ALTON - Alton native Cloyed R. Boomershine served as a ball turret gunner in the 8th Air Force during...
JERSEYVILLE — Paul D. Burrows served as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps from 1973...
SALEM, MO., - Darrell Nash, a Vietnam War veteran from Salem, Missouri, died on Dec. 9, 2022. Nash...
Jack Holmes, a native of Villa Grove, served in the Naval Reserve for six years, including two years...
GRAFTON — Mike Boschert, a Vietnam War veteran who served in the U.S. Army, was recently honored...
ALTON — Joseph Roberts, an Air Force Airman from Alton who served from 1967 to 1973 during th...
ALTON - David C. Pizzurro, a commander in the U.S. Coast Guard, retired in the summer of 2025 after...
GODFREY - Christopher Sichra of Godfrey served in the U.S. Army from 1987 to 1991, contributing to...
ALTON — George Berry, a Vietnam War veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1974,...
GODFREY - James Mayo “Jim” Towey, a Vietnam War veteran and longtime community leader i...
BETHALTO - Bethalto native Sophee Brown has served in the U.S. Air Force since 2023 as a Private First...
FOREST HOMES - Forest Homes native Richard F. Moody, a Marine who served during the Vietnam War, was...
SHIPMAN - Preston F. Mathis, a veteran from Shipman, served in the U.S. Navy from 2005 to 2009, participating...
EAST ST. LOUIS - Recently, members of the Looking Glass Prairie Chapter, National Society Daughters...
SPRINGFIELD – Land of Lincoln Honor Flight ends our 2025 flying season with Mission #76 on...
RIVERBEND - Diana Maul Halstead never asked her father about the war. She grew up under the shado...
GRAFTON - Community members and firefighters with QEM Fire Protection District climbed 2,071 steps...
SPRINGFIELD - Land of Lincoln Honor Flight continues our 2025 flying season with Mission #75 on Sept...
ALTON - Community members can support local veterans through several new initiatives and fundraisers....
GODFREY — Ed Gallagher, a longtime resident of Godfrey and World War II Navy veteran,...
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