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WWII veteran celebrates 103rd birthday at Camden Yards
BALTIMORE -- World War II veteran Billy Keys is celebrating his 103rd birthday at Camden Yards.For Keys, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance."We lost a lot of guys," said Keys, a World War II veteran.We first met Billy in 2020 on his 100th birthday."That's the Black Panthers, the 761st tank outfit in the second world war," he said.This Memorial Day is also a day of celebration for Billy. Earlier this month, he turned 103 years old."I don't know if it's any secret or not. I have used my time up drinking, I used that time up. I used my other time up with women," Keys joked.Now it's time for Billy to be celebrated."It's amazing to think about ever being 100 years old. To be able to still get out, enjoy yourself, come to the ballgame, honor the people that you have known through the years, especially through his military career, just simply amazing," Trautman said.And Billy has a plan to make it to 104."We're just going to reproduce what we did at 102, 101 to 104," Keys said.
The National Constitution Center offers free admission on Memorial Day
Philadelphia, PA – The National Constitution Center is offering free admission as we honor our heroes during Memorial Day. The non-profit will honor nation’s fallen service members by highlighting the history of our Constitution. There will be flag ceremonies, workshops, lectures, and crafts for all ages. They will also have all their exhibits and artifacts […]
Memorial Day in the Northeast
There were various events on Monday in the Northeast in honor of Memorial Day. Father Judge High School hosted a service that honored the 27 graduates who died in the Vietnam War, while also recognizing the graduates of North Catholic – a fellow Oblates of St. Francis de Sale school that closed in 2010 – who died in the war.
Veteran of Philadelphia chapter of Tuskegee Airmen reflects on his legacy on Memorial Day
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Millions of Americans have risked their lives to defend our freedom, but few have faced as many roadblocks to fighting for their country as the Tuskegee Airmen. The all-Black squadron of pilots who served during World War II would become some of the most famous fighters in American history. Eugene Richardson, one of the few surviving members of the Philadelphia chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, said he always knew he wanted to fly. "I was about 5 years old when I got the bug to fly an airplane," the 98-year-old said. But as a Black man growing up in the 1940s, his...
While NYC descends into chaos, Philadelphia is a model of urban order
I took a stroll through the center of town the other day. To my delighted disbelief, there were no steel-and-wood “sidewalk bridges” plunging whole blocks into shadow. There were no bike lanes to create traffic chaos. No peddlers of junk merchandise crowding every corner. Hallelujah! It felt like New York City of not long ago when common sense, not random disorder, ruled the streets. Was I dreaming? No — because the city I visited was Philadelphia. Yup, Philly — a mere 95 miles from Gotham or nearer than East Hampton. More of my fellow New Yorkers should make the trip. Here’s how to get tickets for all 2024 Philadelphia Eagles...
Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
Pennsauken Township, NJ – During Memorial Day weekend, there was a special ceremony to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. The Veterans Foreign War Post 1270 laid wreathes at the veteran monument at Liberty Park. There was also an honor guard rifle salute, where soldiers fired blanks into the […]
Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Kensington will explore barriers to addiction treatment as its first project
City Council, this week, passed a resolution allowing the new Special Committee on Kensington to call its first hearing. Its first project will be to explore barriers to accessing drug rehab treatment.
Bow hunting in Northeast Philadelphia could be a reality this fall, but neighbors there have concerns
There’s a small plot of land in far Northeast Philadelphia that the Pennsylvania Game Commission is touting as its first-ever bow hunting grounds within city limits. But neighbors say they weren’t consulted about how it would be used.
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