“Get busy living or get busy dying.” These words by film character Andy Dufresne in “The Shawshank Redemption” are what kept one displaced veteran going as he made a 30-mile trek on foot across south Georgia — as he searched for work
A military veteran who received the first-ever whole-eye and partial-face transplant is speaking out about the life-changing surgery. The recipient, 46-year-old Aaron James of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was working as an electrical lineman in 2021 when his face touched a live wire
Nigel Farage branded the alleged assault on a veteran selling poppies at a station during a pro-Palestinian rally as an “absolute disgrace”. The former Ukip and Brexit Party leader said the UK has “allowed people into our country that despise everything we
A World War Two veteran celebrating his 100th birthday says his secret is drinking a glass of rum every day – something he has done for more than 80 years. Decorated William Darlington, who took part in the Battle of Britain and
A Maryland man who received a pig heart transplant in a highly experimental surgery nearly six weeks ago has died, his Maryland doctors announced Tuesday. Lawrence Faucette, 58, a 20-year Navy veteran and a married father of two from Frederick, Maryland, had
The pair donned the Royal British Legion’s new plastic-fee poppies, now on sale, as they urged the public to wear a flower in support ahead of this year’s Remembrance Sunday commemorations on November 12. As Maisie handed John one of poppies, a
A British Army veteran has spoken about his life living on the streets avoiding drunks who pee on rough sleepers. Former soldier Mark Smith, 52, served in Iraq and the Middle East protecting lives abroad and back home. But now he lives
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has publicly slapped down veteran BBC foreign affairs reporter John Simpson as the row over the BBC’s coverage of the terrorism attacks in Israel escalates. The Corporation still refuses to call Hamas terrorists despite the brutal slaughter of
A World War II veteran who was a prisoner of war in Germany during the last few weeks of the war will be celebrating his 100th birthday soon — and will be returning to Germany for the first time since the war.
A World War II vet who worked as a machine operator and community servant and then traveled the world turned 105 last month and claims the key to a fulfilling life is family, faith and to “try everything.” “Everything and anything,” Susan