Tag: veteran

Witness to Our Time: At 101, This World War II Veteran Has Seen It All

Dominick Critelli was born before the invention of parking meters, masking tape, bubble gum, and chocolate chip cookies. On his date of birth, April 8, 1921, Warren G. Harding was the newly inaugurated president. Since then, Critelli has seen 18 commanders in chief occupy the White House. Critelli has seen a great deal. Beginnings in…


98-Year-Old WW2 Veteran Sings at the Supermarket

A charming gentleman, and a hero! …


World War II Veteran Reunited With an M1 Garand

The last time this old soldier held an M1 was in 1946, and now he wants to hold it one more time. …


Capitol Report (June 27): SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Open Prayer; Pregnancy Centers Under Attack

Group of Seven (G-7) leaders are moving closer to imposing a “price cap” on Russian oil. What would that mean, and will it actually work? Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is committing $200 billion to a global infrastructure plan to counter China. In another high-profile ruling, the Supreme Court sided with a former football coach who…


MPs Meet With Veteran Making Trek From Vancouver to Ottawa to Protest COVID Mandates

OTTAWA—Military veteran James Topp, who has almost completed his walk from Vancouver to Ottawa to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, was in Ottawa on Wednesday to meet with MPs. So far, Topp’s journey has taken him to Deep River, about 200 kilometres west of Ottawa. He drove to the capital for the meeting with MPs before…


The Lucky Life of Jack Hamlin, 100, D-Day Veteran

Luck has seemed to follow Jack Hamlin like a shadow. He was born on Oct. 15, 1921, in Springfield, Missouri. Over the past 100 years, his life has been full of providential moments, even when it seemed otherwise at the time. Hamlin is a product of interesting and tumultuous times for the nation and the…


Independent Filmmaker Larry Cappetto on Giving Voice to War Veterans Through Recording Their Stories

For one independent filmmaker, Memorial Day means much more than a 24-hour holiday or even a three-day weekend. For Larry Cappetto, Memorial Day is his life. Cappetto has dedicated his craft to honoring veterans by recording their memories and experiences for future generations. Since 2003, Cappetto said, he has interviewed more than 1,000 American and…


3M Ordered to Pay $77.5 Million to Veteran in Latest Earplug Trial

A jury in Pensacola, Florida federal court on Friday ordered 3M Co to pay $77.5 million to a U.S. Army veteran who said he suffered hearing damage as a result of using the company’s military-issue earplugs. The verdict for veteran James Beal is the largest yet for an individual in a sprawling litigation over the…


VIDEO: Patriotic Garbage Collector Sees Flag in Trash, Rescues, Folds It ‘When Nobody Else Was Watching’

A Utah garbage collector who once served in the U.S. Marine Corps was caught on camera rescuing an American flag from the trash, to fold it and treat it with the honor it deserves. Mom of two Brooke Cowley, 35, didn’t know Huntington sanitation worker Don Gardner before witnessing his patriotic act. But thinking the sight…


Lionel Desmond Fatality Inquiry: Federal Lawyer Defends Role of Veterans Affairs

A Nova Scotia inquiry investigating why a former Afghanistan war veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 heard Tuesday from a federal lawyer who defended the work of Veterans Affairs Canada. Lori Ward told the inquiry it would be easy to blame the federal department for the deaths of Lionel Desmond and three family…