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• Hospice helps veterans find peace

  January 14, 2013 6:35 PM

  Hospice now uses videos to help Vietnam Veterans. It's through Tours of Peace, which took veterans back to Vietnam to find peace and make amends with their past. Now veterans right in our area can see these videos in hope of helping with PTSD and other post-war issues. "As... more »

• Starbucks opens first shop in Vietnam

  January 5, 2013 1:11 PM

  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Nghiem Ngoc Thuy has been slinging coffees to thirsty Vietnamese for 20 years in her colonial-style villa with peeling shutters, and she and her customers aren't too worried that the imminent arrival of U.S. giant Starbucks will alter their time-tested coffee traditions. The Seattle-based company announced... more »

• Soldier went MIA in 1967, son shares the story of the return of his remains on September 11, 2001 Play Video

  November 12, 2012 6:59 PM

  On days like Veterans Day, the country comes together to remember those who gave their all for our nation and our freedom, but for people who have loved ones missing in action, the main thing they want is peace. We now bring you the unique story of one soldier's journey... more »

• Veterans in Pueblo talk about what this day means to them Play Video

  November 11, 2012 6:40 PM

  On this day, many veterans say the world stops just to remember the sacrifices they made. Many of them laid their brothers to rest decades ago during wars overseas, and to this day they do not forget why they served their country. We went out in search of veterans... more »

• 9/11 victims remembered at Fort Carson

  September 11, 2012 4:18 PM

  Fort Carson honors the lives lost in the attacks of 9/11. This morning they placed a wreath at the foot of a September 11 memorial. The giant piece of steel came from Ground Zero and is a constant reminder of all that was lost that tragic day. A Vietnam... more »

• US intelligence sees poverty plummet by 2030

  July 29, 2012 12:30 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Poverty across the planet will drop sharply by 2030, with a rising middle class of some two billion people pushing for more rights and resources. The chief at the U.S. government's top intelligence analysis shop says if current economic and demographic trends continue, 1 billion people... more »

• 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 »

• VA wait times too much for local vet Play Video

  December 13, 2011 7:50 PM

  "I am so blessed that this woman stuck with me; I mean I've put her through the test," says Don Dupuis, a Vietnam veteran. He says it's the 40-plus years of P.T.S.D. he's had since coming home from war. "Something wasn't right; I just didn't know what it was,"... more »

• Medal of Honor presented to 4th Infantry Division Play Video

  October 6, 2011 7:32 PM

  For the first time in US Army history, the Medal of Honor has been presented to an army unit. When he passed away last October, First Sergeant David McNerney of Texas requested that his medal be given back to the men of the 4th Infantry Division. McNerney served with the... 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 »

• Missing airmen from Canon City to be buried at Academy

  July 13, 2011 6:53 PM

  An airman from Canon City, missing since 1966, will be buried with full military honors at the US Air Force Academy this Friday. Col. Leo S. Boston was a member of the 14th Air Commando Wing assigned to the Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand when he went... more »

• Coffee prices on the rise

  September 12, 2010 6:37 PM

  While it's usually not the most expensive thing on your ticket at a diner, coffee is getting more expensive as you sip. At Colorado Springs coffee importer Barista Espresso, they're already seeing price increases and say you'll probably see them too. "In the gourmet market, you'll start to... more »

• Coffee prices on the rise

  September 9, 2010 6:38 PM

  You may begin to see a rise on the price of your daily cup of coffee. Local coffee importers at Barista Espresso say the largest coffee producing countries in the world are in Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia. That's were they get their coffee, but they say right now prices... more »

• Veterans and brothers fighting deportation

  June 2, 2010 11:26 PM

  The government is seeking to deport two local Vietnam Veterans, one of them a Bronze Star recipient. Manuel and Valente Valenzuela came to the US as legal residents from Mexico in the 1950's with their mother, an American citizen and their father a Mexican Citizen. They grew up... more »

• Democrat lied about being a Vietnam veteran

  May 18, 2010 2:45 PM

  Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal has conceded he has "misspoken" in claiming he served in Vietnam but defended his military record and his commitment to veterans. At a news conference backed by veterans, the popular Connecticut attorney general said he meant to say he served "during Vietnam" instead of... more »

• 13 countries agree plan to save wild tigers

  January 30, 2010 8:47 AM

  A dozen Asian nations and Russia vowed Friday to work to double the number of wild tigers by 2022, crack down on poaching that has devastated the big cats and prohibit the building of roads and bridges that could harm their habitats. However, the historic declaration adopted by the... more »

• Tropical storm flooding kills 23 in Vietnam

  November 3, 2009 11:58 AM

  Tropical Storm Mirinae unleashed severe flooding in parts of central Vietnam, killing 23 people, leaving two missing and stranding families on rooftops, disaster officials said Tuesday. The death toll in the hardest-hit province of Phu Yen was 15 after the storm drenched the region with heavy rain Monday, said... more »

• Better Late Than Never

  October 9, 2009 3:25 PM

  "The Purple Heart is good, but we should go beyond that," says Congressman Doug Lamborn of Colorado ’s 5 th Congressional District. Now it’s all the way to the Silver Star. It’s the military's third highest award and today it decorates the chest of... more »

• Coca-Cola to invest $200 million in Vietnam

  September 4, 2009 10:25 AM

  Coca-Cola Co. says it plans to invest an additional $200 million in Vietnam in the next three years. CEO Muhtar Kent announced the investment - which will be made with the company's bottler - during a visit to the country on Friday. The world's biggest soft drink maker says Kent... more »