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10 Heartwarming Holiday Soldier Homecomings

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:00:01 +0000

The Christmas season is the happiest time of year. We get to spend extra time with our family and friends, and there are endless supplies of cookies. While these few weeks are filled with tons of cheer, it's also the sappiest time of year, especially in the good ol' USA. It's the ideal time for overseas military men to surprise their loved ones, and of course, create tearjerker alert YouTube videos of it all.

Noon Tunes Hot Pick Of The Week: Kristy Lee Cook "Airborne Ranger Infantry" [VIDEO]

John La Mond — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:00:06 +0000

As you may know, I really enjoy playing songs that honor our servicemen and women. Our soldiers are the true heroes of this nation. We always try to do a lot of requests for our military friends. Many of them are listening on-line in far away places. So I want them to know we are [...]

1st Annual WNY Wounded Veterans Fishing Tournament [GALLERY]

John La Mond — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:20:44 +0000

The first annual WNY Wounded Veterans Fishing Tournament took place today on Lake Erie, launching out of the small boat harbor in Buffalo at 9am today. A fleet of volunteer charter captains provided licensed fishing boats and plenty of fishing expertise. The idea behind this event was to help our wounded veterans here in Western [...]

Old Enough To Serve But Not To Drink

Dale Mussen — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:20:04 +0000

I read a letter that appeared over the weekend in the Buffalo News from a man who attended a Sabres game a few weeks back with his 20-year old son home on leave from the Marines. Before the game they went to a bar near the arena and the man ordered two beers for himself but was told he could only be served one because his son is under 21. And they were further told that his son could not even sit at the bar because he's underage.

A Tribute To The Fallen Soldiers Of Viet Nam [VIDEO]

John La Mond — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:44:50 +0000

Having grown up in the 60′s and 70′s, I have very vivid memories of the Viet Nam war. I can remember watching it every night on the 6 O’clock news with my parents. Viet nam was the first war that was brought into the living rooms of the American people. I also remember the horrible [...]

Bonnie Carroll Is A True Hero

John La Mond — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:01:56 +0000

Who are the true hero’s in life? Certainly not movie stars and other celebrities that we watch on television. To me, hero is a word that is reserved for those who fight for us everyday: our military, our police officers and our firefighters. Bonnie Carroll fits this category perfectly because of what she has done [...]