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Medal of Honor recipient to speak at North Central Michigan College tonight
Tickets are still available for North Central Michigan College’s Lecture Series, featuring Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer, scheduled for 7 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 28. While the event is free, tickets are required for entry. Marine Sgt. Dakota...
Tags: Financial Aid, Awards and Prizes, Health, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Medal of Honor recipient, Dakota Meyer, speaks at North Central Michigan College
PETOSKEY — Dakota Meyer, 23, said he never imagined he’d be standing on a stage in Petoskey, speaking to crowd of several hundred. The retired Marine sergeant said he just did what he was supposed to, actions that led to him being the...
Tags: Financial Aid, Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Corps, Awards and Prizes, Health
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Free campground, park use granted to military vets
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Wednesday to adopt a program to allow certain military veterans free use of county parks and campgrounds, as a way to thank them for their service and sacrifice.
The county's program will...Tags: Awards and Prizes
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Commentary: Lying about military service is not protected speech
Xavier Alvarez, after being elected in 2007 to the Three Valleys Municipal Water District in Pomona, introduced himself at his first board meeting as a wounded war veteran who had received the Medal of Honor, our nation's highest honor. But when it was...Tags: Lee Johnson, Freedom of the Press, Theft, Justice System, U.S. Military
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Report: FDLE investigating man, 86, paid $84,000 a year; spent little time at work
FloriDUHNice work if you can find it. Especially these days. George Everette "Bud" Day, 86, is a GOP activist, Medal of Honor recipient, a retiredU.S. Air Force Colonel and revered war hero who was a former Vietnam cellmate of U.S.Sen. John McCain. Gov. Rick...Tags: Rick Scott, Awards and Prizes, U.S. Air Force, Gerald Ford, Awards and Prizes
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PASSINGS: Sidney W. Benson
Sidney W. Benson Former USC chemistry professor Sidney W. Benson, 93, a chemistry professor who was scientific co-director of USC's Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, died Dec. 30 at his home in Brentwood of complications from a stroke, the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Los Angeles Times, Stroke, Firearms, Entertainment Events
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PASSINGS: Fred Milano, William Polk Carey, Mike Colalillo
Fred Milano
Doo-wop singer with Dion and the Belmonts
Fred Milano, 72, a singer who made rock 'n' roll history on doo-wop hits with Dion and the Belmonts in the 1950s, died Sunday, three weeks after his lung cancer was diagnosed, said Warren Gradus, who...Tags: The Big Bopper, Economy, Business and Finance, Los Angeles Times, Hospitals and Clinics, Buddy Holly
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Briefs: Finalists chosen for Lott award
The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, based in Newport Beach, has announced the four finalists for the 2011 Lott IMPACT Trophy in college football. They are (in alphabetical order): Emmanuel Acho of Texas, Dont'a Hightower of Alabama, Luke Kuechly of...Tags: University of California, Irvine, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Boston College, Big West Conference, Awards and Prizes
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Kansas Congressman says Father Kapaun closer to medal
(AP) - A Kansas congressman says a priest who was an Army chaplain during the Korean War is closer to receiving the Medal of Honor.
The Wichita Eagle reports that Rep. Mike Pompeo has been working to have Father Emil Kapaun, of Pilsen, awarded the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pilsen, U.S. Department of Defense, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes
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VA: Combat injuries to urinary tract and genitals deserve payment
Nation NowThe Department of Veterans Affairs will now make payments to service members who have suffered injuries to the urinary tract or genitals. Foot patrols have put service members at higher risk of injuries to the urinary tract or genitals.... -
Theft of veterans' plaques (sad but true) could be federal crime
Nation NowVeterans memorials: Responding to a rash of thefts of plaques from veterans memorials, Congressman Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has introduced legislation to make the theft a federal crime.... -
Thoughts from Dr. Joe: A show of respect
Father Flynn was my priest at Saint Frances of Rome, the school I attended in the Bronx. As I look back upon our many entanglements, I realize the profound affect he had on me and the other kids who crossed his path. I have no doubt that he was a holy...Tags: Coney Island, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, New York, Starbucks Corp.
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