When a visitor to David Thornton’s home reached out to shake hands good-bye, Thornton slyly slipped a medallion into his palm. The hefty, oval-shaped, gold plated medallion was from the Military Order ...
The Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost a combined area of tree cover of nearly a million hectares in 2024, or an area almost the size of Lebanon. That’s according ...
A new book shares the stories of Americans fleeing from being drafted into the military during the Vietnam War. The author, Joline Martin, will be hosting events in Courtenay, Comox, Port McNeill and ...