John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. For many veterans, ...

He looks at their portraits and sees their souls. Their faces are wrinkled, yet proud. Their eyes tell him their stories. He can see them, feel them: their fears, their losses, their pride. Their ...

Les Schrenk and Casey Bukowski already share a special bond as World War II veterans. After all, not many from the Greatest ...

In 1984, President Reagan commemorated the 40th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, and paid tribute to the World War II soldiers known as "The Greatest Generation." "These are champions who ...

REPORTS. KB SMITH. >> GREW UP IN NEBRASKA BUT LATER SETTLED IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, CALLING BELLA VISTA HOME. >> THEY HAD A MACHINE GUNS AND A BIGGER WEAPON. >> KB SMITH DOESN’T LOOK BACK AT PHOTOS OF ...

The family of a World War II veteran was overjoyed to get his lost Purple Heart medal back — just in time for Veteran’s Day. Army Rifleman James R. Bennett, who was wounded twice in 1944 while serving ...

World War II was nearing its end in March 1945 when Russell Sattazahn found himself taking cover from enemy fire with other GIs in the basement of a German house. At first they felt protected, but the ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — James Carlile recently turned 100 years old. The World War II veteran sat down with Nexstar’s KAMR to speak about his time in the United States Navy and share his stories ...

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) — Veterans Day is always a big deal at Vi at Highlands Ranch Luxury Senior Living Center. “Over 20% of our population here are veterans,” said James White, a U.S. Air ...

World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl ...

Archie Hemsley may be 101, but his mastery on the golf course is a sight to behold. Hemsley, a British World War II veteran, recently bested 30 other competitors at a tournament for golfers age 80 and ...

For many veterans, experiencing a war together creates a special bond, but eight decades after World War II, two veterans are just starting to form their own. For more than a century, 102-year-old Les ...