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• 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 »

• Voters excited to cast ballots after long election season Play Video

  November 6, 2012 1:13 PM

  Election Day, 2012; News 5 met with some of the first voters in Colorado as they were leaving the polls. For most of them, this is a different election season than they've seen before; from the amount of ads to the tone of the conversation -- both between voters as... 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 »

• Pearl Harbor veterans grand marshal parade Play Video

  November 4, 2011 8:58 PM

  This December marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. On Saturday, November 5th, in Colorado Springs and in Pueblo, we will will honor the many men and women who served in the armed forces with the Veterans Day Parade. Eight Pearl Harbor Survivors will be... 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 »

• Battleship Missouri marks end of WWII anniversary

  September 2, 2011 4:27 PM

  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - About 20 World War II veterans are gathering aboard the battleship USS Missouri to mark the 66th year since the end of World War II. The Missouri was anchored in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, when it hosted Japanese leaders who signed surrender... more »

• WWII vets get a ride on restored B-17 Bomber

  August 12, 2011 1:08 AM

  Members of the 381st Bombardment Group, who flew missions during World War II, are reuniting in Colorado Springs. It's a lot of emotions at once, seeing old friends and thinking about the ones who aren't here. "It's been a long time," says Lin Chew, a retired tail gunner... more »

• Museum aircraft was bought on eBay

  July 12, 2011 4:00 PM

  A World War Two era biplane that was flown by the Tuskegee Airmen and that will soon be displayed at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. came from an Air Force pilot who found the craft on eBay. Cpt. Matthew Quy says he and his wife began looking for a... more »

• Family grateful firefighters save memorial flag

  February 14, 2011 10:52 PM

  In the midst of major loss from a house fire a Colorado Springs family is speaking out, not because of what was lost, but because of what was saved by firefighters. "They knew what it was and wanted to save it from the fire," says homeowner Dennis Hall, "while the... more »

• British World War II pilots reunite at Florida training site

  October 18, 2010 11:15 AM

  World War II was fought an ocean away, but some members of Britain's "Greatest Generation" trained in Southwest Florida. Some of the aviators recently reunited in the very place where they learned the skills that saved their lives at war. For 4,000 British airmen, their journey into World... more »

• California library gives Nazi papers to Nat'l Archives

  August 25, 2010 2:35 PM

  The National Archives now has the documents historians say laid the legal groundwork for the execution of 6 million Jews during the Holocaust. The private, nonprofit Huntington Library formally handed over the Nuremberg Laws to archive officials at a news conference Wednesday at the library in San Marino, California.... more »

• Colorado survivor of USS Indianapolis honored

  July 22, 2010 1:15 PM

  A Colorado man who survived one of the worst tragedies for the U.S. Navy in World War II was honored at a suburban Denver memorial site. An engraved brick honoring Paul Murphy, 86, of Broomfield has been placed in the Armed Forces Tribute Garden in Westminster on Thursday. ... more »

• WWII American remains from Saipan battle identified

  June 16, 2010 9:20 AM

  A researcher in Massachusetts says he has identified the remains of at least seven U.S. service members declared missing in action 66 years ago in the World War II Battle of Saipan. Retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ted Darcy of Fall River, Massachusetts, says he expects to make about... more »

• World War II vets gather each month for lunch

  June 9, 2010 12:56 PM

  Each month at the Peak Grill in Colorado Springs they come. World War II veterans get together to laugh and cry and remember. Master Sgt. Edwin Beck spend six months in a German prison camp. He says you can see a movie about it, or read about, but to... more »

• Funeral today for former Air Force Academy leader

  March 17, 2010 9:43 AM

  Former Air Force Academy Superintendent and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Albert P. Clark Jr. is being buried at the academy cemetery. Clark's funeral was being held Wednesday at the academy's Cadet Chapel, followed by a graveside service. Clark died in Colorado Springs March 8 at age 96.... more »

• Pueblo museum searches for buried aircraft

  March 11, 2010 12:58 PM

  Pueblo is home to the International B-24 Memorial Museum, dedicated to the WWII era aircraft. The museum displays photos, uniforms and other memorabilia, but doesn't have an actual B-24 plane. Now they're planning to go digging for one. The Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society says B-17 and B-24 airplanes were reportedly... more »

• Veterans Day parade in Pueblo Saturday

  November 6, 2009 11:51 AM

  Pueblo will honor veterans Saturday with a parade though the Union Ave. Historic District. The parade steps off at 10 am at the intersection of Union Ave. and B St. The parade route heads up Union Ave. to 1st St, left on 1st, ending at Greenwood. The Chamber of Commerce... more »

• New exhibit: At the Foot of the Colorado Rockies

  September 22, 2009 4:35 PM

  A new exhibit is opening at the Fine Arts Center Friday--At the Foot of the Colorado Rockies: Art from the Moffett Collection. Jim and Virginia Moffett spend summers in Colorado and since 1990 have amassed one of the most important collections of Colorado art. Many of the artists represented... more »

• American WWII pilot to search German cellar for lost wings

  September 4, 2009 9:43 AM

  An American veteran of World War II is heading back to Germany this weekend in search of his wings. Sixty-five-years ago, 1st Lt. Bernerd Harding was huddled in a cellar with a few other airmen captured by German farmers after being shot down. He buried his pilot's wings, fearful he'd... more »