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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, Human Interest
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SPECIAL REPORT: 'Expendable veterans' -- the life of service dogs in Vietnam
It's been more than 40 years since Johnny Mayo served our country overseas. He was a dog trainer with the 173rd Airborne. His dogs were some of thousands used to save soldier lives. Mayo recently got to relive some of his experiences during a...
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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: Fort Lauderdale, Music, Arts and Culture, American Legion, Palm Beach County
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Bring my son, and everyone else's, home from Afghanistan
My soldier son called last month to wish his mother and me a happy Thanksgiving. My iPhone buzzed and there he was, sitting in a gun tower, his smiling face bathed in gauzy infrared light, an M249 machine gun propped at the ready behind him. For...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Central Intelligence Agency, NATO, Pakistan, International Military Interventions
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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: BBC, Satellite and Cable Service, Matt Damon, Homeland (tv program), Movies
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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, Festive Events, Winter Springs, Human Interest, Orange County Courthouse (Florida)
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826CHI 826CHI is a nonprofit writing and tutoring center dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students. 826chi.org Tom Acitelli Tom Acitelli is author...Tags: Teachers, Students, Crime, Law and Justice, Jane Austen, Game Shows
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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, Army National Guard, Arts and Culture, Youth Organizations, World War I (1914-1918)
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Movies, Satellite and Cable Service, Open-Wheel Racing, Auto Racing
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Memorial Day
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The triumph of progressivism: Graduation 2013 and 1968
Many of you soon-to-be college graduates are determined to make the world a better place. Some of you are choosing careers in public service or joining nonprofits or volunteering in your communities. But many of you are cynical about politics. You see...Tags: Social Issues, Health Insurance, Graduation, Abortion, Bank of America Corp.
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Windber Memorial Day celebration set
The borough of Windber and the surrounding communities will celebrate Memorial Day with a parade at 10 a.m. Monday. The parade forms at 9:30 a.m. the American Legion Post No. 137. Memorial Day services will follow in Windber Veteran's Park. Inclement...Tags: Holidays, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Army National Guard, World War I (1914-1918), American Legion
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