Stories tagged: "veterans"

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
Government Helps/Hurts Vice President Kamala Harris applauds as President Joe Biden speaks during a bill signing ceremony for the Respect for Marriage Act, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Government Helps/Hurts 10 Accomplishments of the First Two Years of the Biden-Harris Administration

Over the past two years, the Biden-Harris administration and the Democratic-run House and Senate acted to lower healthcare and drug costs; fight climate change and reduce energy costs; invest in mental health care; and invest in American manufacturing and infrastructure.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil January 20, 2023 9:37 am MST
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Economy 10 Ways the Federal Government Delivered for American Workers and Families This Year

Under Democratic control, the federal government acted to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs; fight climate change and lower energy costs; invest in gun safety and mental healthcare; and implement a generational investment in American industry, manufacturing, and infrastructure.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil December 12, 2022 9:39 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
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Immigration America Is Failing Its Non-Citizen Veterans

The Biden Administration has committed reunite deported veterans with their families and help immigrant service members obtain US citizenship.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz August 10, 2022 9:46 am MST

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Military Tuskegee Airmen, Heralded Black Aviators of WWII, Honored at Luke Air Force Base

The airmen, he said, “were fighting in two wars, with a double victory. A war against Hitler and the Nazis, but also a war against racism in the United States.”

Hope O'Brien Hope O'Brien March 28, 2022 11:13 am 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