Veterans

A visit to Walter Reed Hospital changed the lives of Rick Allen, rock drummer for Def Leppard, and his wife, Lauren Monroe, in 2006.

They had already begun the Malibu, Calif.,-based nonprofit Raven Drum Foundation in 2001 to help heal people through drumming. But after meeting with the veterans, Allen, who lost his arm in a 1984 accident, felt a profound connection that led to a partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project in 2009, and his emphasis shifted to veterans, some of whom are amputees.

Roy resident Verona Gwen Garrard, born April 30, 1934, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden after an extended illness. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the Roy Central Stake Center, 4900 S. 2000 West. A viewing will be held at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 S. 1900 West, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and at the church from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Friday before the service. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery. Post condolences at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

OGDEN — The American GI Forum is collecting pictures of Latino military veterans, both living and deceased, as well as active-duty soldiers, for a tribute video.

The video will be presented at the group’s first Military Recognition Ball on Feb. 11 at the Marriott Hotel, 247 24th St., Ogden. Organizers hope to make the event an annual one.

To participate in the video, send the photos to Elaine Gallegos at elainemgallegos@msn.com.

Photos must include name, branch and dates of service. Subjects do not have to be in uniform, but it is preferred.

Terese Roberts Decker, 97, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, in Keizer, Ore. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 N. Main. Friends may call at the mortuary from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. before the service. Interment, Centerville City Cemetery. Post condolences at www.russonmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

OGDEN -- A Detroit-based charity has provided $8,500 to an Ogden homeless veterans organization as part of a settlement agreement with the state.

OGDEN -- Salvation Army volunteers and staff members were busy organizing fundraising and preparing to provide Christmas for needy families when some of Santa's helpers walked through the chapel doors.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor and those who lost their lives that day are being remembered Wednesday on the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II.