Staff file photo Ken Jakubec participates in a Veterans Day breakfast at Austintown Fitch High School every year. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1964 at the age of 17 while still attending Fitch.

I came across the Latin phrase, Semper Fidelis, some years ago in the writings of the Christian thinker and inspirational writer, Steve Farrar. Translated in English as ‘Always Faithful’, it is the ...

As I sit here on Veterans Day, I want to pay tribute to all those who have sacrificed and served our country. I’m also reminded of a profound experience I had a while back that has always stuck with ...