Army Veteran and 'Walking Tall' Actor Joe Don Baker Dies at 89
When was the last time you stood up and applauded a movie? That’s the question the trailer for the vigilante film “Walking Tall” asked American audiences in 1973. The movie was a smash hit for Cinerama and made its lead actor, Joe Don Baker, an equally instant hit. Baker had been a mainstay supporting actor […]
Oldest Known Pearl Harbor Survivor Dies at 106
Vaughn Drake Jr., an esteemed Central Kentuckian believed to be the oldest survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, died last week. Drake died April 7 at the age of 106, according to a news release from the nonprofit Affinity Media and Public Relations announcing his death. His visitation is Thursday at the Milward […]
Home from Boot Camp, Army Recruit from Oregon Dies of Fentanyl Overdose
Army recruit Tyson Richardson was home for the holidays in Oregon and out with friends looking to have some fun. Several days before he was set to resume boot camp in Georgia, he took some multi-colored pills laced with fentanyl. While others were partying in another room at a Lake Oswego apartment, Richardson lay unconscious. […]
Bob Uecker, Army Veteran and Longtime Baseball Announcer, Dies at 90
It wasn’t Bob Uecker’s six seasons playing catcher that earned him a spot in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame, the nickname “Mr. Baseball” or his frequent film and television roles. It was his sharp wit, smooth broadcast voice and great storytelling over decades of work in the sport he loved. Before becoming a Baseball […]
Army National Guard Soldier from Indiana Dies in Non-Combat Incident in Iraq
WASHINGTON — A 34-year-old soldier serving with the Indiana National Guard in Iraq has died in a non-combat incident, the Army said Monday. Capt. Eric Richard Hart, 34, of Indianapolis, died Saturday in Iraq, the Army National Guard said in a statement. Hart was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion of Indiana’s 38th Infantry […]
Soldier Critically Injured During Gaza Pier Mission Dies at 23
A soldier who was seriously injured under unknown conditions this summer during the Pentagon’s temporary Gaza pier mission has died, the Army confirmed. Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley, 23, passed away Oct. 31, according to an online obituary. The Army confirmed to Military.com that Stanley was the soldier injured during the humanitarian aid mission, adding that […]
UK D-Day Veteran George Chandler, Who Escorted American Troops to Normandy Beaches, Dies at 99
LONDON — D-Day veteran George Chandler, who sought to counter sometimes glamorous depictions of the landings by recalling the horrors he witnessed escorting U.S. troops to the beaches of northern France as a young Royal Navy gunner, has died, his family said. He was 99. Chandler, who served aboard a British motor torpedo boat during […]
Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, Army Veteran and Longtime Military Advocate, Dies at 89
OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89. Inhofe, a powerful fixture in Oklahoma politics for over six decades, died Tuesday morning after he had a […]
Pearl Harbor Attack Survivor Herb Elfring Dies at 102
Pearl Harbor attack survivor Herbert Elfring died Saturday in Michigan at age 102. His death was announced by Michigan-based One Stop Veteran Resources, an organization he helped establish, in a Facebook post Sunday that said, “After a brief and sudden illness, Herb went up to Heaven. … His stories of Pearl Harbor were not just […]
Clarence Sasser, Vietnam Medic Awarded Medal of Honor for Treating Troops Under Fire, Dies at 76
Clarence Sasser, one of the Vietnam War’s few remaining Medal of Honor recipients, died last week at the age of 76. In 1968, while serving as a medic with the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Sasser’s company unexpectedly came under heavy enemy fire while making an aerial insert into a rice paddy […]