Meet 3 metro Detroit men from different wars who formed an incredible friendship

On Veterans Day and every day, we thank and remember those who so bravely went to battle for our country.

[jessetorres]

My father and I took my Vietnam War veteran grandfather to Washington D.C. a few years ago for the first time for him to see the Vietnam War Memorial Wall. He got drafted in the late 1960s and he got injured by shrapnel from a land mine (in addition to getting shot), so he got sent home and received a Purple Heart. However, 6 of his buddies didn't make it back home, so before the trip he made a list of all of their names and where they were located on the wall. As he found each on the wall, he got very emotional knowing that he managed to come home (though injured), get married, have 3 sons, and live another 50 years, but 6 of his friends didn't.

[jarmelo]

I love when seniors stay social and active.

[jessetorres]

Here's something interesting to think about: Any World War 2 veteran still alive today has to be at least 94 years old if they turned 18 in 1945.

[ranger]

Thank you to Those that Serve and have Served