SOUTH OGDEN — Richard Goff’s growing collection of flags is a marvel to his neighbors, and the Navy veteran says it’s a hobby he’s happy to keep building upon.He and his wife, Christine, a former Army medic, on Tuesday showed a visitor their latest acquisition, a U.S. Space Force ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — It’s safe to say Michael Ebner has had a rather prestigious career as a fighter pilot.The now-retired Air Force colonel was commissioned as an officer in 1997, after graduating from the Air Force Reserve Officers Training program at Marquette University in Wisconsin.He ...
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 ...