by - November 11, 2017 7:07 pm
Sam’s Club CEO John Furner welcomed 104-year-old U.S. Navy veteran Jim Downing to Bentonville Friday at the retail giant’s annual Veteran’s Day event held at its headquarters. Downing told Talk…
by - November 9, 2017 6:17 pm
Editor’s note: This essay about my grandfather, Raymond Evans, was first published November 2002. Raymond Evans died Dec. 6, 2008. It is published each Veterans Day because there is no…
by - November 11, 2016 8:16 am
Editor’s note: This essay about my grandfather, Raymond Evans, was first published November 2002. Raymond Evans died Dec. 6, 2008. There is no expiration on the need to remember Veterans…
by - November 11, 2015 6:47 pm
Former Gen. Stanley McChrystal said Wednesday (Nov. 11) during a Wal-Mart event in Bentonville that war is a “retail activity,” and it’s important for hometowns to do all they can to…
by - November 10, 2015 3:13 pm
Editor’s note: Story info and photo provided by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The journey that led Armando Castro to create the Student Veterans Organization at the University…
by - November 8, 2015 11:38 am
Editor’s note: This essay about my grandfather, Raymond Evans, was first published November 2002. Raymond Evans died Dec. 6, 2008. There is no expiration on the need to remember Veterans…
by - November 11, 2014 6:29 pm
Academy Award winner Jon Voight told a crowd gathered Tuesday morning in Bentonville that Americans are “safe and free,” but often take both for granted. Voight was one of the…
by - November 11, 2013 1:02 pm
Megan Anthony is an example, according to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of the retailer’s pledge to hire and support military veterans. Wal-Mart is the nation’s largest private employers of service men…
by - November 11, 2012 4:28 pm
Just one year through college, a 21-year-old Forrest Strickler knew his draft number was up so he joined the Indiana National Guard and fell in with the 106 Infantry Division…
by - November 10, 2012 6:31 pm
Roughly 150 people – veterans, civilians and children alike – joined together on a windy Saturday morning (Nov. 10) to celebrate Veterans Day at the Wall of Honor in Bella…
by - November 7, 2012 11:38 pm
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Veterans Day events throughout Northwest Arkansas start Friday and continue through Sunday, the actual holiday. The day, going back to 1918 at the eleventh hour, of the…
by - November 3, 2012 5:07 pm
Ellis street and Darby Ave were lined with people on both sides including a few bleachers that were full of people at 11 a.m. Saturday morning (Nov. 3). All these…
