Veterans

Jonas Bender is a former Yellow Springs resident who became one of the first Black Marines. He was stationed at Funafuti and the Ellice and Marshall Islands during WWII.

Charlie Palumbo, the Military Voices Initiative Manager at StoryCorps, says everyone who served in the military or supported those in service has a story that matters.

In this episode of Veterans' Voices, we hear from Emily Maples. Her father served in the Iraq War, and when he came home, the man Maples knew was no longer the same.

The Support Our Veterans Corporation is installing 14, 500-square-foot homes in Woodstock. The project hopes to offer resources and community to unhoused Veterans.

Jeanette Ezell reflects on her experience as a military spouse—her pride, the challenges, and dedication to the life she built with her husband in service to the country.

Carol Robinson from Centerville, Ohio, volunteers with Blue Star Families, combining her love for supporting families with her gratitude for those who serve our country.

Freedom Alliance, U.S. Bank, and Fischer Homes are giving away a new, mortgage-free home to a local Fairborn veteran to honor his service and advance his rehabilitation.

Geri Maples is executive director of the Southwest Ohio chapter of Blue Star Families, a nonprofit supporting military families. She was interviewed for this season of Veterans' Voices.

This season of Veterans’ Voices focuses on the stories of people affected by and working to prevent veteran suicide in Ohio.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark office and Department of Defense hosted a roundtable for military spouses and veteran business owners.

Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley, who died in 2002, commanded the first battalion of Black women to serve overseas during World War II. On June 12, there will be a renaming ceremony at the Dayton VA.

Statewide, around 32,000 Ohio veterans have now been granted VA medical benefits as part of the PACT Act.