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A Collection of Dogs Reuniting With Veterans Returning From War — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:00:52 +0000

[onescreen item="5022145"] By now you’ve probably seen at least one video of a soldier or Marine returning home and seeing his dog for the first time.Â It’s one of the things the Internet does that really, genuinely tugs at your heartstrings. Watching how the dog can take a moment or two at first to recognize his [...]

Honoring Western New York's Veterans — Read Their Stories [PICTURES]

Angela Stefano — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:00:37 +0000

Veterans Day is this weekend (November 11), and WYRK is honoring our listeners that have served our country. You can read their stories below.

If you know a veteran you'd like us to profile, you can send us some information about them.

John La Mond Salutes Our Veterans On Wide Open Country

John La Mond — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 06:00:11 +0000

Veterans Day is tomorrow so I thought it would be great to honor the men and women who have worn the uniform of the U.S. Military with a special edition of Wide Open Country. Today’s show will feature many songs about our soldiers and our country. These people are the reason why we have [...]

Western New York Heroes 'Red, White & Blue Event Announced

Wendy Lynn — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:55:52 +0000

Join Western New York Heroes and WYRK’s Clay Moden for a celebration of local military Veterans on Friday November 2nd. It’s the annual Armory, ‘Red, White & Blues’ event to honor Western New York’s Veteran of the year, as chosen by the Buffalo News. WNY Heroes is a local non-for-profit veteran’s service agency, serving local [...]

Redesigned Sabres Plates Now Available

Dale Mussen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:00:28 +0000

They’re called vanity license plates and it’s a way for the state to make extra money. Some people put their names or initials on them. I’ve heard of people putting the name of their pet or some kind of combination of numbers and letters to form a phrase. Some years ago the state began offering [...]

The Combat Paper Project

Greg Karcher — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:06:46 +0000

When Soldiers come back from war, they are sometimes haunted by the experiences and struggles that they had to face. Some veterans do not know to handle their emotions so they bottle them all up inside and may turn to drugs and alcohol for relief. Our veterans do not deserve to live this way after serving and protecting our country.