He didn’t really know it, but Roy McWilliams had been waiting for this moment nearly all of his life.
In a special ceremony Saturday morning at the Oak Harbor Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7392 on Goldie Road, McWilliams received the French Legion of Honor medal — the French government’s highest recognition.
Oak Harbor’s first Veterans Day parade was an unqualified success.
Mother Nature poured on the sunshine and hundreds of people lined Pioneer Way downtown to watch the procession, which honored all branches of the Armed Forces, police and firefighters.
Two EA-6B Prowlers from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 got the parade rolling with a flyover down Pioneer Way.
The City of Oak Harbor called upon its residents to join in honoring veterans of the Armed Forces this Veterans Day.
Jack McPherson never intended to write a book, it just sort of happened.
The longtime Coupeville resident recently self-published “One More Sunrise,” the story of two young military men with nothing in common but the bond they developed as prisoners of war in Vietnam.
The book is fiction, although McPherson did draw on his experiences in Vietnam during his time in the Navy.
Friday, Nov. 9 Double Feature Night – $7 adults / $3 youth 7 p.m. – Dredd 3-D (R) 9 p.m….
There were no tricks but plenty of treats Wednesday as the Rooks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137 returned to…
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Oak Harbor Veterans of Foreign Wars invites the community to its 13th Annual Fundraising Auction…
There were no tricks but plenty of treats Wednesday as the Rooks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137 returned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island after an eight-month deployment on the USS Enterprise (CVN 65).
Cheers erupted from the small crowd gathered at Hangar 8 as the squadron was spotted on its approach for a diamond formation fly-over.
Someone will win $1 million in the Veterans Raffle, providing they buy one or more of the limited tickets between…
Friday, Nov. 2 Double Feature Night – $7 adults / $3 youth 7 p.m. – End of Watch (R) 9:20…
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the implementation of a pilot version of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a…
Washington employers could reduce their 2012 federal taxes by up to $9,600 for each eligible military veteran they hire before…
The first time Second District Congressman Rick Larsen heard about the Fishing Access Network, he saw a presentation with a…
