GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A weeklong celebration in Grand Rapids is remembering the service and sacrifice of the Greatest Generation 80 years after the end of World War II. The celebration began ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Beginning on Sept. 1, Grand Rapids and West Michigan will become host to the Greatest Generation Celebration — a weeklong recognition of World War II veterans 80 years ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — This September marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Grand Rapids, the home of WWII veteran and President Gerald R. Ford, is planning a week-long celebration to ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids will host a powerful, weeklong tribute from September 1–7, 2025, marking 80 years since the end of World War II. This city, which led the nation in commemorating the ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids is celebrating the Greatest Generation, those generally born between 1901 and 1927, as the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II nears. Tuesday, Sept. 2, marks ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Greatest Generation Celebration to honor those who served in World War II is being planned for later this summer in Grand Rapids to mark 80 years since the war ended.
The origin of this particular column arises out of the confluence of events. The first was reading the obituary of Donald McPherson, a World War II naval aviator and fighter who died at the age of 103 ...
As we approach the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 8), we are reminded of a pivotal moment in history when the Allied forces accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, ending ...
A knee injury prevented Ralph Conklin of Sycamore, Greene County, from attending the “Roll Call.” Eighteen veterans of World War II, all a century old or on the verge, were honored Friday at Stage AE ...