For the fourth annual Irreverent Warriors Pittsburgh Silkies Hike, about 140 veterans and currently enlisted military personnel mounted an 8-mile jaunt. The event promotes camaraderie and fun while fighting veteran suicide.
A World War II veteran and longtime deputy chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Frederick Steinkirchner died April 16 after a series of cardiac problems. At 109 years old, he was one of the 10 oldest men in America.
Marking the three-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, that killed 11 worshippers and is believed to be the deadliest attack against Jews in American history, President Joe Biden said the day and its aftermath “remind all of us to embrace the better angels of our nature,” to “turn pain into purpose” and to stand up against antisemitism with “clarity and conviction.”