For Tom Ashford, this past Memorial Day was a solemn day to remember his father, 2nd Lt. George Ashford, who was killed on a bombing mission over Germany in World War II. Ashford, who has been splitting his time between Fort Myers Beach and Kentucky for 30 years, felt so strongly about his ...
The Estero Island Garden Club will honor veterans with the dedication of a Blue Star Memorial Marker at the Fort Myers Beach Public Library this Saturday. The marker, which has been covered in plastic outside the library’s entrance, will be unveiled at 10 a.m. The blue star was used on ...
On a recent April day, 144 golfers met on the links of Shell Point in South Fort Myers with one aim; to raise funds for the local veteran programs of the Lee Coast Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. Lee County Commissioner Ray Sandelli was the honorary chairman for ...
Cape Coral Mayor John Gunter will be the speaker at the Saturday, April 10, breakfast meeting of the Cape Coral Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. He will speak about activities relative to Cape City Council concerns and the community. A question-and-answer session ...
“I guess I never realized how much it meant to me,” said 102-year-old Elmer Blair after receiving his Bronze Star medal nearly eight decades after he led his army platoon safely away from an attack by a German tank during the Arno Line Italian campaign. His 1944 act of bravery in battle ...
Recently, VFW Post #4353 Chaplin Richard Di Buono paid a visit to James Dolph, 97, a World War II Navy veteran who resides in St. James City on Pine Island. Dolph served on the USS Lacka-wanna (AO 40) in the Pacific refueling units involved in various operations. While vacationing in Florida ...
