November Newsletter: A Note from Molly

November Newsletter: A Note from Molly

As we embark on the holiday season, at Hero’s Bridge we have much to be thankful for. Primarily, we remain thankful for all our veterans and their service and dedication to our nation. We are grateful for our community that supports our efforts to ensure aging...
Colorful Air Force vet Edquest has lived a treasured life

Colorful Air Force vet Edquest has lived a treasured life

Elton Edquest recalls his days in the Air Force so vividly that you’d think his discharge only happened yesterday. Barely two years out of high school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Edquest and a close friend each found themselves searching for direction. The year...
Pastor’s son fought for freedom in three wars

Pastor’s son fought for freedom in three wars

Now 95 years old, veteran lives twilight years on Delaplane farm. Joseph Lowell Wood was born on March 15, 1925, in Lubbock, Texas. He was one of five siblings and grew up with four half-sisters from his father’s first wife, who died of the Spanish flu. “My father was...