Heroes Among Us recognizes Gulf War vets
- June 21, 2015
- / Marketta Davis
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Three local Marines will be featured in the Heroes Among Us speaker series in honor of '1st Gulf War, 25th Anniversary Night' next week in Veterans Memorial Park. The Marines, all veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, were part of coalition forces comprised of 34 nations led by the U.S. in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
A Surprise Salute to WWII Marine Veteran Cpl. Walter Sullivan
- June 15, 2015
- / Emmalee Sutton
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This past Thursday, Cpl. Walter Sullivan got a grand surprise when his friends, accompanied by a group of local Marines, gathered to salute him for his service in Iwo Jima during WWII.