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Fort Carson holds memorial for Calif. soldier
Wilmington :: NC :: USA | 1 year ago
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Colo.The Army is holding a memorial service for a Fort Carson-based soldier from California who was killed in Afghanistan...Tautolo (toh-FEE-gah tow-TOH-loh) of Wilmington, Calif., will take place Friday at Fort Carson. Tautolo died May 27 from
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Memorial service for 1st black Naval Academy grad
Annapolis :: MD :: USA | 1 year ago
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Md. (AP) — A memorial service for the first black graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy drew about 200 people to the academy's chapel after the interment of his ashes in a columbarium on school grounds. Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley
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Photo epitomizes Memorial Day
Flagstaff :: AZ :: USA | 1 year ago
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What a wonderful picture by Betsey Bruner. It epitomizes everything for which our freedom fighters fought. A flag is flying and a young boy, who has no idea he is stepping on a hero, is holding a ball and looking forward to play.
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Russ Morrison Memorial Jr. Golf Tournament coming next weekend
Santa Barbara :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Golf Tournament at Santa Barbara Golf Club is fast approaching, set for Saturday, June 9. The one-day event is a fundraiser for the Russ Morrison Junior Golf Program, which provides weekly group instruction for youth golfers in the community. The
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Rolly: WWII MIAs finally get their own flags
Holladay :: UT :: USA | 1 year ago
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Smith of Holladay this year made sure they wouldn't be forgotten. Pat and her husband, Bob, noticed about three years ago that with all the Memorial Day flags displayed around the Salt Lake valley, none commemorated the nearly 300 Utahns missing in
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Man charged with stealing flags from cemetery
Iowa City :: IA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Written by Iowa City Press-Citizen Filed Under An Iowa City man is accused of drunkenly stealing flags from Oakland Cemetery on Memorial Day. According to an Iowa City police criminal complaint, officers were called to Oakland Cemetery at 3 a.m.
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Vacaville community pays tribute to fallen heroes
Baghdad :: Iraq | 1 year ago
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The Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery once again played host to the city's Memorial Day service, where a large number of visitors, elected officials, and veterans of all stripes, took in the striking imagery of grave plots neatly adorned with flags, as well
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City Room: Metropolitan Diary: An Upper West Side Drag Race
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 year ago
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New Yorkers who died in battle were honored at a ceremony Monday. These ceremonies, while essential, unintentionally reinforce the widening gap between those in uniform and the rest of society. May 29 Metropolitan Diary: Two men, stopped at a light,
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Soldiers' ultimate sacrifices honored at Merced County Memorial Day ceremony
Merced :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Though some see the date as nothing more than a day off from work, more than 100 people who attended the event remembered the sacrifices made by thousands of U.S. soldiers. Many other attended events at Calvary Cemetery, Merced District Cemetery and
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9-year-old helps Memorial Day crowd at Dallas event honor military service
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 1 year ago
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Lee / Staff Photographer There were over 6,431 flags, in memory of the lives lost in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, at the corner of Greenville Avenue and Restland Road during the 72nd annual Memorial Day program at Restland
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