Heroic Vietnam War veteran Robert Stirm — who appeared in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo showing the excited reunion between the long-held prisoner of war and his family — has died, his family ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Retired Col. Robert Stirm, featured in the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Burst of Joy,” a symbol of the Vietnam War’s ...

It’s the ultimate homecoming photo — a smiling family rushing to reunite with a U.S. Air Force officer in 1973 who spent years as a POW in North Vietnam, his oldest daughter sprinting ahead with her ...

Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, the Air Force officer whose return from captivity during the Vietnam War was captured in an iconic photograph in 1973, has died at 92, according to CBS News. Stirm, an F-105 ...

Vic Alvin stood in full Native American regalia, waiting to perform for a crowd of thousands at the 46th annual Pow Wow at the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center in Indiana Township. Alvin ...

A pair of House bills introduced last week seek to change how the Veterans Affairs Department assesses health care benefits for one group of service members and offer a path to citizenship for others.

From the battlefields of the Revolutionary War to the trenches of World War II to the sprawling jungles of Vietnam, thousands of our patriotic service members have been horrifically captured by the ...

When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II, she noticed the resemblance immediately. When Anna Gabulya saw a television ...

The VFW post's ceremony starts at 6 p.m., Sept. 19, at the post, 6440 N. Hix Rd. The VFW post's ceremony, which starts at 6 p.m., Sept. 19, at the post, 6440 N. Hix Rd. A half-century after the end of ...

Melanie Cardone-Leathers, a librarian at Longwood Public Library in Middle Island, was conducting an inventory of historical documents in 2010 when a discolored file box containing photographs and ...

When one is discussing blockchain and cryptocurrencies, the first name that most hear is Proof of Work (PoW). It is the mechanism for consensus that enabled the foundation for Bitcoin as well as other ...

The sounds of tribal drumbeats, songs, storytelling and dancing echoed throughout Shiloh Park in Zion over the weekend as the 33rd edition of the Potawatomi Trails Pow Wow attracted an estimated 3,500 ...