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(CNN) – A last wish has come true for a 96-year-old World War II veteran, with some help from social media.
Sgt. Bill Hession wanted to meet someone who fought on the same battlefield as he did. The WWII Marine was shot three times and stabbed with a bayonet in the Battle of Guadalcanal.

On Friday morning, April 6 [2018], a hero went to join the Pantheon of heroes. There are lives well lived and then there are lives that are the stuff of novels. William “Bill” E. Waltrip’s life was the latter. Born August 17, 1919 in Springfield, Illinois, son of Mary Shrader Waltrip and William Henry Waltrip, […]

Wallace Ray “Walt” Heller, 94, of Kalkaska, went peacefully to be with the Lord on March 29, 2018. He was born on August 13, 1923 in Lansing, Michigan to Ralph and Katherine (Kuster) Heller. Walt was a World War II veteran, he joined the Marines upon graduating from high school in 1942. After boot camp […]

Robert E. Dolan, 93, of Cheyenne passed away March 27 [2018] at home. He was born Sept. 28, 1924, in Laramie. Robert served in the U.S. Marines during World War II as a member of the Marine Raiders serving with Carlson’s Raiders. He was a Purple Heart recipient. He was a conductor for the Union […]

A longtime Auburn Calif., resident, Donald Gordon “Don” Grant passed away on March 13, 2018 at the age of 91. He was born in Southern California May 17, 1926 and lived there until he moved to Auburn in 1960. Don was a veteran of WWII and a proud Marine Raider that served his country in […]

Francisco “Frank” Torre, Sr., age 92, of Washington Township, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Born to John and Josephine Torre in Detroit on October 27, 1925. Upon enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1943, Private First Class Torre was a member of Carlson’s Raiders of the 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion, an elite WWII […]

Marlin F. “Whitey” Groft, 94, of Lancaster, passed away on January 14, 2018, at the Mennonite Home. He was the loving husband of Vivian Mae (Acker) Groft, his wife of nearly 67 years, whom he married on June 22, 1951. Born in Lebanon, he was the second youngest of 14 children born to John and […]

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Clinton A. Watters of Medford, Oregon, who passed away on December 25 2017, leaving to mourn family and friends.

Retired Sgt. Maj. Sherman Benjamin Toth (Sarge), 92, of New Berlin, WI peacefully died December 23, 2017. He was preceded in death by his wife Rita and daughter Christa. Sarge is survived by his children, his many grandchildren, and his several great grandchildren. Sarge was born August 29, 1925 in Cherryvale, KS to Toby and […]

Marines and Sailors with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command conducted a countering weapons of mass destruction course for service members to learn to combat, adapt to and overcome chemical and biological contaminations, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 5-8, 2017.