Family and friends gathered July 17 at the home of Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi in Colorado Springs, Colo., to console his widow, Kristine Kool, who is expecting the couple's second child in October. ...more

July 29, 2009

A 29-year-old soldier from Seffner has died in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi was in the Konar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday when his mounted patrol was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. ...more

July 17, 2009

On his first morning home from Iraq, Lt. Rusty Morris woke at dawn next to his wife, their son tucked between them. Loyal, who was just a baby when Morris deployed 15 months earlier, touched his father's face and ears as he drifted in and out of sleep. ...more

March 15, 2009

The commander of Hernando Beach VFW Post 9236 was killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash. ...more

March 13, 2009

Boyd Wynne may be the most photographed pirate in history. For decades, Wynne has been the goodwill ambassador for Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, serving as chairman of the special events committee. With his pirate makeup and ever-present fake parrot perched on his shoulder, Wynne shines in front of a camera. His image has appeared in national magazines, local newspapers and television and, undoubtedly, countless scrapbooks. ...more

February 6, 2009

Boyd Wynne may be the most photographed pirate in history. ...more

February 5, 2009

Joe Peters discovered resources he never knew were available. He also ran into a couple men who served in his same squadron more than 50 years ago. ...more

February 1, 2009

The last memory Bill Prior has of the USS Casco is of his doomed young shipmate. ...more

January 31, 2009

American Legion Post 186 will present the Four Chaplains Memorial Service at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 1, at Mariner United Methodist Church, 7079 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. ...more

January 16, 2009

The Pentagon has decided that it will not award the Purple Heart, the hallowed medal given to those wounded or killed by enemy action, to war veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder because it is not a physical wound. ...more

January 8, 2009