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Local FILE - Pearl Harbor survivors Jack Holder, left, and Ed Stone pose for photos during a meet and greet with visitors at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, Dec. 5, 2016, in Honolulu. Holder, who went on become a decorated World War II flyer, has died in Arizona on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. He was 101. (Dennis Oda/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP, FIle)
Local Pearl Harbor Survivor Jack Holder Dies in Arizona at Age 101

Jack Holder, a Pearl Harbor survivor who went on to become a decorated World War II flyer who flew over 100 missions in the Pacific and European theaters, has died in Arizona. He was 101.

Associated Press Associated Press March 1, 2023 8:00 am MST
Military Pearl Harbor survivor Lou Conter, 101, holds a framed replica of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin of Dec. 7, 1941 at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Conter survived the devastating explosion that destroyed the battleship, USS Arizona, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Military USS Arizona Survivor: Honor Those Killed at Pearl Harbor

USS Arizona sailor Lou Conter lived through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor even though his battleship exploded and sank after being pierced by aerial bombs.

Associated Press Associated Press December 7, 2022 3:27 pm MST
Local Photo courtesy of the East Valley Veterans Parade Association
Local 10 Ways You Can Acknowledge Veterans Day Across Arizona

Here are just some ways to salute the more than 500,000 men and women from Arizona who served in the military.

Rebecca L. Rhoades Rebecca L. Rhoades November 8, 2022 3:28 pm MST
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Local 10 Ways to Acknowledge Veterans Day Across Arizona

Here are just some ways to salute the more than 500,000 men and women from Arizona who served in the military.

Rebecca L. Rhoades Rebecca L. Rhoades November 8, 2022 2:46 pm MST
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Affordability StandDown Provides Arizona Veterans with Legal, Medical, and Housing Services

Hundreds of veterans lined up Thursday at the Arizona State Fairgrounds to get help at the 20th annual Maricopa County StandDown

Alex Gould Alex Gould March 22, 2022 6:30 am MST

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Arizona Veterans Day in Arizona: Events to Check Out This Week

Looking to celebrate Veterans Day in Arizona this week? Here are some events to look out for across the state.

Connor Van Ligten November 10, 2021 4:11 pm MST
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Politics WATCH: McSally Says Women in the Military Get Pregnant to Skirt Deployment

A video has resurfaced from 2007 of Sen. McSally giving a lecture where she claimed some servicewomen would seek out pregnancy as a way to avoid deployment.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson July 8, 2020 10:59 am MST