming and Dedication ceremony was held in conjunction with Fort Polk’s 80th Anniversary and in the spirit of rec...