MUSKEGON, Mich. -- An Army veteran from Muskegon is using his skills to give back to veterans that came before him. Robert Bowyer is fixing up a Vietnam-era PBR boat to give free rides to veterans, ...

Ralph Fries choked up as the small boat pulled into the Hampton River. It was the kind of boat he fixed in Vietnam so “the kids” could ride out again and risk their lives. They called him “Pops” back ...

One of the nation’s last remaining MK1 River Patrol Boats used during the Vietnam War will get a face-lift thanks to a team of professionals who have partnered with Patriots Point to donate their time ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. -- An Army veteran in Muskegon County who spent the last few years restoring a Vietnam War-era PBR boat is finally unveiling all of his hard work to the public. FOX 17 first met Robert ...

MUSKEGON, MI - It was 2005 and Robert Bowyer had just finished serving his first of two tours in Afghanistan. The young U.S. Army man, who would eventual advance to the rank of sergeant, stepped off a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Ralph Richason and Ken McCorry last saw one another when they were teenagers at war in Vietnam.