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Art Callaham: Take time to honor those who keep us free
This is a reprise (with some minor changes) of a column I wrote for Memorial Day 2011. It is not my best column, nor is it my worst. What it is, however, is a statement of my continuing and unfaltering support for those who protect our nation and our...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), U.S. Congress, Holidays, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Herald-Mail
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Letters to the Editor: Who are you thinking of this Memorial Day?
We asked you to tell us about someone special who served our country, and you responded with heart-felt stories about sons, husbands, grandfathers, cousins, neighbors and friends. Here's a selection of letters on this page. Cracking brother's code...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Spanish-American War, Prisons, Pacific Ocean, Armed Forces
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Business briefs - May 26
Chambersburg Hospital CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Chambersburg Hospital was awarded American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Bronze Award for excellence in stroke care at an April 25 ceremony. According to Steve Dentel of the...Tags: West Virginia University, Otolaryngology, Alzheimer's Disease, Human Body, Arts and Culture
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Lloyd Waters: This Memorial Day, I saw a cross
“I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps, They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps: His day is marching on.” That verse is taken...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Herald-Mail, Armed Forces, Memorial Day, Washington, DC
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W&M veterans benefit clinic gaining recognition
Five years ago, we wrote in this space about a fledgling new program at the College of William and Mary Law School that would train students in the law while helping military veterans at the same time. The school was hosting a "cider and cake" session to...Tags: Military Justice, Mark R. Warner, Veterans Affairs, Lawyers, Laws
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Memorial Day PigNic BBQ competition helps raise money for Make-a-Wish Foundation
alnotarianni@aol.comEric Forrester brought barbecue and entertainment to Fort Ritchie on Saturday with a competition and fundraiser he named “Memorial Day PigNic.” Forrester, owner of Mason-Dixon BBQ Services near Greencastle, Pa., and his wife, Carrie...Tags: Music, Festive Events, Food Network (tv network), Memorial Day, Arts and Culture
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N.J. beach projects
Beach vacations evoke the crash of waves, the screech of sea gulls and the perfume of suntan lotion. In some shore towns this summer, add the rumble of the front-end loader. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working through the winter and spring...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Ocean City, Renovation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Service pays tribute to fallen soldiers
smojica@amnews.comMore than 50 people attended a special Memorial Day service held Saturday at Danville Memorial Gardens. The first-time event, organized by members of the American Legion Caswell Saufley Post No. 18 of Stanford, was attended by civilians along with...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Armed Conflicts, International Military Interventions, Justice and Rights, U.S. Navy
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Boyle Magistrate Caywood has no regrets about serving in 'unpopular' war
smojica@amnews.comThough U.S. Army Lt. James Taylor died in combat more than 40 years ago, Boyle County Magistrate John Caywood still thinks of him almost every day. Caywood, now 70, was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War just one month after marrying his wife, Martha....Tags: U.S. Air Force, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Memorial Day
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John Fogerty takes a new tack with his classic songs
When John Fogerty's wife, Julie, suggested over dinner one night that he revisit his catalog of Creedence Clearwater Revival songs with artists he admires today, he wasn't about to let the music take a back seat to technology. "I realize nowadays with...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Brad Paisley, Dawes (music group), My Morning Jacket (music group)
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Decorating veterans' graves a Memorial Day tradition
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith Memorial Day approaching, Anna and James M. Harnish of Fairview this week decorated their son’s grave at St. Paul’s Church Cemetery near Clear Spring. The couple placed flowers, a cross and a pinwheel in memory of their son, James L....Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Spanish-American War, Christianity, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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