Rich Prange

Nov 6, 2023 | 12news.com | Rich Prange

PHOENIX — It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at the American Legion Pat Tillman Post 117. More than a dozen volunteers with the American Legion post and the American Legion Auxiliary are signing Christmas Cards letting troops know someone is thinking of them during the holidays. One of them is Air Force veteran Judy Greer. "I'm signing Christmas cards for the troops that are overseas right now," said Greer.

Oct 9, 2023 | 12news.com | Rich Prange

PHOENIX — In 1971 Eddie Basha Jr. started collecting American West Art that included Native American Art. In 1992, his large collection was displayed for the public at the gallery at the Bashas’ headquarters in Chandler. Monday, the Basha family announced they are donating The Eddie Basha Collection of American Indian and Western American fine art to the Heard Museum in Phoenix and Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Eddie Basha Jr. passed away in March of 2013.

Sep 29, 2023 | 12news.com | Rich Prange

MESA, Ariz. — They call it POG. "It’s a play on ‘Personnel Other than Grunt,’” said Jason Duren as he poured the cider from the tap. There’s also Mango Foxtrot, Camuleflage and Fruit Salad. “When you’re in the military and your ribbon rack is so big it’s called a fruit salad,” Duren told customers. Cider Corps is located in downtown Mesa and has a military vibe to it. For Jason and Josh Duren, it was a passion that turned into a hobby and eventually became a local watering hole.

Sep 21, 2023 | 12news.com | Rich Prange

GILBERT, Ariz. — What started out as teenage prank turned into an enlistment with the U.S. Marine Corps for Lynn Evers. “There were three of us buddies. We all palled around. Ron says, ‘Hey, we don’t have anything to do today. Let’s go down to the recruiter and harass him and pretend like we’re going to sign up.’ It sounded so good. He (recruiter) said the only thing we needed to buy was toothpaste and razor blades. So, we all signed up,” said Evers with a chuckle.

Sep 21, 2023 | abc10.com | Rich Prange

GILBERT, Ariz. — What started out as teenage prank turned into an enlistment with the U.S. Marine Corps for Lynn Evers. “There were three of us buddies. We all palled around. Ron says, ‘Hey, we don’t have anything to do today. Let’s go down to the recruiter and harass him and pretend like we’re going to sign up.’ It sounded so good. He (recruiter) said the only thing we needed to buy was toothpaste and razor blades. So, we all signed up,” said Evers with a chuckle.