Cora Swartout served the United States as a member of the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On Veterans Day, she was gifted with something very special.
To the gentleman in Montrose who walked up to me and gave me his Buddy Poppy, thank you. Your gift meant more than you could have known at that moment.
This man not only played a role in my life as my father-figure, but he also played a role in changing the course of the history of the United States Navy.
A new Netflix documentary, "Father Soldier Son", was recently released, following a Purple Heart Veteran living in central New York.
I missed this somehow on the release date (July 17th), but caught a post about the Netflix feature on newyorkupstate...
The Civil War ended 154 years ago, but believe it or not, the United States government is still paying survivor benefits to the daughter of a Civil War veteran.