OGDEN — Those who knew George Ford say letting up wasn’t in his DNA.Ford, a lifelong Ogden resident and decorated World War II combat veteran, died July 8. He was 102.According his obituary, Ford was born in Ogden on Nov. 3, 1917, the son of James Albert Ford and Ida May Burton. He was the ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — After an unexpected layoff to start its tenure at Hill Air Force Base, the Air Force's F-35 demo team has resumed its 2020 show schedule.And while the 2020 air show at Hill remains canceled and won't return until 2022, aviation enthusiasts will still be able to see the ...
OGDEN — Giacomo “Jim” Favero’s son and daughter say it’s impossible to encapsulate their father’s life with words alone.But when talking about the Ogden World War II veteran, the brother and sister pair often use one noun in particular: “survivor.”Favero died July 3 and, fitting ...
HUNTSVILLE — It’s not hard to understand why Travis Vendela was becoming a cynic.The now 40-year-old Wyoming native is a retired Sergeant First Class in the Army and served multiple combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. In February of 2007, while working with a reconnaissance unit in ...
Those who wish to pay respects to 1st Lt. Kenneth “Kage” Allen, an Air Force pilot from Perry who was killed in a training accident last month in England, may do so this weekend.There will be a visitation/viewing for Allen at Russon Brothers Mortuary at 1941 Main St. in Farmington from 4-8 ...
BOUNTIFUL — Don Milne is on a mission to make sure the fallen heroes of World War II are forever remembered — but he’s looking for some help.Milne, 59, of Bountiful, recently launched a nonprofit called “Stories Behind the Stars,” an ambitious project that aims to compile short ...
