Almost 80 years after the guns of Europe fell silent on May 8, 1945, he is now among the dwindling few from that conflict still among us.

In four states and the District of Columbia, less than 50,000 residents are veterans: Vermont (33,725, or 6.3% of the ...

On July 28, 1932, the attorney general ordered their eviction. Washington police fired at the protesters, killing two veterans. President Herbert Hoover then ordered the Army to clear the campsites ...

The event, which included remarks by state officials, a moment of silence, wreath laying for veterans and a performance, began at 10 a.m. East Providence ... ALSO READ: Rhode Island holds Veterans ...

The Census Bureau’s most recent American Community Survey estimates more than 15.8 million Americans previously served.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — It was spring 1958 when South Kingstown resident John Cooke was sent to North Carolina to ... Nearly a million veterans and civilians were potentially exposed ...

It’s a special day as communities across Rhode Island and Massachusetts gather to honor veterans. The federal holiday is celebrated every year on November 11, which is the anniversary of the end of ...

BRISTOL, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island leaders honored the ... "We are fortunate for our veterans from Vietnam, Korea, World War II veterans, the greatest generation are here," said Yarn.

A resident of the Rhode Island Veterans Home listens to Seth Fontenault of Smithfield read his winning Patriots Pen essay at a Veterans Day ceremony in Bristol. (Alexander Castro/Rhode Island ...