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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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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: Veterans Affairs, Korean War (1950-1953), Human Interest, Winter Springs, Holden
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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, Colleges and Universities, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion
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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: World War I (1914-1918), American Legion, Human Interest, Army National Guard, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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North Shore veterans reflect on those who didn't come home
When Frank White was 23 years old, he was on a ship in the South Pacific, wishing away the torpedoes and kamikazes. "I was the oldest junior officer on the ship," said White, now 93, sitting on his back porch in Wilmette. "It was a young man's war."...
Tags: Iraq, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Japan
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Guantnamo's military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in appeal to Hagel
The Miami HeraldMilitary lawyers for former CIA captives held at Guantanamo are appealing to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to intervene in what they describe as deteriorating conditions and leadership failures on a scale similar to the Vietnam War's My Lai massacre....Tags: Suicide, Massacres, Career and Workplace, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Navy
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Walker Delivers Pep Talk To State GOP
The Hartford Courant— Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin and hero to conservatives across the nation for his efforts to quash public employee unions, delivered a pep talk to Connecticut Republicans Monday night. Walker reminded the crowd at the state GOP's...Tags: AIDS, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Republican Party, Politics
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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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Native Americans had codes to victory
Columbus Telegram, Neb.Almost everything about warfare changed throughout three big conflicts in the 20th century -- World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War -- except the presence of Native American languages. Henry "Buzz" Dorame spoke Sunday at the Genoa U.S. Indian...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, U.S. Military
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War on Terror heroes solemnly remembered
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.Yuba City resident Paul Hughes wiped tears away from his eyes on Sunday as he listened to the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony for the Freedom's Heroes War on Terror Memorial. For Hughes, a wounded Vietnam War veteran, hearing about someone else'...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Iraq, Human Interest, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Thompson wants veterans nursing home in Beckley
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.One day after his appointment to a cabinet-level post, Rick Thompson is striving to do what he can to assist federal officials land a veterans nursing home at the Beckley VA Medical Center. Thompson was named just Thursday as secretary of the Department...Tags: Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nursing, Medical Specialization, Nursing Homes
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Vets honored during Armed Forces Day
The Ironton Tribune, OhioCorney Lett well remembers May 8, 1945. That was when he was liberated from German prison camp Stalag 17B after 17 months there. Shot down twice during World War II, the second time ended with his becoming a prisoner of war. That's why Saturday's...Tags: International Military Interventions, Korean War (1950-1953), Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Missing in Action
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