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Bringing the history of Jews in L.A. into clearer focus
What is the Jewish experience in Los Angeles? "Nobody even thinks about Jews being here or, if they do, maybe they think about Hollywood," said Karen Wilson, guest curator at the Autry National Center. "They might possibly, if they're local, think about...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Tel Aviv (Israel), Religion and Belief, New York City, Living Things (music group)
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Students honor and thank veterans
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Hundreds of students honored living and lost veterans during a special ceremony for Memorial Day at Blanche Charles Elementary School on Friday morning. Veteran organizations including Calexico American Legion Post 90, Veterans of...Tags: Human Interest, Students, Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Legion
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Voice of the People, May. 25
Why Memorial Day? The parades. The flags. The military proudly carrying their weapons like beacons that will guide us, bring us freedom and make us strong. There will be cookouts and sales. Eat. Buy. Talk of sports, kids and the weather. Nothing serious....Tags: Mundelein, Resurrection Cemetery, Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Dick Cheney
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Gov. Quinn remembers classmate, war hero, at Hinsdale school
Gov. Pat Quinn's voice broke in emotion Friday during a visit to his alma mater, St. Isaac Jogues School in Hinsdale, where he remembered a friend and classmate who was killed decades ago during the Vietnam War. The visit also marked the start of the...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Pat Quinn, Regional Authority, Human Interest
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SPECIAL REPORT: 'Expendable veterans' - the life of service dogs in Vietnam
In 1970, 173rd Airborne dog handler Johnny Mayo lost his first service dog, Tiger, when he tripped a Vietnamese booby trap. His second dog, Kelly, remained by his side until his tour was over. Kelly was put down instead of getting to go home with his...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions
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Memorial Day events
Saturday Memorial Day ceremony, 9:15 a.m. Delray Beach Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 700 SW Eighth Ave. Presented by American Legion Post 65 and Post 188. Ceremony includes opening address, flags placed at the graves of soldiers and a rifle salute. A...Tags: Delray Beach, Memorial Day, Lantana, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth
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Television wins new respect from movie elite at Cannes festival
Reuters* Television cited as leading the way in filmmaking * Steven Soderbergh among directors gravitating towards TV * Online delivery giving audiences more choice By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 24 (Reuters) - Actors and directors gathered for the world's...Tags: The Wire (tv program), House of Cards (tv program), United Kingdom, Movies, Clive Owen
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Guide to Memorial Day events in Orlando area
Through Tuesday Fallen Floridians Memorial Cross Tribute: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily; Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway St., Oviedo. More than 370 crosses will be on display, honoring Florida soldiers who have died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Details:...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Teresa Jacobs, Liberty Bell, Korean War (1950-1953), Music
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As it has since World War II, "Operation Cookie" deploys in South Pasadena
Volunteers in South Pasadena collected more than 30,000 cookies on Wednesday for delivery to hospitalized and disabled military veterans in time for Memorial Day weekend. Members of the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena have staged their annual...
Tags: Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hospitals and Clinics
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Newington Honors 26 Residents Killed In War During Memorial Day Parade Saturday
The Hartford CourantSaturday's Memorial Day Parade will have a symbolic "grand marshal" representing the the 26 service members from town who died in conflicts from World War I to the Vietnam War. A riderless horse with a reversed boot in the stirrup, an ancient symbol of a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Memorial Day, Social Organizations, Korean War (1950-1953), Army National Guard
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Cannes documentary makers focus on Jackie Stewart, Pele and Ali
Reuters* Polanski's Stewart documentary resurrected 40 years later * Frears focuses on Ali's court battle over Vietnam War * Pele plans film on his life to "inspire new generation" By Mike Davidson CANNES, May 23 (Reuters) - Three years after "Senna", the...Tags: Berlin International Film Festival, U.S. Military, Movies, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parkinson's Disease
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Man plans walk across Michigan's UP for veterans
MUNISING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man plans to walk more than 200 miles across part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of an effort to help fellow veterans. WHMI-FM reports that Joe Ostervik of Howell plans to begin "Joe's Operation Injured...
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