Monty Piercefield answered the call to serve his country three times. At 96, this Rockford native still carries pride in his country and a message of honor to those who serve today. ...
Battling a relentless enemy and biting temperatures that reached 35 below zero, Charlie Gebhardt was among the American troops beating a hasty retreat at the Chosin Reservoir in late 1950. ...
To reduce the odds of all-out war with the Soviet Union, President Truman called the Korean War a "police action," but to the soldiers who fought, this proxy war was still war. Meet some of the men from our area who served. ...