Phoenix, Arizona – A long awaited and well deserved memorial to Firefighters & Emergency Responders. Hooah! ~Bill Liz Nichols, The Republic | azcentral.com A new memorial to commemorate fallen Arizona firefighters officially broke ground at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza on Friday, marking the end of an effort to honor paramedics and firefighters that began about… Read More
In this press release published by Phoenix Mesa Gateway airport, FIFI – the only remaining, operational B29 is featured, along with other historic aircraft military aircraft. I was hoping to see this thing fly over yesterday when it was being moved but it apparently took a less inhabited route. ~Bill World’s Only Flying B-29 Superfortress… Read More
The panic seems to have died down, but the concern over Ebola beleaguered areas and aid workers returning home from those regions, has not. A TED Talk well worth watching, it does not dismiss our concerns but it does inspire hope. ~Bill Subscribe to our Newsletter Bill Salvatore is a member of Heroes Home… Read More
Did you know there was a Veterans Creative Arts Festival? I did not. This year’s event for Arizona is February 9 – 11, taking place in the beautiful city of Prescott. See you there? ~Bill The 2015 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival is scheduled for Feb. 9-11 and all hospitalized and enrolled, outpatient veterans are… Read More
By KTAR Newsroom, | January 30, 2015 @ 4:14 pm PHOENIX — One week ago, Conrad Shulte was ending his nine-year career in the Army. On Sunday, he’ll be attending Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale. Shulte, who lives in the North Valley, received two tickets to the big game from the Military Assistance Mission…. Read More
Homeless veterans get free eye exams, glasses. by Betty Reid, The Republic | on azcentral.com (Photo: Betty Reid/The Republic) Ray Sutton peered through a pair of used eyeglasses and attempted to read the print on the “Military Spouse” magazine he picked up at a homeless shelter in Phoenix Saturday. An eye doctor and an army… Read More
The infamous Berlin Wall served to physically divide the city of Berlin into Soviet occupied East and the free West, and effectively cut off Berlin residents from interaction with each other. Anyone identified as a West Berlin resident was not allowed to travel in the Eastern sector, for other citizens of West Germany entry was… Read More
Homeowners Asking For Multipurpose Rooms Thanks to a continuing real estate recover, homeowners are more often seeking design solutions to help them them age in place, according to the American Institute of Architects’ Home Design Trends Survey.. Home automation products as well as products that promote sustainability are also showing up with increasing frequency in… Read More
MIAP helps find a final resting place for forgotten vets Son of WWII vet glad to participate by bill.hess@svherald.com Sierra Vista Herald / Sat, 10/11/2014 Additional Photos available with original article here Ron Swager places a photograph of his parents, Harold and Alice-Fredika Swager, in a columbarium niche after Saturday’s Missing in America Project… Read More
