Vietnam Veterans

OGDEN -- Ogden Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1481 is holding a Spam-intensive welcome home party for Vietnam War veterans.

The party will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the post, 907 W. 12th St., and is designed to create an atmosphere of camaraderie among veterans.

After more than 40 years of silence, Utah's Vietnam veterans are speaking out about the war, their lives and feelings they have buried for decades.

KUED Channel 7 is airing a new three-part documentary series, "Utah Vietnam War Stories," with part one, "Escalation," at 7 p.m. Monday. It will air several times after that and will be available on the KUED website.

Donald L. “Sonny” Hennessy, 63, died in his sleep Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, after a short battle with cancer. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 2, at Leavitt’s Mortuary, 836 36th St., Ogden. Family will greet friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 1, and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Friday before the service. Interment at Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch, 1718 Combe Road, where military honors will be accorded. Post condolences at www.leavittsmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Ogden resident Joe M. Trujillo, born Sept. 19, 1943, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, from pulmonary fibrosis. A funeral Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at St. James Catholic Church, 495 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. A potluck luncheon and celebration of his life will be held after Mass, from noon to 4 p.m., at the FOE Eagles at 975 Wall Ave. Post condolences at viewobit.com/larkinmortuary. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

John Fred Baker Sr., 71, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd. Friends may visit family from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Interment will be at Aultorest Memorial Park. Post condolences to www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

OGDEN -- The freezing temperatures did little to stem the flow of tears at an emotional Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday morning at Evergreen Memorial Park.

Before about 20 onlookers, veterans representing each branch of the military laid wreaths at the foot of the corresponding military branch platform markers that have been erected encircling the cemetery flagpole.

Van Wayne Claybaugh, 63, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 E. 200 South, Brigham City, where you can reminisce about Van. Family will greet friends from 1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the funeral home's chapel. Military honors will be accorded. Post condolences at www.gilliesfuneralchapel.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.