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D-Day ceremony: Missouri Veterans Home honors 7 who served in World War II
cbrewer@schurz.comMOUNT VERNON, Mo. -- Seven United States military veterans who participated in the Battle of Normandy 69 years ago Thursday were honored for their service. The veterans, living here at the Missouri Veterans Home, received replica Normandy Medals of the...Tags: U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Awards and Prizes
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Florida Travel Guide for Scuba Diving
Sentinel Staff WriterKnown for its white sand beaches and thousands of miles of coastline, there is more to Florida's sun-filled fun than just the beach. With a diverse selection of underwater environments, Florida offers some of the world's best scuba diving. From the...Tags: Bodies of Water, Building Material, Trips and Vacations, Gardens and Parks, Travel
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D-Day and World War II veterans are being recognized
Thursday is the 69th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France during World War II. There are a number of our events going on in our area to recognize the sacrifice of the soldiers who fought in that battle. Bernard Marie's 29th annual D-day Dinner...
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Best-sellers
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Inferno" by Dan Brown (Doubleday, $29.95). Robert Langdon is back to solve a riddle with links to Dante's epic poem. Last week: 1 2. "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead, $28.95). The author explores how...Tags: Dan Brown , Murder, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Book, Olympic Games
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In Theory: Why the rise in Anti-Semitism?
Anti-Semitism is on the rise throughout the world, according to a report by the State Department, which is taking the increase so seriously it's appointing a special envoy to monitor the rise. The increase was revealed in the department's annual...Tags: Human Rights, Freedom of Religion, Civil Rights, Feminism, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Bill Haley Jr. now rocking around the clock
Before Elvis, Little Richard, Buddy Holly or Chuck Berry, there was Bill Haley and His Comets. Haley was the first rock 'n' roll superstar, even before "rock 'n' roll" became a household word. Then there is Bill Haley Jr., who has taken up his father's...Tags: Glenn Ford, Bing Crosby, Gene Autry, Chuck Berry, YouTube
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Veterans, violence forum, dogs in cars: DP 'roses' and 'thorns'
Each week the Daily Press Editorial Board offers a list of those persons or institutions deserving of "roses" and those deserving of "thorns." This week's roses go to the following: Virginia veterans involved in the "D-Day" invasion of Normandy on...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hampton University, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Arne Duncan, Dog (animal)
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Gettysburg sesquicentennial battle re-enactment in Whitehall honors the 153rd
If you walk up the long gravel pathway alongside the spacious grassy fields of Whitehall Township's 110-acre main park, the view from the top of the hill is remarkably similar to that from atop the hills just north of Gettysburg. From the Oak Ridge...
Tags: Heart Attack, American Red Cross, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Army National Guard, Battle of Antietam
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Preserving D-day memories with a tattered flag
FrameworkThe assignment seemed routine — a portrait of couple for a story about personal finance. But as I was soon reminded, sometimes an interesting, if not extraordinary, story lurks just beneath the surface. Such are the regular discoveries of a... -
Cromwell Veteran Recalls Battle Of The Bulge
The Hartford CourantJames Scovill never talked about his service during World War II much, and only recently started opening up to his children. Scovill, 91, fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Germany during the winter of 1944-45. His service in one of the great war's...Tags: U.S. Army, Armed Forces, Memorial Day, Middletown, U.S. Military
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On Memorial Day, a time to heal old wounds
NORFOLK — For Harold Bergbower, the memories of war go back more than 70 years and could be the stuff of pulp novels. Soldiers fighting on horseback against impossible odds. "Hell ships" crammed with prisoners. Waking up in the morgue. Far...
Tags: U.S. Army, Memorial Day, Japan, Vietnam, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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Richard Miller McQuade, 94, of Stoystown
Richard Miller McQuade, 94, of Stoystown died May 15, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. Born Nov. 28, 1918 in Berlin, son of Andrew and Eva Ellen (Miller) McQuade. Preceded in death by parents, step mother Anna (Romesberg) McQuade, half...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Human Interest, Awards and Prizes
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