Tag: War
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WWII veteran and Penrose, Co. native, John Sekulich, will turn 106 next week
WWII veteran and Penrose, Co. native, John Sekulich, will turn 106 next week. Sekulich and his wife, Charlotte, caught up with the Gazette to share stories of his time in the European theater, in which he was responsible for maintaining Allied communication cables despite German opposition.
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Seven Ukrainian lions taken to the Wild Animal Refuge in Springfield, Colo.
A remote wildlife sanctuary west of Springfield, Colo. welcomed seven lions from a war-torn zoo in Odessa, Ukraine earlier this month. After making the arduous seven-month-long journey from Ukraine to Romania to Colorado, the young lions will spend the rest of their lives at the refuge in peace.
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NEWS | UCHealth donates medical supplies to Ukraine
UCHealth workers and volunteers on Tuesday loaded boxes of medical supplies bound for Ukraine as part of an an effort to help the people of Ukraine during the war with Russia. (Video by Chhun Sun)
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British WWII Army officer, now 104, shares a bit of history
Monica Agnew-Kinnaman served as anti-aircraft artillery officer for the British Army during World War II. She directed fire at German aircraft heading up the River Thames on bombing missions over London. The Colorado Springs resident turned 104 on Feb. 11, 2022.
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Trio of Colorado lawmakers voice concern over land and air dominance after 20 years of war
Colorado federal lawmakers expressed their concern Thursday with the U.S. military’s ability to maintain its dominance both on the ground and in space. With the U.S. military focused on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan the past 20 years, some Colorado leaders are worried foreign powers and potential threats including China and Russia have used the…
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Caring Coloradans offer help to Afghan refugees after Gazette story
There’s been an outpouring of support from Colorado families inspired by a recent Gazette story about a Colorado Springs veteran who has offered to open his home to a stranded Afghan woman. One woman, Deb Hood, volunteered money to fly the woman to the U.S. Others are wondering if they can help other Afghans left…
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NEWS | Funeral honors Vietnam veteran missing in action
The lives of Col. Anthony Giannangeli and his wife, Mary Louise, were honored during a funeral at the Air Force Academy on Sept. 3, 2021. On April 2, 1972, Col. Anthony Giannangeli was one of five electronic warfare aircrew who went missing when their aircraft took enemy fire and crashed in Vietnam. The five Airmen…
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Mother, two daughters expected to return to Colorado Sunday after being stranded in Afghanistan
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After spending countless hours filling out paperwork and endless phone calls with the U.S. Department of State throughout the week, Denver resident and retired Army Col. Patrick Allen received some good news Saturday morning. Allen learned a Sheridan mother, Asma, and her two daughters —…
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Military veterans look back on 20 years of war in Afghanistan
Dustin Gray had already served three years in the Army when 19 Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airplanes, flying two into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, one into the Pentagon outside Washington D.C. with the fourth crashing in a field in Shanksville, Penn. Nearly 3,000 people died on Sept.…