Bikes 4 Vets program in Gainesville provides free bicycles, supplies, and repairs through the Gainesville HONOR Center for Veterans to aid in rehabilitation and re-entry into society following military service.
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The show of support this holiday weekend reminded Archer veterans of the rich resources the community has to offer.
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On Veterans Day, we hear from two United States veterans who served: Victoria Van Buren during the Vietnam War and Matthew Burke during the post-9/11 conflicts.
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It’s a holiday weekend, but it’s not just Veterans Day.
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Tony Magnifico is a U.S. Marine veteran of Vietnam, boxing trainer, retired construction worker and husband to a Vietnamese woman he met on a return trip to the country.
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While the day was filling up with protests throughout the city, one group decided to host a love-in in Depot Park, located on SE Depot Avenue and South Main Street.
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A monument unveiled Monday in Green Cove Springs lists the names of 66 veterans and Clay County natives killed in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terrorism.
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A UF student recounts what it was like growing up in Vietnam after the war. Read his story at WUFT.org.
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His plane once erupted up into a ball of fire as it hit the runway following a bombing run into North Vietnam — forcing him and another serviceman to eject — but that didn’t stop John Menoski from returning to combat missions the following week. He also once flew 40 missions …
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While much of the United States population had by 1971 turned against the war in Vietnam, as well as many of those who fought it, John Lavelle experienced a touching piece of support from his daughter’s fifth-grade class. They collected food and other necessities to support orphanages in the Asian …
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