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Missouri veteran writes book about canoeing more than 3,000 miles with her rescue dog
When Amanda Hoenes last spoke with the Springfield News-Leader, she was about two months into her 3,300-mile journey to canoe the Missouri River. The 1999 Branson High School graduate finished her adventure in Jan. 18, [...]
Florida Army veteran begins walk of 1,000 miles to Missouri for epilepsy awareness
From his career in the Army to a life-changing medical diagnosis in his 30s, Ryan O’Connor doesn’t view life’s obstacles as roadblocks but rather as challenges he can overcome. O’Connor, whose nickname is “ROC,” spent [...]
D-Day Veteran of the 101st Airborne, Jim ‘Pee Wee’ Martin, Dies at 101
On June 6, 1944, James Martin was among the first Allied paratroopers to jump into Normandy with the 101st Airborne, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. At 19 years old, he had trained for that moment since [...]
Hunter, Frogman, Sniper, Spy: Retired Seal Terry Houin is Just Getting Started
Standing on the ramp of a C-130 in the dead of night, at 5,000 feet, in thick clouds over the Indian Ocean 12 miles east of the Horn of Africa, Terry Houin and his five [...]