Today, Gulfport city leaders celebrated a long-time resident and decorated World War II veteran who just reached a big milestone. The date was March 1st, 1921. The Roaring Twenties are getting into full swing and a boy…
This weekend, Coast residents got to view an original piece of World War II history. Employees from the National World War II Museum in New Orleans docked PT Boat 305 at the Bay St. Louis Harbor and gave visitors an…
A once in a lifetime opportunity to see United States history is taking flight on the Coast. A crew of World War II planes touched down at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport for the Wings of Freedom Tour today. They could…
Today more than 200 veterans from the coast are in New Orleans looking at history some of them lived through. Reiman family funeral home sponsors this trip to the world war two museums annually for local vets to reflect on…
Other than being a community leader Jerry O'keefe was a world war two veteran. Last summer he was awarded a congressional gold medal for American fighter aces. Here's a look at an interview from June of 2015 when News 25'…
Today marks the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. Seventy-two years ago on June 6th, 1944, thousands of Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, courageously invading the Nazi-occupied country. D-Day is known as a major turning point for World War…
It was a touching commemoration in New Orleans today when a group of World War II veterans from the Coast visited the National World War II Museum.
Nearly 6.8 thousand WWII veterans are still living in Mississippi. One of them, Jerry O’Keefe, is one of only about 70 ace fighter pilots alive today.
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe.
The City of Ocean Springs hosted a ceremony to honor a local hero Friday night.
The City of Ocean Springs is hosting a ceremony to honor a local hero Friday night.
In honor of the surviving WWII veterans who were at Pearl Harbor, the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport held a Remembrance Day ceremony.
World War II veterans, or as some may call them, "the greatest generation in American history," are slowly diminishing.