Our veterans bring home a heavy weight from the battlefield – one that many can’t bear alone. What they find at the BraveHearts horse farm is a path toward healing ...
Nearly 75 years ago, our country's destiny was forever changed when Japan attacked the U.S. Navy fleet based at Pearl Harbor. Robert Randall Ryder recalls memories shared by some of the eyewitnesses who lived to tell about it. ...
It took a world war and a special wife to transplant this native Hawaiian to Rockford. After surviving 68 bombing missions, Dr. Allen Pang used all he learned to overcome obstacles and savor a beautiful, meaningful life. ...
Bob Persinger never forgets the look of gratitude on the faces of the people he freed from Nazi prison camps. In fact, he still corresponds with some of them. Robert Randall Ryder introduces a man who learned that fear was "part of the game." ...
Raised by a military mom, this WREX morning show anchor has lived in many places, but he's finding himself quite at home here in Rockford. ...
Improving quality of life for U.S. veterans is the goal of Circle of Change, a program that teaches vets how to handle traumatized dogs. Jon McGinty visits some dog training sessions and learns how man and his best friend help each other to heal. ...
At 93 years young, optician Earl Fulling still reports to work each day at Northern Illinois Optical, the business he established in downtown Rockford in 1949. Today, with son Mike, he's serving second-, third- and fourth-generation customers. ...