On Aug. 15 and officially on Sept. 2, 80 years ago, a long and brutal 16-year nightmare finally came to an end for an extraordinary generation — aptly named the “Greatest Generation.” No one promised ...
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. — 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 ...
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 ...
Help honor the “Greatest Generation” and the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II this Monday in Grand Rapids. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation is hosting a week of events to ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The grand marshals have been chosen for the Greatest Generation Celebration parade and flyover that will take place on Labor Day in downtown Grand Rapids. The grand ...
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. — Outside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum on Thursday night sat a green 1942 Cadillac once used by then-General Dwight D. Eisenhower in the European Theatre during World War ...