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Mailbag: Catamaran took him around the globe
John Conser of Costa Mesa, a designer and builder of the Conser 47 catamaran, greeted David Pollitt, proud owner of the Conser 47, Shearwater, upon David's completion of a three-year, solo circumnavigation around the world. "Congratulations, David, on...
Tags: Thomas Paine, Scott Walker, Teachers, Job Layoffs, Matt Drudge
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America's bloodiest day
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comEditor's note: It has been 150 years since the Civil War moved into Washington County and North and South met Sept. 17, 1862, on a battlefield along Antietam Creek. The following story is part of a package of stories that look back at the Battle of...Tags: West Point, Armed Forces, John Sedgwick, Wars and Interventions, Career and Workplace
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“Top Secret Weapons Revealed” on Military Channel
Channel Guide MagazineWarfare brings about devastating destruction, but also tends to bring certain technological advances, often in tandem with weapons development. A new series on Military Channel will take a look at some of the great weapons of the past to see how they... -
Six men of 'greatest generation' gather in Berlin
Daily American CorrespondentBeing around America's "greatest generation" here in Somerset County is better than reading a history book. Six World War II veterans — John Baker, 88; Richard Musser, 87; Chuck Robb, 87; Bill Shultz, 89; Paul Thomas, 94; and Eddie Zorn, 84...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), U.S. Navy, World War II (1939-1945), Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking
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Commentary: The 'call of duty' sounds for many
If you asked our nation's youth about the meaning of "the call of duty," they would probably answer something about a video game or a blockbuster movie. Our veterans will assign a completely different meaning to the words "call of duty." To them, it means...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Gaming, Japan, Entertainment, World War II (1939-1945)
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WWII veteran, POW visits Greencastle-Antrim High School
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comHighly decorated World War II veteran and best-selling author Col. Glenn Frazier was on a mission of sorts Friday when he stopped by Greencastle-Antrim High School. The 88-year-old veteran and POW traveled with his wife, Terri, from Alabama to...Tags: Students, Book, Wars and Interventions, Emergency Incidents, Teaching and Learning
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Yutaka Shimizu dies at 84; longtime L.A. high school basketball coach
Yutaka Shimizu, who became a quiet institution among high school basketball coaches in Los Angeles during a career that began in 1959 and lasted the rest of his life, has died. He was 84.
Shimizu, who had a lung ailment, died Sunday at a Lakewood...Tags: John Wooden, Basketball, High School Sports, World War II (1939-1945), Eric Sondheimer
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Ernest Borgnine dies at 95; won Oscar for 'Marty,' showed comic side in sitcom
Ernest Borgnine seemed born to play the heavy when he burst onto the Hollywood scene as "Fatso" Judson, a sadistic stockade sergeant who viciously beats a private to death in the 1953 movie "From Here to Eternity." But two years later came the title role...
Tags: Jan-Michael Vincent, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Delbert Mann, Television, Movies
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Lester Jay Stone, 101
Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Lester Jay Stone, 101, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Chambersburg, Pa., with his family by his side. Born July 8, 1911, in Washington state, he was the son of the late Walter and Lottie Stone. He spent...
Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Korean War (1950-1953), Japan, U.S. Navy, United States Naval Academy
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101st Airborne marks 70 years
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After months of grueling road marches through the north Georgia mountains, a group of elite paratroopers had to put their training to the test in a trial by fire. They leapt from an airplane, bullets whizzing past...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Pacific Ocean, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Wars and Interventions, Iraq
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Last of 5 WWII Brothers Dies; Family Looks Back
A military family with ties to Michigan is honoring a special group of veterans for Memorial Day. The Oldham family, who grew up in Monroe County, had five brothers who all served in World War II at the same time. All five young men came home from the...
Tags: Health, Memorial Day, Injuries and Wounds, World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest
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Honoring those who fought for our freedom
Their friends and memories may be slipping away, but World War II veterans could still count on their neighbors Monday. Hundreds saluted local service members at Costa Mesa's Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park and Mortuary. Speakers at the 58th...
Tags: North Africa, Memorial Day, World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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