World War II

Where in Western Colorado can one go to pay respects to those who served during World War II? There are several memorials in the valley, but listed below are two you might now have visited before.

This Veterans Day, take a moment to view photos from a lifelong Grand Junction resident documenting his tour of duty during World War II.

An Olympic distance runner and World War II veteran who survived 47 days on a raft in the Pacific after his bomber crashed, then endured two years in Japanese prison camps, has died. Louis Zamperini was 97.