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Veterans

101-Year-Old Nell Bright Part of “Best Kept Secret of WWII”

October 17, 2022 by Carrie Snider

Nell Bright

Looking back on her life, 101-year-old Utah resident Nell “Mickey” Stevenson Bright has a lot to be grateful for: her family, her career . . . and her time as a pilot during World War II. Yes, that world war. Yes, a woman pilot.  According to Bright, she and the other members of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) were the first women military pilots and the best … [Read more...] about 101-Year-Old Nell Bright Part of “Best Kept Secret of WWII”

How a Military Widow Is Creating Her Own Legacy of Patriotism

September 7, 2022 by Karen Painter

Military Widow Jennie Taylor Major Brent Taylor

On November 3, 2018, Jennie Taylor’s life changed forever. Her husband, Major Brent Taylor, was killed near Kabul by an Afghan soldier that he was training. He was a member of the Utah Army National Guard and the mayor of North Ogden—the first sitting U.S. politician to be killed in action since the Civil War. “I remember thinking, ‘This is going to be public, and I wish I … [Read more...] about How a Military Widow Is Creating Her Own Legacy of Patriotism

Follow the Flag: To Honor, Heal, and Inspire

June 27, 2022 by Karen Painter

Follow the Flag, Big Betsy at Sunset

When Kyle Fox decided to hang a giant U.S. flag in Grove Creek Canyon near his Pleasant Grove home in 2015, he had no idea that he would be creating a movement that would unite communities across the country and change his life forever. Fox’s idea to hang a giant U.S. flag came from his hobby of raising giant pumpkins. Yes, giant pumpkins.  At the time, Fox and his … [Read more...] about Follow the Flag: To Honor, Heal, and Inspire

Operation Combat Boots: Helping Veterans Get Physically and Mentally Fit

June 22, 2022 by Carrie Snider

Operation Combat Boots

A medical discharge from the army was not what Justin Johnson had in mind. His plan was to spend his life serving his country, but life didn’t turn out the way he wanted. Coming home early was devastating. “I never dreamt of leaving the military,” he explains. He had served his country honorably for 14 years with three combat deployments, first in 2003–2004 in Afghanistan … [Read more...] about Operation Combat Boots: Helping Veterans Get Physically and Mentally Fit

Biking for Veterans: One Couple’s Goal to Raise $100,000

October 18, 2021 by Megan Pickett

Biking for Veterans

A couple from Sandy, Utah, recently biked 2,495 miles from the Canadian border to the Mexico border to raise money for veterans and to give back to the nonprofit that has helped them so much. “A lot of people do 5Ks to raise money, and there's a lot of Ks between Canada and Mexico,” says Dean Zenoni, who with his wife, Lorri, decided to bike the Great Divide Mountain Route … [Read more...] about Biking for Veterans: One Couple’s Goal to Raise $100,000

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