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3 generations in Culver ceremony
CULVER -- Three generations of an area family will participate in activities Monday at Culver Academies. The Wilkinson family will be involved with a 21-gun salute. After a ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. in Memorial Chapel, there will be a processional...Tags: Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Time to help veterans get back into the economy
This Memorial Day weekend is not only time to remember the dead -- but to salute and help the survivors of the battlefields. The war in Iraq is over and the one in Afghanistan is drawing to an end. Over the last decade, 2.5 million American men and women...Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Afghanistan, Iraq
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Alexander Ludlum "Lud" Michaux Jr., career officer in Marines
Alexander Ludlum "Lud" Michaux Jr., a decorated career Marine Corps officer who fought in three wars and later presided over the transformation of McDonogh School into a coeducational institution, died May 20 of heart failure at Brightview Mays Chapel...Tags: College Sports, Christianity, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Lacrosse, United Nations
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Wesley Brown dies at 85; first black graduate of Naval Academy
Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, died Tuesday in Silver Spring, Md., the Naval Academy's alumni association announced from Annapolis, Md. He was 85 and had cancer. A 1949 graduate, Brown was...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), College Sports, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Science and Technology
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INKED! Jogging a memory in time for Memorial Day
When I was a kid I was fascinated by the lump in the middle of my grandfather’s back. It was a bullet wound from World War II, he would say. But it wasn’t. He had never seen any combat, as far as I know. But it’s troubling today...
Tags: Facebook, World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest, World War I (1914-1918), Veterans Day
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Memorial Day: How much do you know about the holiday's history?
Los Angeles Times Travel editorMemorial Day is a day off for many of us, so as you’re lighting the fire and throwing another burger on the grill, consider this quiz, which talks about the meaning of the day. If you get all 10, well, pop open a beverage and have another dog. 1....Tags: Kandahar Massacre (2012), Human Interest, World War I (1914-1918), Memorial Day, International Military Interventions
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Lions to host Halfway Park Days
The 33rd annual Halfway Park Days, sponsored by the Lions Club of Halfway, will be held Saturday and Sunday at Martin L. “Marty” Snook Memorial Park in Halfway. New food vendors will be on hand along with some new craft vendors....
Tags: High Schools, Human Interest, Memorial Day, Awards and Prizes, Schools
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Vets roll back to Beloit after visiting memorials
South Bend TribuneThey rolled into the travel plaza on the Northern Indiana Toll Road near Elkhart after spending four days checking out the memorials in their honor. Ten buses, 200 military veterans and 100 volunteers were greeted at the Mile Marker 90 travel plaza...Tags: Washington, DC, World War II (1939-1945), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Human Interest, Trips and Vacations
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Elmhurst Celebrates Memorial Day with 94th Parade on May 28
TribLocal - ElmhurstELMHURST, IL, May 17, 2011 — Led by Grand Marshal Leonard F. Prescott, a decorated Petty Officer in the United States Navy, nearly 90 entries …... -
First black Naval Academy graduate dies
The first African-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy has died, according to an announcement from the school Wednesday.
Wesley Brown started at the academy in 1945, after the first five black men to attend failed to complete their first year...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Howard University, World War II (1939-1945), Graduation, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Living Here: Nearby attractions
Many destinations are within easy driving distance of Hampton Roads. Pack a cooler, fill up the tank and hit the road. 1. Appomattox Court House, Appomattox The buildings and fields where Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate army are still a...Tags: Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Patrick Henry, Human Interest, King William County, Slavery
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Hampton prosecutor's race heating up
The race to be Hampton's top prosecutor might have been on the back burner while the recent City Council elections were under way. But now it's quickly heating up. The Democratic primary between Anton A. Bell and Dywona "Dee" Vantree-Keller — to...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Lawyers, Human Interest, Memorial Day, Health
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