After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus because of the pandemic, Honor Flight Rochester is back on track, with a group of veterans returning Sunday to the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport.
A program designed to help homeless veterans in Rochester is expanding. The Veterans Outreach Center is in the process of starting construction on an expansion of the Richards House.
A local war hero has died. Gary Beikirch, a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Vietnam War, had been suffering from cancer, and his daughter, Stephanie Lynn Zimmerli, said on Facebook that he died Sunday afternoon.
A Memorial Day ceremony held at the Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Seneca County on Monday took on special significance because of action by a...
75 years ago this month, the Allies celebrated V-E Day. As time marches on, the voices of those who fought in the war or who were part of the war effort...
Social distancing in the time of coronavirus has transformed daily life across the world. Isolation is especially challenging for military veterans who...
The sweeping and powerful documentary, The Vietnam War, which is being referred to as Ken Burns’ most ambitious film, premieres next month on WXXI-TV. In anticipation of the series, WXXI has partnered with local organizations to host outreach events to engage our community in a conversation about what happened during the Vietnam War.
