STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode … more

If you know a veteran, ensure they’re treated like family. Consider adding a seat to the holiday dinner table. Look past whatever flaws they may have. They fought for you. They risked … more

NOT JUST IPODS ANYMORE: Volunteers for iPods for Wounded Veterans and Century 21 Divine Group Homes for Heroes hosted a raffle on November 18, the grand prize of which was a 50” TV. Veterans … more

Pat and Rich Masterson, at right, found an enthusiast welcoming committee when they arrived Saturday morning for the Veterans Day breakfast co-hosted by Bishop Hendricken High School and Iggy’s … more

Of the 16.6 million living veterans, serving in World War II to the Global War on Terror, one half of these veterans are age 65 and over.  The graying of America’s veterans is … more

When Alan Conca stepped off the boat at Quonset Point in October 1969 there was no fanfare. Instead, Conca walked out from his Rhode Island National Guard Unit and back into his old … more

“Yah, I liked biking. I joined the Narragansett Bay wheelmen,” says Roger Desjardin, who at 98 was the senior member Honor Flight Freedom that left Monday morning at 6:30 from Green … more

Brucella isn’t a common household term, but Cranston resident Jen Cowart has been trying to raise awareness about the illness ever since her family’s Shih Tzu, Yeti, was diagnosed with … more

Richard Esposito of Cranston said he couldn’t wait to get to Vietnam. That’s not what one expected to hear from an Army veteran who saw 25 percent of his company, … more

By JOHN HOWELL Salvatore Soscia lost track of some of the medals he was due to receive for his service in the Navy during World War II. It’s not that the recognition didn’t mean … more

There are a million little and big ways Rhode Island Director of Veteran Affairs Director Kasim Yarn works to serve his fellow veterans, though thankfully, he’s been able to “partner with … more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE After a number of years, a Veterans Day tradition is being revived in Cranston. The city will host a Veterans Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 11, with a 1.2-mile route leading from the intersection of Park and Doric avenues to the war more