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Quilts bring healing to Navy SEAL families
An Oak Harbor business owner is sharing in the effort to bring comfort to the families of those…
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Vets recognized for serving fellow vets
The Veterans Administration is not known for speed when it comes to processing claims. The long and complicated…
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Pearl Harbor survivor goes home
Glenn Lane interred on USS Arizona Close family and friends gathered Sept. 12 at the World War II Valor…
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Veterans set community example | Opinion
It’s pretty hard not to run into veterans on Whidbey Island. Island County has the third largest veteran…
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Home, sweet home: Community comes together for Oak Harbor veteran
Lee Sutton is breathing easier these days. The veteran and Purple Heart recipient is a perfect example of…
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Building a better boat
Two Whidbey Island veterans have launched a new venture they hope will stay afloat. Mike Mayes and Ralph…
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Going Fishin’: Veterans find healing through fly fishing
How, one may ask, can going fishing help heal wounded warriors? Turns out, it can be helpful on…
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Bench honors longtime Oak Harbor YMCA board member
The Armed Forces YMCA in downtown Oak Harbor has provided a new place for folks to take a…
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Naval Air Station Whidbey Island celebrates 70 years
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is looking good for a 70-year-old. A celebration was held Friday on the…
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Until they are home: NAS Whidbey observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day
A small crowd gathered at the POW/MIA Sentinel Memorial Fountain on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Seaplane Base…
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Whale of a groundbreaking near Whidbey Island Naval Air Station
One may wonder how a hole in the ground could spark so much joy in the faces of…
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Fundraisers earn $25K for injured pastor
Garrett Arnold, the pastor of Living Hope Foursquare Church in Coupeville, suffered a spinal cord injury that will…
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Oak Harbor Navy League salutes Olympic medalist Marti Malloy
At 26 years old, Marti Malloy has spent well over half her life chasing a dream — one…