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Columbia music historian compiles Vietnam War songs
Nearly 40 years ago, a haunting photograph of a naked Vietnamese girl running in anguish after being severely burned in a napalm bomb attack on her village became an iconic image of the Vietnam War.
But most who have seen the Pulitzer Prize-winning...Tags: Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Entertainment Events, Music, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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A death from cancer, and a search for answers
Randy White had just buried a daughter, dead at 30 with a brain tumor. Now his other daughter had been diagnosed with growths in her abdomen.
When doctors told White in 2009 that their conditions were likely caused by something in their environment,...Tags: Fort Detrick (military base), Human Body, Randy White, Regional Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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David Boschert, former delegate from Arundel, dies
David G. Boschert, who served Anne Arundel County in the Maryland House of Delegates as a Republican and was earlier on the County Council as a moderate Democrat, died of liver and pancreatic cancer Thursday evening at his Crownsville home. He was 63....Tags: Science, Hospitals and Clinics, Insurance, Christianity, Annapolis
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Barbara D'Amato Flash Fiction presented by Mystery Writers of America, with Sara Paretsky, 2 p.m. Saturday, Center Stage. Barbara D'Amato is a former president of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime International. Her new book is "Other...Tags: NPR, London Theatre, Media Industry, Chicago Cubs, Game Shows
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Florida pilot's 3-D images of Vietnam War also tell story of love, loss
Judy Glenn was a young bride with a 4-month-old baby when her husband first left to be a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War. It was 1965. There was no Skype, no email, no cellphones. But half a world from his family's Gainesville farm, Joel Glenn...
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Vietnam vet tells of time spent in the "Killer Jungle"
Daily American Staff WriterFor two years, Boswell resident and retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer William Maraugha Jr., 80, patrolled Vietnam's "Killer Jungle." The Rung Sat Special Zone, with its lush, green jungle and meandering rivers, served as the main shipping channels...Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), U.S. Military, Weaponry, Annapolis, Cancer
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Fox59 Wants to Know: More Hoosier veterans come forward following VA backlog investigation
Fox59 was the first to expose why veterans are not getting the help they need when they return home. A paperwork backlog means Hoosier heroes could be waiting years to get the help they need. Just after our story aired Monday night, even more veterans...
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Fox59 Wants to Know: Hoosier veterans waiting more than a year for disability compensation
Some of the most moving stories to tell are those of a hero's welcome home when troops are greeted with open arms, tears of joy and flags waiving. This is a story about what happens after those homecoming celebrations. This is about the time it takes for...
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Mesothelioma victims deserve better than wasteful legal maneuvers
John Johnson died three months ago, his body racked with malignant mesothelioma, a disease that's almost always caused by asbestos exposure. The Marine veteran had sued dozens of companies he believed shared responsibility for his condition, but he...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Trials, John Johnson, Witnesses, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Long-awaited Fort Ritchie redevelopment still faces obstacles
julieg@herald-mail.comPenMar Development Corp. and Corporate Office Properties Trust officials have been discussing the possibility of transferring the former Fort Ritchie Army base back to PenMar, according to Washington County Commissioner John Barr. “The economy...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Trials, Plan B (drug), Companies and Corporations, Laws
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Agent orange Act of 1991
Someone once said, people are tired about hearing of the Vietnam War. This may be so. It is not so much about the war. That war is in the past. It is now about those veterans who were engaged in that war who can not get help and care. The Agent Orange...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Abraham Lincoln, Veterans Affairs, Wars and Interventions
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A Pioneer In Food Banks Passes Away
FOX 17 NewsIt's impossible to measure how many lives John Arnold touched, or how many people he reached out to, or how much food he put on the tables of hungry families. The former executive director of Feeding America died Sunday after a six-year battle with...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Charity, William James, Human Body, Springfield
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