Thursday is Provo resident Ken Potts' 100th birthday. Being 100 is quite a milestone for anyone, but for Potts it’s a miracle.Potts was born April 15, 1921, in Honey Bend, Illinois, a small settlement near Litchfield. He was a Midwest agricultural kid who lived through the Great Depression ...
FARMINGTON — A 100-year-old veteran of World War II and the Korean War who earned a Meritorious Service Medal, a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart, is still getting recognized by the military — nearly 50 years after he left it.Wallace Gatrell, of Farmington, turned 100 on ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Following a host of other Utah-based military units that have taken a similar journey in recent history, the Utah National Guard is headed east.UNG Public Information Officer Illeen Kennedy said approximately 120 airmen and four KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the 151st Air ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — When you join the military, you know — at the very least somewhere in the recesses of your mind — that there’s a chance you could pay the ultimate price for the decision to sign up with Uncle Sam.A group of airmen at Hill Air Force Base has raised a new monument ...
OGDEN — Monday was the official observance of Vietnam Veterans Day both in Utah and nationally.And a pair of local veterans who’ve long advocated for the service men and women who fought in the war say that, nearly 50 years after it ended, the ramifications of the conflict are still felt ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — A top military official at Hill Air Force Base has been fired and is now the subject of an inquiry being done by the Air Force’s chief investigative service.Base officials confirmed Friday that Col. Chris Boring was recently relieved of his duties as commander of Hill ...
