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The federal government estimates more than 17 American veterans took their own lives each day of 2021. And more than a 100 more veterans committed suicide in 2021, than the year before. The … more
The Johnston man, a Vietnam veteran, held a small scrap of paper up to the bowling alley’s fluorescent lights and neon. On the handwritten list he scrawled five names of friends who fought by … more
With a bulldozer in the background, six shovels stuck out of an uncovered patch of dirt. Six indigenous veterans sprinkled tobacco where the shovels met the earth. As  a flute played, they dug … more
Most of the shelf space was bare. A few scattered year-old cans of green beans and corn niblets dotted the metal shelving. Tyrone “Ty” Smith walked into the food pantry and surveyed … more
Richard Esposito of Cranston said he couldn’t wait to get to Vietnam. That’s not what one expected to hear from an Army veteran who saw 25 percent of his company, … more
Trinity Rep announces "Veteran Voices," presented as part of the organization's Green Light Ghost Light Project, which will be held on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. in Trinity Rep's Dowling Theater at 201 Washington St. in Providence. Staged just days before Veterans more
By URI COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING The transition from life in the military to life on a university campus can be challenging even in the best of times. A regimented schedule may give way to one that is a bit more flexible - but for many student more
By MERI R. KENNEDY Cranston resident Brooke van Eeghen is a major in the Air Force Reserves. She is organizing a ruck march-style event called "e;Carry The Fallen"e; for the charity Active Heroes, along with her friend Jeff Crowley, who is an Army veteran more