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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Call for people to attend funeral of veteran, 102
An appeal has been made for people to attend the funeral of an Army veteran. William Darnell, who served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, died recently at the age of 102. Hull4Heroes, a charity founded by Paul Matson, a veteran himself, issued the appeal on social media. The post read: "William sadly has no surviving family, but his kind-hearted neighbours want to ensure he receives the farewell he truly deserves – let's make sure William is not alone on his final journey." The request for the charity to help came from Joanne Barlow, Mr Darnell's neighbour in the Holderness Road area of the city. She said: "We started to get to know William during the pandemic when we offered him help with shopping and things. "We took him out for his Covid injection and when he saw young kids on the street he would say that at that age he had to join the Army. "That's how we started to learn a bit about his past, although we still didn't know a lot about him." With no known surviving relatives, Ms Barlow said it was really important that he was given a proper send off. "I'm pleased to see that lots of people have responded to the call out from Hull4Heroes," she added. One of those to respond to the post was motorcyclist Paul Perry, 68, who lives in Wakefield. He said he would be attending the funeral along with members of the Veterans and Riders Support Group. "There'll be at least two of us there on Harley-Davidsons," he added. "We have a motto that no vet should leave this earth alone," he added. Mr Matson said: "All our veterans feel a sad loss when any veteran dies, just like they do in the police force, the fire service and such-like. It's good to pay our respects." Mr Darnell's funeral will be held on Monday at 11:00 BST in the small chapel at Chanterlands Avenue Crematorium in Hull. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Veterans' village project gets £500k boost Family 'moved' by funeral turnout for WW2 veteran Huge response to funeral appeal for WW2 veteran Hull4Heroes
BBC News
9 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
Hull4Heroes urges people to attend funeral of veteran, 102
An appeal has been made for people to attend the funeral of an Army Darnell, who served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, died recently at the age of a charity founded by Paul Matson, a veteran himself, issued the appeal on social post read: "William sadly has no surviving family, but his kind-hearted neighbours want to ensure he receives the farewell he truly deserves – let's make sure William is not alone on his final journey." The request for the charity to help came from Joanne Barlow, Mr Darnell's neighbour in the Holderness Road area of the said: "We started to get to know William during the pandemic when we offered him help with shopping and things."We took him out for his Covid injection and when he saw young kids on the street he would say that at that age he had to join the Army. "That's how we started to learn a bit about his past, although we still didn't know a lot about him."With no known surviving relatives, Ms Barlow said it was really important that he was given a proper send off."I'm pleased to see that lots of people have responded to the call out from Hull4Heroes," she added. One of those to respond to the post was motorcyclist Paul Perry, 68, who lives in said he would be attending the funeral along with members of the Veterans and Riders Support Group."There'll be at least two of us there on Harley-Davidsons," he added. "We have a motto that no vet should leave this earth alone," he Matson said: "All our veterans feel a sad loss when any veteran dies, just like they do in the police force, the fire service and such-like. It's good to pay our respects."Mr Darnell's funeral will be held on Monday at 11:00 BST in the small chapel at Chanterlands Avenue Crematorium in Hull. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Editorial: Free speech can be rough sailing
Like the needle on a compass, politics is polarized. But there should be a difference between finding your way in rough seas and surviving our nation's stormy politics. Bobby LaPin, the owner of a Baltimore-based charter boat company, discovered just how stormy the latter has become. His crime? Simply questioning on social media whether the millions of taxpayer dollars spent on a military parade in Washington, D.C., might be better directed toward more pressing needs like fighting hunger or helping the elderly. A controversial opinion? Perhaps. The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board expressed similar skepticism about the estimated $45 million cost even before the parade celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th birthday on Saturday, June 14, even began. But what happened to LaPin, as reported by The Sun's Brendan Nordstrom, sounds akin to a pirate attack. The post drew thousands of reactions, good and bad, but the negative response ended up crashing down hard on his business. There were strangers posting fake negative reviews and, in the worst cases, issuing personal threats like the individual who pledged to burn down his boat. LaPin, a disabled U.S. Army veteran, has so far weathered the maelstrom. Indeed, his company, Boat Baltimore, has also drawn people rallying to his cause with some hiring him specifically to counter the attacks. We find that heartening. And we trust that people on all sides of the political spectrum will recognize that it's one thing to disagree, it's another to be disagreeable. And attempting to wreck someone's business or intimidate them? That's definitely on the disagreeable side. Clearly, business owners must understand that mixing politics with your livelihood carries risks and can drive potential customers away. But issuing threats? That's a potential crime. And there's no justification for it. Not by Republicans, not by Democrats, not by anyone. As we've noted before, this loss of civility is itself a threat to the nation. If we can't debate important issues freely and fairly, what are the chances we can self-govern? How can democracy work if people are afraid to speak out? So here's to 'Captain Bobby' for finding his way with his honor intact and to those who have already rallied to his side. Given one of the first local attractions one sees on his boat tour is the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, it's no big surprise that it takes more than social media rants (or the British Royal Navy) to sink a determined Baltimorean. _____
Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
For War on Terror Veterans, U.S. Strikes in Iran Leave Sinking Sense of Déjà Vu
Zachary Hubbard was watching a friend's band perform at a brewery in Kernersville, N.C., on Saturday night when his phone lighted up with a text message: 'Did you see we bombed Iran?' His first thought was, 'Here we go again.' The 48-year-old Army veteran ordered another beer, and spent the next two hours buried in group chats with soldiers he served with on his deployment to Iraq in 2005.
Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
- Wall Street Journal
The Killings That Shattered a Small Washington Town
WENATCHEE, Wash.—May was coming to an end, and Travis Decker was having a bad week. A homeless, 32-year-old Army veteran, Travis had been in a fender-bender and worried he would be jailed or fall into debt. He feared central Washington's dry heat would force him to surrender his dog, Chinook, who usually waited inside Travis's truck while he found carpentry work. His relationship with his co-workers was souring.
