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Local WWII, Korea, Vietnam veteran remembered
March 13, 2012 6:29 PM
Family and friends are remembering a Colorado Springs veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Harvey Visnaw died at home on March 7th, services were held Tuesday. Visnaw served 38 years in the military altogether. He finished boot camp at the age of 17, becoming a Petty... more » -
Local veteran recalls Pacific fight on V-J Day
September 3, 2011 1:01 AM
On September 2nd, 1945, the Japanese were preparing to formally surrender to Allied Forces -- what's now known as Victory over Japan Day... or V-J Day. However, it was a long fight leading to that point. "Boy, I was really young there," Harvey Visnaw says as he looks through... more »
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