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ESSAY: Let us not forget Korea
The Virginia GazetteJAMES CITY In 1951, I couldn't wait to get out of high school. Only 4 years and then I could go to war. Our lads were fighting in Korea. The newspapers daily printed battle maps with front lines delineated and advances noted. In 1950, the...Tags: International Military Interventions, Awards and Prizes, Prisons, U.S. Army, Criminals
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CeaseFire complains police interfere with group's push to ease gang conflicts
CeaseFire Illinois workers say Chicago police officers are increasingly ordering them off street corners in Woodlawn along with gang members, interfering with their efforts to tamp down violence in the crime-plagued neighborhood. The alleged...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Criminal Laws, Gang Activity, CeaseFire, Laws
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Voice of the People, May. 25
Why Memorial Day? The parades. The flags. The military proudly carrying their weapons like beacons that will guide us, bring us freedom and make us strong. There will be cookouts and sales. Eat. Buy. Talk of sports, kids and the weather. Nothing serious....Tags: Louis I Lang, Pension and Welfare, Holidays, Memorial Day, Bill Clinton
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In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq. Unresolved sectarian tensions, inflamed by the raging civil war in neighboring Syria,...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Rebellions, Joe Biden, Bashar Assad, Washington, DC
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Seventh-inning magic for Flintridge Prep baseball team
GLENDALE — A ground ball to second base appeared to have the making of a double play and the end of a breakthrough season for the members of the Flintridge Prep baseball team. Flintridge Prep No. 9 hitter Dylan Arya figured the game was over...
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Syria opposition unity talks face specter of collapse
ReutersISTANBUL - Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad's foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said...Tags: European Union, Rebellions, Government, Human Rights, Bashar Assad
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Rocket lifts off with U.S. military communications satellite
ReutersCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned Delta 4 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday to put a multi-use, broadband communications satellite into orbit for the U.S. military. The 217-foot (66-meter) tall rocket lifted...Tags: Satellite Technology, U.S. Military, Aerospace Manufacturing, Military Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Saluting Sacrifice: Pause At 3 To Remember
As the nation continues to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, it is worth remembering that Memorial Day — formerly known as Decoration Day — was established to honor those who died in that terrible conflict. Of the more than...Tags: U.S. Congress, Holidays, Memorial Day
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SPECIAL REPORT: 'Expendable veterans' - the life of service dogs in Vietnam
In 1970, 173rd Airborne dog handler Johnny Mayo lost his first service dog, Tiger, when he tripped a Vietnamese booby trap. His second dog, Kelly, remained by his side until his tour was over. Kelly was put down instead of getting to go home with his...
Tags: International Military Interventions, U.S. Military, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Military Losing Fight Against Sexual Assault
The Hartford CourantApparently, May was Harass Your Female Subordinates Month in the U.S. military. I didn't get the press release, but a number of news items brought me up to speed. A sergeant at West Point is being investigated for secretly videotaping at least a dozen...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Assault, West Point, Sexual Misconduct, Sex Crimes
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Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-graders honor fallen soldiers
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSharpsburg Elementary School fifth-grader Kahlin Stydinger said placing American flags on the graves at Antietam National Cemetery was a way to reward the Civil War soldiers buried there because of what they fought for. “That’s the only...Tags: Spanish-American War, International Military Interventions, Antietam National Battlefield, Korean War (1950-1953), World War I (1914-1918)
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Gov. Quinn remembers classmate, war hero, at Hinsdale school
Gov. Pat Quinn's voice broke in emotion Friday during a visit to his alma mater, St. Isaac Jogues School in Hinsdale, where he remembered a friend and classmate who was killed decades ago during the Vietnam War. The visit also marked the start of the...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Government, Armed Forces, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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