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PHL17 IN FOCUS: The Vietnam War
Staff reporterPHILADELPHIA – Saturday, May 28, 2011 – 6:30-7:00am The Vietnam War resulted in the deaths of 58,267 Americans and the wounding of 350,000. 1,711 Americans remain missing. It is estimated that about 2 million North and South Vietnamese military and...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Television Stations, Companies and Corporations, Entertainment, History (tv network)
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Local vets visit to WWII Memorial ‘out of this world’
TribLocal - Schaumburg » NewsNinety-year-old Chuck Esposito described his first time visiting the National World War II Memorial as “out of this world.” The resident of Friendship Village retirement …... -
Memorial Day: Jessica Sanchez joins Washington concert
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelCNN's "State of the Union" will have Memorial Day themes. The guests include Gen. Peter Chiarelli (Ret.), former vice chief of staff, U.S. Army; Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., chair, Veterans Affairs Committee; Paul Rieckhoff, founder and executive director,... -
Maria Shriver, Michael Lewis on ‘Meet the Press’; Douglas Brinkley on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelDefense Secretary Leon Panetta talks to ABC's "This Week." The program starts at 11 a.m. on WFTV-Channel 9. The panel will be George Will; former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich.; Ron Brownstein of National Journal; Liz Claman of Fox Business Network;... -
A rare respite for region that has lost many to wars
If all goes as planned, Army veteran Frank Schmidgall will amble across the manicured grounds at Woodlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Orlando on Monday morning, toward Section F.
Where troops are mustered for eternity.
And as he's done the past 16...Tags: Armed Forces, Memorial Day, Human Interest, Orlando, Holidays
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Rally the troops for Operation Appreciation
At ease, soldier! Report with your family on the double to Bonnet House and Gardens in Fort Lauderdale or to one of 16 other South Florida museums and gardens for some needed R&R. Beginning Memorial Day, the Blue Star Museum program's Operation...Tags: Memorial Day, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Arts
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William K. Goodrich, 97
William “Bud” Kingsley Goodrich, 97, of Shepherdstown, W.Va., passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012, at his residence. Born Aug. 25, 1914, in Shepherdstown, he was the son of the late William Edgar Goodrich and Octavia Edna Hill Goodrich. Bud...Tags: American Legion, World War II (1939-1945)
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Somerset trooper honored 54 years after his death
Daily American Staff WriterIt took almost 54 years, but Pennsylvania state Trooper Stephen R. Gyurke, who was killed in the line of duty, now has a bridge named after him. Gyurke was assigned to the Somerset turnpike barracks. He stopped a tractor-trailer for a traffic violation...Tags: Pennsylvania Turnpike, Richard A Kasunic, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Carl Walker Metzgar
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Army memories
Christmas morning 2007: My gift from my wife, Audrey, was a plain brown shopping bag , packed with letters and postcards from Missouri, Virginia and Germany from the time I was in the U.S. Army. This was a secret treasure trove that I didn't realize... -
Two female soldiers sue military over ban on combat roles
Two female soldiers are suing the Department of Defense and the Army to end policies prohibiting women from serving in a combat role. Their complaint, filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that the military is...
Tags: Minority Groups, Armed Forces, Laws, Leon Panetta, The Pentagon
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Isle of Wight veterans raise state flag at Fort Monroe
HAMPTON – Old Glory wasn't the only flag raised over Fort Monroe Thursday. Just after sunrise and a few hours before the celebrated return of an American flag to the historic decommissioned U.S. Army post, Isle of Wight County residents Herb...Tags: Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Fort Monroe, Isle of Wight County
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Maria Shriver, Michael Lewis on 'Meet the Press'; Douglas Brinkley on 'Face the Nation'
Staff writerThe Sunday morning guest list: ***Maria Shriver and author Michael Lewis discuss commencement speeches on NBC's "Meet the Press." The program starts at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. The headline guests are Gov. Martin O’Malley, D-Md., and former...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, American Legion, CNN (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network), John McCain
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