STERLING HEIGHTS — When Jack Jones graduated from high school in 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy to serve in World War II. His wife, Vera Rhodes, worked as a riveter for Briggs Corp.

NOVI — The Novi community could not be deterred from remembering its fallen soldiers with its annual Fuerst Field of Honor ceremony, despite rain on May 21. However, the weather resulted in a change of venue and the absence of the 21-gun salute.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — One local man recognizes veterans through a beautiful display every year hoping to educate the public and help veterans feel recognized.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS — This year’s Memorial Day Parade of Heroes will honor the fallen veterans of the Rochester area May 26 with a new route.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS/WOODS — Memorial Day is a holiday people often mark by having a picnic or going to a park, but it’s more than just a day when many don’t have to go to work or school.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade will begin at 9 a.m., May 26, on Main Street at Lincoln Avenue.

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — This Memorial Day, May 26, residents will have the opportunity to remember fallen soldiers through parades that both Roseville and Eastpointe will hold on the holiday.

METRO DETROIT — As Memorial Day approaches, local communities are preparing to pay tribute to veterans who died while serving their country.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — On May 1, the St. Clair Shores Historical Commission, members of the Cpl. Walter F. Bruce Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1146 and guests unveiled a new historical marker.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Nearly a week removed from the announcement of new fighter jets destined for Selfridge Air National Guard Base, neither state nor county executives have recorked the champagne.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On April 29, President Donald Trump announced a mission with 21 F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets that will replace the A-10 Thunderbolt II jets at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.

DETROIT — Coin, automotive and history enthusiasts will have a chance to get their hands on a unique collector’s item this month.

WARREN — With plans for the U.S. Navy to expand its fleet of submarines to further support national security, the Navy has called on Macomb Community College to help achieve that goal.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On the morning of March 6, six F-22 Raptor jets of the 1st Fighter Wing took off from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia on a mission nearly 90 years in the making.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS  — Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., who was in the 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, died at the age of 100 in Bloomfield Hills Feb. 2.

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe City Councilman Harvey Curley said that when he met former President Jimmy Carter, he wasn’t what he was expecting.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On a brisk, sunny day, families scattered through Resurrection Cemetery to honor veterans by placing wreaths on their graves. The Wreaths Across America event took place Dec. 14 and marked the first year that the  Clinton Township Kiwanis Club organized it.

ROSEVILLE — At Christmastime during World War II, families scaled back on meal options, decorations and gifts because of the rations on food and other merchandise.

METRO DETROIT — The belongings, material and personal, of Michiganders who were at Pearl Harbor on and around that infamous day continue to make their way home.

WARREN — The city of Warren had its first veterans celebration Nov. 15 at City Hall in the first-floor conference room where more than 100 veterans and their family members gathered to honor those who served in all branches of the military.