ATLANTIC OCEAN -- Retail Services Specialist Seaman James Omalia, from Fort Myers, conducts tactical movements during security reaction forces basic (SRF-B) training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), March 2, 2021. Mitscher is on a routine ...
One of the most famous battles that resulted in one of the most iconic images of the World War II era marked its 76th anniversary this week and was remembered at Cape Coral’s most prolific veteran honor area. The 76th Iwo Jima Anniversary Ceremony took place this past Sunday at Eco Park in ...
He's been with Breeze News-papers for 22 years but almost 70 years ago Richard Rush was serving his country during the Korean War in the Navy. Rush is a proud veteran. A native of Indiana, he moved to Lee County in April of 1998 and by August was working with Breeze News-papers in the ...
The Veterans Midpoint Memorial Charitable Trust Inc. announced today that plans are under way to move the Southwest Florida Vietnam Veterans Memorial, now located in Fort Myers, to the veterans area in Eco Park in Cape Coral. The memorial was originally dedicated in 2008 on McGregor ...
Community Cooperative was presented the inaugural Bay Pines Director's Cup for service to Southwest Florida's veterans through bimonthly mobile food pantries held at Lee County Veterans Affairs Clinic in Cape Coral. Until the pantries were stopped in March due to the pandemic, Community ...
EAST CHINA SEA -- Lt. j.g. Brittany Webb-Martin, from Cape Coral, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), serves as officer of the deck (OOD). The U.S. Navy celebrates 245 years of unmatched combat power, presence, reach, flexibility, endurance and ...
