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Sound of Taps in Elkhart honors our veterans
WSBT-TVToday is the national Veterans Day holiday even though the official day was Sunday. In Elkhart Sunday, Veterans Day was celebrated with the sound of Taps echoing throughout the city – over 65 times in succession. It was all part of a memorial...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Music Industry, Human Interest
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Irish get sea legs in opener
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- Oranges and reds streaked across the sky as the sun set over Charleston, S.C., and a brown pelican majestically flew a few yards behind the basket, a stunning backdrop to the second half of the college women's basketball game being...
Tags: Sports, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, College Basketball, Ohio State Buckeyes
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Hundreds run to fight suicide
WSBT-TVMISHAWAKA – On this Veterans Day weekend, hundreds of people participated in the “Race to Save Lives” at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The run focused on the skyrocketing number of military members who commit suicide each day....Tags: Suicide
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Suicide Prevention: St. Joseph couple share story of loss
Suicide rates in the military are at an all-time high. Pentagon statistics for this year show nearly one service member a day commits suicide. Along with that staggering statistic comes a rise in awareness as Veterans Day approaches. Trent and Lyn...
Tags: Suicide, The Pentagon
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Students honor our veterans
GOSHEN – Veterans Day is this coming weekend, and area schools and communities will be holding special ceremonies. Students at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic School in Goshen Wednesday honored all who have served in the military. Veterans from...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Veterans face high unemployment, Occupy Niles tackles issue
NILES – Veterans day is a time to say thanks to those men and women who served, but many of them are struggling here at home with medical problems and a high unemployment rate. The unemployment rate for young veterans in particular is very high....Tags: Career and Workplace, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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Just for the veterans: Center nearly ready for homeless
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - “Nothing like the eleventh hour,” Mark Scott exhales, pocketing his cell phone. The concrete will come, but not for another few days. It is one week ago, and Scott is stepping around half-finished jobs in an old commercial...Tags: Social Issues, Services and Shopping, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Vehicles
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Proud to be Americans
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - Sometimes we forget what it means to be an American. But for the 136 people holding U.S. flags Friday in the University of Notre Dame’s Washington Hall, the knowledge of the rights and obligations of an American citizen were clear....Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Notre Dame, Entertainment, The Amistad, Music
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Cemetery adds Field of Honor for vets
SOUTH BEND — Someday, the Field of Honor at Highland Cemetery will tell many stories. The story of MacDonald "Mac" Kuykendall, of South Bend, is one his wife said she wants heard loud and clear this Veteran’s Day. He was the first veteran to...Tags: U.S. Military, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Lung Cancer, Lee Johnson
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