Veterans and Military

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (354+ words) By Eric KowalAugust 15, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Soldiers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division partnered with the North Jersey Recruiting Company to support Army recruiting efforts during the New Jersey State Fair earlier this…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (386+ words) Representatives from federal, state and local agencies set up tables Monday at Delaware Technical Community College in Dover to connect veterans and their families with benefits and resources. DOVER, Del. — Veterans from across Delaware came together Monday for a resource…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (567+ words) Memorial Day is a time to remember the service members who gave their lives for the United States. The federal holiday is observed on the last Monday of May. This year it's May 25. Here are Memorial Day events where you…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (541+ words) Balloons drift overhead. Bands march and play. Spectators line the streets, watching as the parade rolls by. For generations, Memorial Day parades have been a fixture in Delaware, with Wilmington’s — the state’s oldest — stretching back more than 150 years. But a…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (48+ words) Capt. Potts is one of four POW/MIA Delaware service members from the Vietnam War. His family may not have closure, but they're fighting to honor his memory. Delaware man MIA for over 50 years, family still fights to honor his…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (547+ words) UPPER PROVIDENCE — On Sept. 2, 1945, a 19-year-old Ed Buffman was on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay for one of the most important events of World War II, the Signing of the Surrender, putting an official end to World War II....

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (265+ words) A man who is considered the Father of Aviation in Delaware was remembered recently at Wilmington Airport, not far from where he built aircraft - and built a noteworthy business. The Delaware River and Bay Authority hosted a ceremony on the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (275+ words) During World War II, about 300,000 American service members fell in love and married women overseas. Even Licking County men were not immune to Cupid’s arrows. On Aug. 13, 1946, the Newark Advocate announced the arrival of Mrs. Herbert Klein, Newark’s first Italian…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (272+ words) NEWARK, Del. (WPVI) -- History is being rewoven in Delaware, where a bold embroidery project is working to highlight Revolutionary War figures often left out of traditional narratives. At the center of the effort are University of Delaware students helping bring…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (234+ words) (DOVER, Del) – A Sussex County Representative is introducing a bill to help boaters potentially make repairs at a faster rate. Delaware legislators introduced a bipartisan bill, HB 279. It’s known as the Marine Equipment Right to Repair Act. The new bill…...