KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 31, 2023 – Winter months can be prime movie-watching season. With the Golden Globes, Oscars, Netflix queues and new streaming releases, many of us turn to the silver and small screens to brighten the season’s long dark days. This winter, University of Rhode Island students took their cinematic studies off screen […]
It has been my great privilege recently to meet a true gunfighter. Robert “RJ” Thomas is one of the original Navy SEALs. He found himself in a gunfight at Ha Tien Republic of Vietnam in March 1969. At the time, Navy SEALs were classified elite extensions of the Navy Underwater Demolition Teams: ST-1 in Coronado, California and ST-2 in Little Creek, Virginia. Despite attempts at keeping the mission of the SEAL Teams classified, the NVA placed a $10,000 bounty for the killing or capture of one of the “Men with Green Faces.”
Eight local veterans received quilts crafted and donated by the Quilts of Valor Foundation in a ceremony that took place Saturday at a private residence near Sterling State Park.
The new series from L.A. Times Studios is presenting five short documentaries on topics including the environment, social justice, homelessness and immigration available to stream for Times subscribers