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Fort Myers veterans memorial will be ready by Fourth of July
47+ min ago (65+ words) The News-Press Fort Myers veterans memorial will be ready by Fourth of July Fort Myers residents can enjoy a new "All Veterans Memorial" soon in Centennial Park. Suffolk is starting construction of the memorial that should be completed in time…...
Dutch families tend US WWII graves since 1946. The job isn't done
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (68+ words) The Providence Journal Dutch families tend US WWII graves since 1946. The job isn't done By 1947, some 18, 000 American soldiers had been buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. At war's end, the Dutch shared a simple message: "Leave your boys…...
Naples businessman building traveling Vietnam War memorial
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (852+ words) A Naples businessman has been chosen to build a Vietnam War Memorial wall that will travel around the state. Bruce Page, owner of The Original Shutter Guy, said he's humbled to have been chosen for the job. "This project is…...
On This Day: Thomas More, John Fisher canonized
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (323+ words) In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second of King Henry VIII's six wives and mother of Queen Elizabeth I, was beheaded. In 1588, the Spanish Armada, assembled to invade England, set sail from Lisbon. In 1916, Col. Teddy Roosevelt, speaking in Detroit, blasted the…...
Honor Flight Day 2: Korea and Vietnam Memorials | WBEN
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (368+ words) Washington, DC (WBEN) After starting at the World War II Memorial, the veterans of Honor Flight continued their journey to two more military monuments, The Korea Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Fred Nussbaum served in the Navy during…...
'P. G. Peeples, a life well lived'; Civic leader who fought for equality for all, laid to rest
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (193+ words) WUKY 'P. G. Peeples, a life well lived'; Civic leader who fought for equality for all, laid to rest Funeral services were held Monday for Porter G. Peeples, the towering civil rights leader and the longest-serving president and CEO of the Urban League…...
How one Mobile Vietnam veteran is honoring fallen comrades' legacy (Video) | Alabama Gulf Coast
12+ hour, 57+ min ago (72+ words) How one Mobile Vietnam veteran is honoring fallen comrades' legacy (Video) Spot On Alabama How one Mobile Vietnam veteran is honoring fallen comrades' legacy (Video) Bobby Butler is a well-known figure in Mobile. - " Lee Real Estate Group Inc, Mobile (Aug…...
Revolutionary soldier Col. Daniel Rand honored with gun salute and new flag for Memorial Day
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (379+ words) Members of the Rindge Veterans Association gathered on Rand Road and began a march, Saturday morning. Selectman Larry Cleveland has spent months leading an effort on behalf of the Rindge Veterans Association " with help from multiple volunteers and donations from…...
7 Key Facts About James Meredith, the Civil Rights Hero
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (802+ words) James Meredith attended a white university at a time when an African American doing so was unthinkable. James Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on June 25, 1933, as the ninth of 13 children to Moses and Roxie Meredith. While many African Americans…...
Episode 15: Tuning into history at the Voice of America Museum
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (62+ words) FOX19 | Cincinnati Episode 15: Tuning into history at the Voice of America Museum Season 2 Tri-State Travel Treasures Episode 13: Flying with history at Butler County War Birds Museum Episode 12: The vast worlds, centuries housed in the Cincinnati Art Museum Episode 10: What makes Cincinnati…...