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...
Warrenton, VA, November 10, 2020 – Early this year, Hero’s Bridge shot footage of local veterans’ substandard housing conditions. “It is widely accepted that our veterans are well-taken care of in their senior years,” said Molly Brooks, CEO, and...
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...
In observance of Veterans Day 2020, Hero’s Bridge is pleased to reveal the first of a series of veteran portraits aptly named Guardians of Freedom. The exhibit showcases regional veteran portraits taken with their military portrait. Some veterans are featured alone...
One of our oldest veterans, Joseph Wood, served in WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. As you can imagine, after serving in three wars he has a lot of stories! This one demonstrates his dedicated American pride. Wood enlisted in World War II at the age of...
