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THE WALL THAT HEALS: Traveling Vietnam exhibit visits Lancaster
smojica@amnews.comLANCASTER — Living veterans as well as local and state dignitaries stood Monday in honor of the 107 Kentuckians who died in Iraq and Afghanistan while giving service to their country. During the 45-minute event in front of the new Garrard County...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Health, Judges
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Letters to the editor: March 21, 2012
Paying it forward
Dear Editor,
Shortly before Christmas, I was dining at Golden Corral. While there, I passed several servicemen at the buffet, one who met my eyes as we passed. I was wearing a Vietnam baseball cap.
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A year in Vietnam
The Winchester SunTwo decades ago, local author and historian Harry Enoch finished a book about his tour of duty in Vietnam for his father. Although the project was shelved, it has now been published in an experiment rising out of a local workshop. The book, “A Year...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, World War II (1939-1945), Book, USA Today, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Looking Back: Service to country included Vietnam and Desert Storm
etoadvine@heritagehospice.comJere McCumber has nothing against playing Frisbee, but he knows it has no place in the desert, especially one riddled with land mines. During his deployment to Saudi Arabia in Desert Storm, he had to command the men and women in his troop to stop a...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Colon Cancer, Arabian Peninsula
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Russell should learn the facts
I would like to respond to Gil Russell, who wrote that I need to “grow up.” Russell, and those who think as he does, needs to accept the facts. According to most polls and economic analysts, 67 percent of Americans, many who are Republicans,...Tags: Government Health Care, Republican Party, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sociology
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Get the facts about Vietnam
It amazes me that some people continue to insist that President John F. Kennedy began our involvement in Vietnam. He did not. That is simply untrue. I urge and encourage these apparently uneducated people ignorant about how our involvement in Vietnam...Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Commonwealth tops librarians' watch list
University Press of Kentucky’s forthcoming fall titles already are attracting attention from librarians. Library Journal, a leading trade magazine for librarians, has taken notice. In their next issue, as part of their coverage of the American...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Newspaper and Magazine, Politics, Yale University, John Nelson
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Looking Back: Danville resident recalls days as Air Force pilot
Richard Dunn, who spent 23 years as an Air Force pilot and earned the rank of major, knew he wanted to fly when he was a boy. He was in fourth grade and watching a World War II movie, “Wake Island,” in which the Marines try to keep the...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Armed Conflicts, Festive Events, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), American Legion
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First Southern Veterans' Park well defended
Those driving through Stanford on US 150 might be surprised to see a surplus military tank sitting at the entrance of Veterans’ Park baseball field. It hasn’t been there long, but it has been a long time coming.
Since the park opened in 2006,...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Metal and Mineral, American Legion, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Mobile unit helps Danville honor, treat veterans
dbrock@amnews.comThe Veteran’s Appreciation Day luncheon at the National Guard Armory has grown into the largest event of its kind in the area to recognize what veterans did for their countries in the past, but this year added attention was paid to the issues that...Tags: Iraq, U.S. Army, Hospitals and Clinics, Travel, Behavioral Conditions
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Clark County veterans memorial start date nearing
After five years of organizing, planning and fundraising, work for the Clark County Veterans Memorial is set to begin once the weather clears.
The Veterans Memorial, to be located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and South Maple Street, will honor 82...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Vietnam War (1955-1975), World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Wild blue yonder: Winchester native reflects on Air Force career and world travels
The Winchester SunAs a student at Winchester’s Oliver High School in the 1950s, John Prewitt remembers reading about far away places in his geography textbook. While he was fascinated by what he read, Prewitt didn’t think there would ever be a way for him to...Tags: Greenland, Radio, Langley Air Force Base, Armed Forces, U.S. Army
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