KOSCIUSKO —  Richard Allen Irwin, Etna Green, was honored as the June veteran of the month at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, June 26. After Veteran Affairs Officer Rich Maron read Irwin’s bio, Maron and the commissioners presented Irwin with a plaque.  Irwin was born May 10, 1948, to Dale and Arlene Irwin in Warsaw. …read more.

[weaver_youtube 6P0UlnyEt44 rel=0] WARSAW — Veterans of the war in Vietnam are being honored in Warsaw this weekend as the traveling memorial wall of that war arrived in town Thursday and a roll call for Vietnam veterans on Friday night during Warsaw’s monthly First Friday celebration June 1. Noted Vietnam veteran Jerry Hogan spoke to …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Public Arts Commission, along with the Warsaw Community Development Corporation and sponsors, will present the Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica through Sunday, June 3. The largest traveling Vietnam wall replica will be at Central Park throughout the weekend. The American Veterans Traveling Tribute Wall opening ceremony took place at the Glover Pavilion in Central …read more.

FORT WAYNE — Shawn Collier of Fort Wayne was 10 years old when he came home from school and saw his mother in tears in the kitchen. It was May of 1967 and Collier’s mother had just read a letter sent by the eldest of her five sons declaring that he had left college, where …read more.

WARSAW — June’s First Friday event will honor all of the county’s military men and women who served during the Vietnam era. This month’s event won’t be limited to one night, as there will be events on Thursday, May 31; Friday, June 1; Saturday, June 2; and Sunday June 3. The largest traveling Vietnam wall replica …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko Honor and Remember Committee will conduct a roll call to honor all living Vietnam veterans who reside in Kosciusko County. Honorably discharged veterans who wish to be honored need to submit the following information: Name (last, first and middle initial), branch of service, rank, service dates (service that falls between February …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko Honor and Remember Committee will conduct a Roll Call to honor all living Vietnam veterans who reside in Kosciusko County. Honorably discharged veterans who wish to be honored need to submit the following information: Name (last, first and middle initial), branch of service, rank, service dates (service that falls between February …read more.

ST. JOSEPH, MICH. — A Vietnam veteran from Michigan will receive the country’s highest military distinction: the Medal of Honor.

Dateline: May 7, 1972, North Vietnam. Joseph Eugene “Joe” Kernan, a 26-year-old naval flight officer, takes off from the deck of aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk on a reconnaissance mission. “We had no weapons, but we had an escort,” he recounted at his Wednesday, May 25, presentation at Calvary United Methodist in Syracuse. “We were …read more.

By RICHARD ROOKER MLK Day Commemoration Committee (EDITOR’S NOTE: Monday, Jan. 18, Charles Person, one of three surviving original Freedom Riders of 1961, will be the speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with doors opening at …read more.

Another opportunity for Americans to reflect on veterans – young and old – who have changed the course of history, not only in this country, but the entire world is coming Nov. 11.

By HAYLEY BEAUCHAMP Communications Manager, Honeywell Foundation WABASH — The Honeywell Foundation is presenting a special program in observance of Veteran’s Day at the Eagles Theatre at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. This free admission event will feature two original documentaries that were filmed and produced by Ball State University students; one in particular being …read more.