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Naples businessman building traveling Vietnam War memorial
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (852+ words) A Naples businessman has been chosen to build a Vietnam War Memorial wall that will travel around the state. Bruce Page, owner of The Original Shutter Guy, said he's humbled to have been chosen for the job. "This project is…...
'P. G. Peeples, a life well lived'; Civic leader who fought for equality for all, laid to rest
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (193+ words) WUKY 'P. G. Peeples, a life well lived'; Civic leader who fought for equality for all, laid to rest Funeral services were held Monday for Porter G. Peeples, the towering civil rights leader and the longest-serving president and CEO of the Urban League…...
How one Mobile Vietnam veteran is honoring fallen comrades' legacy (Video) | Alabama Gulf Coast
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (72+ words) How one Mobile Vietnam veteran is honoring fallen comrades' legacy (Video) Spot On Alabama How one Mobile Vietnam veteran is honoring fallen comrades' legacy (Video) Bobby Butler is a well-known figure in Mobile. - " Lee Real Estate Group Inc, Mobile (Aug…...
Revolutionary soldier Col. Daniel Rand honored with gun salute and new flag for Memorial Day
38+ min ago (379+ words) Members of the Rindge Veterans Association gathered on Rand Road and began a march, Saturday morning. Selectman Larry Cleveland has spent months leading an effort on behalf of the Rindge Veterans Association " with help from multiple volunteers and donations from…...
7 Key Facts About James Meredith, the Civil Rights Hero
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (802+ words) James Meredith attended a white university at a time when an African American doing so was unthinkable. James Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on June 25, 1933, as the ninth of 13 children to Moses and Roxie Meredith. While many African Americans…...
Episode 15: Tuning into history at the Voice of America Museum
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (62+ words) FOX19 | Cincinnati Episode 15: Tuning into history at the Voice of America Museum Season 2 Tri-State Travel Treasures Episode 13: Flying with history at Butler County War Birds Museum Episode 12: The vast worlds, centuries housed in the Cincinnati Art Museum Episode 10: What makes Cincinnati…...
I went in alone, and I came home alone: Vietnam veteran shares his war story
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (459+ words) Fifty-one years ago, Joseph Maes jumped into a helicopter on his first day in Vietnam. It was a supply drop. But before long, Maes, sitting in the back of the chopper, could hear his fellow soldiers yelling "HOT LZ!" before…...
"We haven't forgotten those guys": Midlands continues to remember Vietnam War veterans
11+ hour, 6+ min ago (394+ words) President Donald Trump participates in a Healthcare Affordability Event at the White House. COLUMBIA, S. C. (WACH) " A morning of honor for South Carolina veterans, as the South Carolina Combat Veterans Group continued a more than 20-year tradition to honor those who…...
Veterans honored with memorial reef burial off NC coast
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (464+ words) CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) " Families of fallen veterans gathered Monday off the North Carolina coast to honor their loved ones during a memorial at sea, giving nine service members a final resting place beneath the Atlantic Ocean. The ceremony was…...
Honor Flight Chicago celebrates Vietnam, Korean War veterans
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (47+ words) Yahoo Vietnam and Korean War veterans are reminiscing about their day of honor in Washington, D. C. , hosted by Honor Flight Chicago. Jackie Kostek spent the morning with the veterans at Rhine VFW Post $2729 on the Southwest Side....