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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 » -
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 » -
Trigger points for military stress Play Video
March 27, 2012 1:08 AM
For Specialist Daniel Mata, some parts of being home - after being deployed to Iraq - immediately stood out as being more stressful than before war. "When I'm driving I see certain things on the side of the road; I'll go from going the speed limit to bombing about... more » -
Celebrating Veterans in Pueblo
November 5, 2011 2:11 PM
Pueblo's Veteran's Parade had good weather and a nice turnout Saturday. Locals lined Union Avenue as veterans and supporters made their way down the parade route. "It makes me feel proud to have served our country," says Ronnie Gallegos - a Vietnam Veteran and Pueblo resident. "We're out... more » -
Dad gets overdue medal at daughter's retirement
June 16, 2011 5:57 PM
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - An Air Force chief master sergeant is sharing the spotlight of her retirement ceremony with her father, a Vietnam veteran who received a long-overdue Bronze Star. Nancy Geisler (GUY'-sler) retired this week after 27 years in the Air Force, most recently with... more » -
Pit bulls as service dogs in Aurora
November 26, 2010 3:46 PM
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Pit bulls will likely be allowed as service dogs in Aurora following a campaign by a Vietnam veteran to keep his dog. Allen Grider Sr. fought Aurora's ban on pit bulls as pets because he uses a pit bull service dog to help with his Post... more » -
Colorado Springs vet honors 44-year-old battlefield pledge
July 15, 2010 9:53 AM
A Vietnam vet has fulfilled his 44-year-old battlefield promise to return a rosary to a wounded comrade. Frank Heidel gave the rosary back to Chuck Doole on Wednesday night during an emotional reunion of the two veterans and their families. Doole had been shot in an ambush and... 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 »
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