Today, May 21, is Armed Forces Day. It’s an annual tradition to honor all those who serve in our military and remember a local Medal of Honor Vietnam War veteran who passed away about a month ago.
Revving engines sound tracked the rainy Sunday return of the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College car show after taking two years off due to the pandemic.
The American flag spliced with the Ukrainian flag was on display behind a Green Bay theater stage for a benefit concert to collect donations for humanitarian relief.
The U.S. Navy wants to decommission several ships that were built in Marinette within just the past decade. Yet, it’s full steam ahead for Fincantieri Marinette Marine to make more U.S. naval vessels.
A Rhode Island woman has been charged in federal court with fraudulently claiming to be a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with cancer in a scheme to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars.
American Legion Post 539 is one of only two all-female posts in Wisconsin and the only one north of Milwaukee. Members celebrated their January 14, 1947 founding, 75 years and a day later, at a luncheon where war stories were exchanged from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Desert conflicts.
More than two dozen union employees participated in a protest near Fincantieri Marinette Marine. In a statement to Action 2 News, Fincantieri said it has reached an agreement with the Local Brotherhood of Boilermakers that will be “voted on by the union membership next month.”
The local Color Guard chapter has led the Manitowoc Fourth of July parade every summer since it launched three years ago under mayor Justin Nickels's leadership. An honor their ranks don't take lightly.
They were identified as Navy Fireman 1st Class Malcolm J. Barber, 22, Navy Fireman 1st Class Leroy K. Barber, 21, and Navy Fireman 2nd Class Randolph H. Barber, 19.
Old Glory Honor Flight has canceled its upcoming Return to Korea trip as health agencies warn against travel to South Korea amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Local businesses, including PDQ Car Wash are recognizing veterans with free services on Veterans Day. While veterans say they appreciate it, the day is about so much more to them.
Some local soldiers serving in Afghanistan with the Wisconsin National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry are about to receive a 4th of July surprise.
Their hometown community is sending love and support through Operation Fireworks.
When Old Glory Honor Flight launched the idea to become the first honor flight hub in the country to return to Vietnam. The inspiration was simple to give veterans an opportunity to heal and find closure.
On their historical honor flight to Vietnam, the 52 local veterans travel to the countryside and foothills outside of De Nang where the heavy battles took place during the war.
Firman Balza of Green Bay, one of Wisconsin's last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, passed away yesterday at the age of 95.
He leaves behind a legacy of honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
