Lanie Hyland- "I will grieve the loss of Josh for the rest of my life. It has been 20 years and I still miss his hand in mine. 20 years...Never Forget."
As we head into Memorial Day, I was thinking back on the 2014 Big Sky Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. This was a powerful moment, as a 92 year old WWII veteran from Choteau stood up out of his wheelchair and pointed to his own son's name on the Vietnam Wall.
Discovered in an estate sale cookbook in Billings, the photo is an 8x10 of a decorated Vietnam Veteran. The woman who found the photo hopes to reunite the pic to his family.
A couple of Montana warriors dominated a regional Best Warrior competition in Idaho. Plus, some thoughts as the Blackhawk and Chinooks flew over head on Friday.
Montana's US Senator and Navy SEAL veteran Tim Sheehy (R-MT) speaks for so many of us veterans when he spoke up in support of the latest batch of reforms announced by SECDEF Pete Hegseth.
The grandson of legendary US Army General George Patton recently hosted an event in Montana, and I heard from fellow veterans that it was incredible. If you missed out, the Patton Veterans Project has a unique opportunity for Montana veterans very soon.
He grew up in Butte, played football for the legendary Coach Green at Montana Tech, and then served 27 years as a United States Marine. His "antifragile" message is something we all need to hear. Yes, our fellow veterans included.
Over the last five years, APC has positively impacted Billings veterans' lives and is celebrating this milestone with a free community event this weekend!