To celebrate Black History Month, we’re spotlighting Jack Lary a VetAssist client and one of the few remaining African American Veterans of the 25th Infantry Division who served during the Korean War. The Missouri Historical Society interviewed Lary in 2019 to collect...
A few years ago, in his early 90s, Truman Medders, ran across some startling information: Each day nearly 22 Veterans die by suicide, almost double the rate for civilians. Truman, a Korean War Veteran in Springfield, Missouri, and former Army Airborne Ranger and jump...
When applying for Korean War Veterans’ benefits, military records are important. Mickey LaDuke learned the Army’s record-keeping precision when she enlisted and her name didn’t match her birth certificate. When Mickey LaDuke entered the world in a Hubbard, TX,...
Veteran Americans who thank Veterans for their service should supersize their gratitude to Charlotte Silverman Bowman of Philadelphia. She’s the matriarch of a family that represents the finest of this country’s rich military traditions. Mrs. Bowman, who turned 96 in...
