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Country Artists Touch on Veterans Day
Veterans Day holds a special place in many country music artists’ heart. Today (11/12), a few singers took the time to reflect on our military members past and present. Dierks Bentley is a huge advocate for the Wounded Warrior Project, which...
Tags: Dierks Bentley, Entertainment, Injuries and Wounds, Music, Martina McBride
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Coral Springs gets a new veterans group
A Vietnamese war veteran living in Coral Springs has succeeded in doing what many others before him have attempted, unsuccessfully –- form a veterans group in the city. The first meeting of the group will take place at 4 p.m. on June 23 at...Tags: American Legion, Vietnam, Coral Springs, Memorial Day
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Bill O'Reilly: Fathers who work at it making a big difference
With Father's Day on Sunday, there is good news and bad news. First the negative: Single mothers head up almost 9 percent of American households. The good news? Fathers who care are making a huge difference in this country. How do I know? It is...Tags: Monsters (legendary creatures), Memorial Day, Human Interest, Father's Day
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Korean War vet speaks at Joint Veterans Council's Memorial Day ceremony
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSpeaking at the Joint Veterans Council of Washington County’s annual Memorial Day ceremony Thursday, retired Army Col. William E. Webber — who lost an arm and a leg in the Korean War — recounted how often American soldiers have been sent...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Air Force, International Military Interventions, Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Our View: Latest fireworks proposal is a dud
There probably weren't many fireworks shot off in celebration by county and local governments, nor law enforcement officials this week with state officials considering changes to the fireworks legislation approved in 2011. The latest update, on Tuesday,...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Laws, Columbus Day, Justice System, Memorial Day
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D214 to hold classes on Veterans Day for first time in 2014
Township High School District 214 students will have class on Veterans Day for the first time in the fall of 2014. The memorial is observed on Nov. 11 of each year as a federal holiday, but a state law has allowed individual school districts to decide...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Holidays, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Teaching and Learning, Human Interest
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Residents: Volunteerism makes Windber a great place to live
Daily American CorrespondentWINDBER — Windber resident and business owner Barry Jerley feels Windber is such a great place to live "because of its volunteerism." Jerley provided his point by recently painting the large tank on display in the Veterans Park on Jackson Avenue...Tags: Memorial Day
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READER SUBMITTED: Parkway Pavilion Healthcare Senior Prom Hosted By JFK Community Service Club Students
EnfieldStudents from JFK Middle School Community Service Club Students hosted Prom Night at Parkway Pavilion Healthcare on May 17. Twenty-five students escorted, dined and danced with Parkway Pavilion Healthcare residents at their annual Senior Prom. "An...Tags: Halloween, Education, Holidays, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Mail Call - May 31
“You know, these people complain about these cameras, for getting caught speeding. I’d like to see them put one out here on Gay Street, at the school path that goes up to Lincolnshire school. These kids use that path, and the street down...Tags: Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Pharmaceuticals, Memorial Day
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Eunice L. Whitmore: 1920-2013
Eunice L. Whitmore, a former surgical, Army and school nurse, left the profession to raise her family but took a nursing refresher course at Lake Forest Hospital shortly after turning 50. Instead of returning to nursing, though, Mrs. Whitmore signed...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Nursing
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Mail Call - June 6
“Wounded Warriors is a great organization, enabling wounded veterans ... in obtaining benefits. What is wrong with a country that puts those into battle and never takes care of them? Ask and don’t tell describes our military and veterans...Tags: Bank Robbery, Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Internal Revenue Service, 2010 Census
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Around Town: Forgotten soldiers, forgotten wars
The Facebook messages after Memorial Day were mixed. They ranged from “Happy Memorial Day” to “Thank you, veterans, for your service” to postings of old photos of men and women killed in combat. A Gold Star mother — her son...Tags: Memorial Day, Holidays, Mexico, U.S. Army, Human Interest
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