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War re-enactments pay tribute to veterans
South Bend TribuneBENTON HARBOR -- David Browning attended his first war re-enactment when he was 7. "I was just tagging along with my dad," the 17-year-old St. John, Ind., resident recalled. "I was dressed up in a little uniform, but I was not in any battle. "I...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Air Transportation Industry, Korean War (1950-1953), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Tuskegee Airmen, veterans to be honored
Talk about a nice way to be honored. As part of Armed Forces Day, 10 Tuskegee Airmen along with veterans of wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan will be guests of honor at the Miami Yacht Club on Saturday. The Tuskegee Airmen were a small group of black...Tags: Tuskegee University, U.S. Army, Human Interest, Armed Forces
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PASSINGS: Dallas Willard, Jack Butler, Fredrick McKissack
Dallas Willard Influential Christian philosopher taught at USC for 47 years Dallas Willard, 77, an influential Christian philosopher who taught at USC for 47 years and chaired the philosophy department in the early 1980s, died Wednesday in Woodland...Tags: Obituaries, Baylor University , National Football League, Terry Bradshaw, Philosophy
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Orlando Science Center monument to honor Tuskegee Airmen Red Tail pilots
More than 65 years after flying fighter planes over Europe, the Red Tail pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen will have a monument designed to honor their World War II exploits while inspiring kids to seek careers in aviation. "It's like a dream come true,"...
Tags: Orlando Science Center, Titusville, Museums, Science and Technology, Veterans Day
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Orlando Science Center: Tuskegee Airmen monument groundbreaking Tuesday
The Orlando Science Center is planning a monument-groundbreaking event that will honor Red Tail pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Three Red Tail pilots from World War II are scheduled to be in attendance. Leo Gray, George Hardy and Hiram...
Tags: Orlando Science Center, Robert Stuart, Science and Technology, Buddy Dyer, Science
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Charles Perry 'Buck' Moore
Charles Perry “Buck” Moore, 90, of Fountain Hills died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, of natural causes at Hospice of the Valley Eckstein Center, Scottsdale, Ariz. Croxford Funeral Home, Great Falls, Mont., has been entrusted with arrangements....
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Dodgers plan series of activities for Jackie Robinson celebration
The anniversary is No. 66, which, although not particularly special numerically, feels more celebratory this year with the release of the film “42.” That would be “42,” the story of Jackie Robinson integrating baseball and...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball, Dodger Stadium, San Diego Padres, Magic Johnson
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UPDATE: Funeral arrangements made for Tuskegee Airman who lived in Salem
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterFuneral arrangements have been made for Lt. Dempsey Morgan. His funeral service will be held on Monday at noon at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home at 1002 Moorman Road in Roanoke. ----------------------- The country and especially the Roanoke Valley...Tags: Black History
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Fantasy of Flight: BOGO ticket deal for Florida residents
Fantasy of Flight, an aviation-themed attraction in Polk County, is reintroducing buy-one, get-one-free ticket offer that runs through the end of September for Florida residents. Guests receive one admission free with the purchase of any paid...
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The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who enlisted to become America's first black military airmen, at a time when there were many people who thought that black men lacked intelligence, skill, courage and patriotism. They came from...Tags: Defense, U.S. Military, Social Issues, Racism, U.S. Air Force
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Maryland will feature prominently in Smithsonian's latest museum
When the country's largest museum devoted to African-American history and culture opens in Washington, Maryland people and places will get a healthy share of the limelight.
A two-story log house built by freed slaves from Montgomery County, dubbed the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Black History, George W. Bush, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass
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