Army Sgt. Samuel Valdez has been missing since he fell overboard in a Feb. 22 training exercise, but he will never be forgotten, friends, family members and fellow soldiers say. ...more

July 20, 2009

With an eye on the immediate aftermath of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of World War II veterans and other observers are expected on Sunday to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the devastating Japanese military raid. ...more

December 7, 2008

Teenager Ruth Lewis was one of several hundred people at today's Veterans Day ceremony at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital in Pinellas County. She thinks people should remember and honor veterans more than just one or two days a year, though. ...more

November 11, 2008

Serenity Meadows will present its free, annual Memorial Day observance at 10 a.m. Monday at Serenity Meadows Memorial Park, Funeral Home and Crematory, 6919 Providence Road. ...more

May 24, 2008

Serenity Meadows invites everyone to pay respect to military personnel at the annual Memorial Day observance at 10 a.m. Monday at Serenity Meadows Memorial Park, Funeral Home and Crematory, 6919 Providence Road, Riverview. ...more

May 24, 2008

Things to Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

May 21, 2008

It was a day to show the colors, to honor the sacrifice. ...more

November 13, 2007