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This Aug. 25 photograph shows HM3 Max W. Soviak holding the Afghan child his parents would later try to adopt. (Facebook photo courtesy Thomas Praxades). Retired Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Praxades was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BERLIN HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — A lasting ...

MILAN, Ohio (WTVG) - Edison High School leaders are halfway toward their fundraising goal to renovate their football stadium to honor a 2017 graduate who died serving his country in Afghanistan.

MILAN, Ohio — As the nation pays tribute on this Veterans Day to those who’ve served, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is attending two different events within the state Thursday morning. First, Gov. DeWine will ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BERLIN HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio sailor ...

A Navy hospital corpsman from Ohio was one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport Thursday. Max Soviak was from Berlin Heights, Ohio, about an hour outside ...

As the Cleveland Browns played in their annual "Salute to Service" game, the team paid tribute to a hometown hero. During the second quarter of their Week 11 matchup with the Detroit Lions, the Browns ...

Vanzorro Gross Jr. was working the night shift when insurgents sneaked into the camp where he was working as a Navy hospital corpsman in Afghanistan.“I heard what I thought were explosions,” Gross ...

The Ohio House of Representatives on Sept. 23 honored the life and service of Navy Corpsman Maxton Soviak whose life was recently taken in Afghanistan, according to a news release from state Rep. D.J.