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Boca veteran started training effort for veteran service dogs By Anne Geggis, Sun Sentinel 7:21 p.m. EDT, April 22, 2013 BOCA RATON Irwin Stovroff thought he was going to lunch Monday to celebrate new milestones in the development of his charity, which trains service dogs and matches returning military veterans with the right “ruff.” But the 90-year-old World War II…

WWII hero gets honorary doctorate at FAU

May 5, 2015

Irwin Stovroff, a World War II hero, received an honorary doctorate from Florida Atlantic University. (submitted photo, FPG) Watch the video The well-known twinkle in his eye was working overtime before Irwin Stovroff got to do something he never did before at 92. “I’m still making news,” he said, jokingly, wearing academic garb before joining the procession at one of…

In Boca, three generations of veterans recount their experiences

November 12, 2014

By Anne Geggis, Sun Sentinel 11/12/14 Kathy Champion, Mel Pollack and Irwin Stovroff Across three generations from three different conflicts, the human toll paid when countries send their young men and women to fight was described in blood-drenched detail. For Veteran’s Day, a pilot from World War II, another from Vietnam and a civilian affairs officer who served in both Afghanistan…

Irwin Stovroff Visits Normandy 70 Years Later

September 2, 2014

Irwin became the American Veteran Air Force “Rock Star” of Normandy and I grew muscles pushing him around in his aluminum wheel chair. Irwin’s Doris and my wife, Barbara were thrilled to see the joy Irwin experienced during the entire trip. We spent 3 days in Paris showing Irwin the best sites and food followed by a great Tauck river…

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