Local Veteran Honored With Award For Continued Service Decades After Retiring
By Sandy Meyer
For many people retirement is synonymous with rest and relaxation. It’s a time to let go of some responsibilities, travel and...
Veterans Memorial Park to Host Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall
By Tamas Mondovics
Veterans Memorial Park and Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins Jr. Veterans Museum is opening its doors to host the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall...
USF Opens Cutting-edge DOD Lab Aimed At Providing Military Solutions
The University of South Florida (USF) recently opened a cutting-edge lab aimed at providing quick, innovative solutions to the different challenges facing the U.S....
Area Service Academy Appointees Prepare For Success
Tens of thousands of young people ran the gauntlet last year, completing applications from their senators or congressional representatives in the hopes of being...
Rep. Vern Buchanan Announces Local Service Academy Appointments
Congressman Vern Buchanan recently announced that 13 students nominated by Buchanan have received an appointment to a U.S. service academy.
“I congratulate these outstanding...
First Presbyterian Church Helps Local Veterans Preserve Their Stories
By Sandy Meyer
War veterans now have a place to memorialize their stories. Though the Veteran’s History Project was established in 2000, it has just...
From Tampa To The Sea: A Sailor’s Path To A Navy...
By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach
Petty Officer 1st Class Lowell Topham, a native of Tampa, Florida, serves aboard the Wasp-class amphibious...
Brandon Native Serves Aboard Guided-Missile Cruiser In Pearl Harbor
By Chief Specialist Erica R. Gardner, Navy Communications
A Brandon native and 2014 Armwood High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the...
Upcoming Local Veteran’s Day Celebrations, Concerts To Honor
By Michelle Colesanti
Second Annual Veteran’s Day Celebration
On Veterans Day the Fishhawk Riverview Rotary Club will host its Second Annual Veteran’s Day Luncheon Celebration on Wednesday, November...
Donate Your Old Phone To Help A Soldier
By Renee Hobbs
Contemplating what you should do with your old cell phone? You can now donate it and help our troops. Cell Phones For...
