General John Borling gives a presentation at St.Patrick Parish

General John Borling gives a presentation Friday at St.Patrick Parish in Chesterton. He demonstrates how he and his fellow POWs would tap out messages at the "Hanoi Hilton" during the Vietnam War.

General John Borling gives a presentation at St.Patrick Parish

General John Borling gives a presentation at St.Patrick Parish on Friday in Chesterton. He talked about being a POW in Vietnam where he and fellow prisoners would tap out messages to each other.

General John Borling gives a presentation at St.Patrick Parish

General John Borling gives a presentation Friday at St.Patrick Parish in Chesterton. He talked about being a POW in Vietnam where he and fellow prisoners would tap out messages to each other.

Group license plate reforms clear Senate

INDIANAPOLIS | The Senate voted 48-0 Tuesday for a Northwest Indiana lawmaker's plan reforming the process for issuing special group license plates.

Senate panel drops plan for Vietnam vet license plate

INDIANAPOLIS | A House-approved mandate the Bureau of Motor Vehicles create a Vietnam veterans license plate was stripped Tuesday by a Senate committee from legislation overhauling the process for issuing special group license plates.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Support organizations like Disabled American Veterans

Tom Cooper called me one morning, and after a little chit-chat he said “Chancellor, you’re a life member of the DAV. Why don’t you come to one of our meetings and see what we are doing?”

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, January 24, 2013

ARS Gallery opens photography and film exhibition, Doug Clark's documenting of "The I Am The Greatest" Project in Benton Harbor and Indianapolis' Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library marks its second anniversary.---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore Magazine.

GUEST COMMENTARY: The East Asia Summit, world trade and world peace

Cambodia, scene of the killing fields of genocide less than four decades ago, has just hosted the seventh East Asia Summit, which brought together leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, plus Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and the U.S. The summit concluded Tuesday, on a…

Right at Home: chic gifts that give back

Gift giving feels good, and can feel even better if you know your purchase is helping those less fortunate. Luckily, a number of home décor retailers partner with charitable organizations; many do so year round, with additional initiatives during the holiday season.

Service honors brave who preserved land of free

LEROY | About 100 people attending Saturday's service honoring veterans at Stoney Run County Park were urged to contact their congressmen to end the budget deadlock that could affect funding for veterans' services.

Hobart's Pennsy Depot turns 100; rededication planned Thursday

HOBART | City officials plan to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Pennsy Depot on Thursday with a rededication ceremony.

Disabled Marine hurt at local bar

HOBART | A 65-year-old disabled Marine said he was attacked and threatened Friday while serving an American Legion suspension notice to a patron at Cressmoor Lounge.

Veterans home residents get warm welcome in Valpo

VALPARAISO | For 20 residents of the Indiana Veterans Home in Lafayette, a visit to the Valparaiso American Legion Post was a chance to visit with others and enjoy a dinner.

Region Medal of Honor recipients remembered as award turns 150

More than four decades ago, East Chicago Marine Lance Cpl. Emilio De La Garza Jr. used his body to absorb the explosion of an enemy grenade in Vietnam, giving his life to save fellow platoon members.

Traveling veterans tribute arrives in region

Rey Robles, of Highland, touches a friend's name on the Traveling Vietnam Wall before Tuesday's opening ceremonies at Purdue North Central in Westville.

Traveling veterans tribute arrives in the region

Ken "Doc" Coleman touches the Traveling Vietnam Wall on Tuesday at Purdue North Central while remembering his service in Vietnam. Coleman served as a Navy hospital corpsman in the 1st Battalion 9th Marine Division, which was nicknamed The Walking Dead.

Traveling veterans tribute arrives in the region

Steve Moore, president of the Wall Gang, speaks Tuesday during the opening ceremonies of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute and the Traveling Vietnam Wall hosted at Purdue North Central in Westville.

Traveling veterans tribute arrives in the region

Joann Mosby, of Valparaiso, does a relief sketch Tuesday of the name of Dennis Allen, a friend who is listed on the Traveling Vietnam Wall at Purdue North Central.

Traveling veterans tribute arrives in the region

Alan Van Dan and his wife, Laverna, place yellow roses along the Traveling Vietnam Wall at Purdue North Central on Tuesday. They were paying tribute to fellow soldiers that served with Alan in the First Calvary Division in Vietnam.

Traveling veterans tribute arrives in region

Alan Van Dan, of Valparaiso, walks Tuesday along the Traveling Vietnam Wall hosted at Purdue North Central in Westville. Van Dan was paying tribute to fellow soldiers who served with him and died in the 1st Calvary Division in Vietnam.