Free Utah Valley events to celebrate Veterans Day
Veterans Day is a day to honor and pay tribute to veterans and military personnel. While Veterans Day lands on Saturday this year, many cities and organizations have spread their events over Friday and Saturday. Here are a few 2017 Veterans Day events in Utah Valley: American Fork Using the theme, “All Gave Some, Some […]
Provo restaurateur: We can do better for veterans
April 25 isn’t Veterans Day. It’s not Memorial Day. It’s not an anniversary of the end of a war, attack or a military event. So that’s exactly why Chad Pritchard is hosting a dinner for veterans that night. “Honestly, I just wanted to do something out of the ordinary,” he said. “It’s not Memorial Day, […]
Double Purple Heart Marine vet talks about holding his dying friend, being captured by the enemy and living with PTSD
The Korean War may not be discussed much in schools, but it’s not something Marine Corps veteran William Baucom of Pleasant Grove, Utah will soon forget. William “Bill” Baucom, now 87 years old, was starting college as a freshman quarterback for Fresno State College when he was called to active duty in July of 1950. […]
Community will join Lehi man who was prompted to stand for fellow veterans
[pullquote]If you go… When: 8-10:30 a.m. Where: 500 East bridge over I-15 in Lehi What: Flag ceremony, hot chocolate, coffee, doughnuts[/pullquote] Last Veterans Day Jonathan Walker was in his Army uniform, standing on the Lehi 500 East bridge over I-15 alone, saluting, with cars passing under and behind him. This year the bridge will be […]
BYU fighter jet pilot shares how to honor our veterans and talks about flying upside-down
September 11th was a day of indescribable tragedy that affected Americans and the rest of the world. It was also the day Kyle Petitt decided he was going to join the United States Air Force. Both of Petitt’s parents served in the Air Force, so he grew up calling several places across the globe “home,” […]
Springville WWII vet tells of Nazis, Normandy and a magical Christmas
In a war that left 15 million soldiers dead and 25 million wounded, it’s nothing short of a miracle that an 18-year-old boy from Springville survived after fighting on the front lines for nine months. Keith Davis’s only battle scars are punctured ear drums and the memories of the horrifying scenes he witnessed — […]