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Aberdeen High graduate Baker receives second star
In a ceremony at the Pentagon, hosted by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Jan. 6, Brig. Gen. Ralph O. Baker, an Aberdeen High School graduate, was promoted to major general in the U.S. Army.
The ceremony was attended by...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Cal Ripken, Jr., Graduation, University of South Florida, College Sports
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Upbeat about visit to Land Down Under
While many in the area are planning to get out of town in the coming weeks, one Catonsville resident has just returned from a recent trip to Australia that featured adventure and lessons in environmental conservation.
During her month-long stay in the...Tags: Science, Air and Aviation Sports, Colleges and Universities, Biology, Skydiving
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The perfect day in Ocean City
Breathtaking sunsets, sweet salt air, boardwalk confections and fun in the sun — Ocean City has it all.
Long regarded by those in the know as a best bet when it comes to taking the family to the beach, Ocean City, recently received the...Tags: Golf, Transportation, Skydiving, Road Transportation, Real Estate
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'Last Comic Standing' semifinal round
Reality CheckTonight, the first group of semifinalists take the stage on Last Comic Standing. First up is Myq Kaplan, who riffs on being a book person. The judges agreed that he killed. Me too. But "Myq"? Really?Jamie Lee tells jokes about......Tags: Air and Aviation Sports, VH1 (tv network), Paul Simon, Television, Air and Space Accidents
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Frederick Co. soldier always gave '110 percent'
sun reporterA 24-year-old soldier from Ijamsville who married his West Point college sweetheart was killed in combat Wednesday in Iraq, according to his family. 1st Lt. John Ryan Dennison died after suffering two gunshot wounds during fighting east of Baghdad, his...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Colleges and Universities, Air and Aviation Sports, Family, Assault
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Our three sons
Sun StaffOne day last week, when Bonnie Bonnell was reading The Columbus Dispatch, the newspaper she saves for her three sons in Iraq, she noticed a change. The war dispatches that dominated the front page for almost a month had nearly disappeared. Soon the...Tags: John Wayne, Hospitals and Clinics, Radio Industry, Farms, George Bush
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Daredevil days
Special to baltimoresun.comMany vacationers who head to the beach as soon as the weather warms up find it fulfilling to just sit on the sand and soak up the rays. Others enjoy beach vacations free of sunning and swimming. Not content to slather on the sunscreen in pursuit of the...Tags: Ocean Surfing, Commuting, Fishing, Speedway, Air and Aviation Sports
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Experience counts in holiday gift giving
Chicago TribuneSince opening a spa with heated marble floors and buttery leather furniture last month, the 61-room Herrington Inn in Geneva has sold about 1,000 gift certificates to the inn's pampering provider. Of those, Sherie McGowan bought five as Christmas gifts...Tags: Major League Baseball, Building Material, Oakland Athletics, Breast Augmentation, Plastic Surgery
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U.S. calls raids a success
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Scores of U.S. commandos, dropped by parachute and flown in by helicopter under the cover of darkness, attacked an airfield and a Taliban command center in southern Afghanistan, killing an unknown number of forces, destroying a stockpile of...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Air and Space Accidents, Al-Qaeda, Defense, Afghanistan
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60 Seconds of Terror: Tandem Skydive Nearly Goes Wrong
FOX40 NewsA video uploaded to YouTube a week ago, showing an 80-year-old woman nearly slipping out of her parachute during a tandem skydive, has an Acampo business in hot water. The incident happened over a year ago, with the FAA receiving an email of the video...Tags: Skydiving, YouTube, Air Transportation Industry, Air and Aviation Sports
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Fort Lauderdale's sandy jamboree
Sun SentinelUntil last month, photographer Brooke Trace spent every morning for a year jogging along A1A, often snapping images of Fort Lauderdale's "100" sculpture near Las Olas Boulevard. With her Nikon, she would capture the piece, which marked the city's...Tags: Fine Artists, H. Wayne Huizenga, Artists, Air and Aviation Sports, Volleyball
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Felicity: a man's vision on granite
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterFELICITY — Before stopping here, every time Yuma resident Aisha Rashid saw the spiral staircase, the pyramid and the big church on the hill, she felt intrigued. “I would think — what the heck is (this) place,” said Rashid as...Tags: Skydiving, Korean War (1950-1953), Museums, Facebook, Highway Transportation
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