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Pear Harbor ties survivor, great-granddaughter
Morgan Marie Wolfe, left, visited with her great-grandfather, Archie Kendrick, in Nicholasville this year. Kendrick was on a ship in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked in 1941; Wolfe is serving in the Navy and currently stationed in Pearl Harbor on a...
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Battlefield manager has a passion for the place
kpeek@amnews.comKurt Holman has been hearing Civil War history from his grandmother since he was a child. “My grandmother’s grandfather fought in the Civil War, and they were very close,” Holman said. His great-great-grandfather passed down...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions, World War II (1939-1945), Culture
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Betty's Babblin's: The day that still lives in infamy
Wednesday will mark the 70th anniversary of a “day that will live in infamy,” according to our late President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, America was attacked at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, thus starting our nation&...Tags: Japan, Employees, World War II (1939-1945), Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Career and Workplace
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Perryville woman answered call to duty after Pearl Harbor
jking@amnews.comPERRYVILLE — Blanche Johnson was studying at the Deaconess School of Nursing in Evansville, Ind., when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. She had no idea then that what President Franklin D. Roosevelt so famously proclaimed "a date which will live in...Tags: U.S. Army, Medical Specialization, American Red Cross, Hospitals and Clinics, Japan
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10 Years Later: Remembering 9/11
There are only a few events that I can tell you with absolute certainty where I was at that time. Sept. 11, 2001, was one of those times. I was in the Chicago area for an Inland Press Association digital media conference. As news spread of potential...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Government, Arts and Culture, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Regional Authority
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Letters to the editor: Sept. 8, 2011
Paper needs better proofreading
Dear Editor,
I was just wondering if anyone ever proofreads any of the stories that are printed? It used to be fun when Winchester had its own paper to catch misspelled words. Now it’s hard to get through the paper...Tags: Defense, Employers, Armed Forces, White House, Employees
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McNay: Sept. 11 is a chance for Main Street to reflect
In his 1961 inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy urged Americans to “pay any price, bear any burden, support any friend, oppose any foe in order to assure the survival and success of liberty.” He also said, “Ask not what your...Tags: Shareholders, Armed Conflicts, John F. Kennedy, Terrorism, World War II (1939-1945)
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Tough as a pine knot
Jess Clarkson, Jr., 86, of Kings Mountain is still “tough as a pine knot” like he was when he fought his way across Italy, France and into Germany during World War II. The former infantryman’s memory is sharp as a tack too and his...Tags: American Red Cross, Rome (Italy), Wars and Interventions, Germany, World War II (1939-1945)
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Before They're Gone: Harrodsburg man captures veterans' stories
bkleppinger@amnews.comHARRODSBURG — From a very young age, Rick Lee always had an eye and an ear for history, especially history surrounding the Greatest Generation and World War II. Lee, now in the middle of his life, still remembers when he was a child, seeing...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Civil Unrest, Sherwin-Williams Co., Arts and Culture, Health and Medical Professionals
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Obituary: Joseph Simms
PLANTATION, Fla. — Joseph W. Simms, 89 of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away Feb. 8, 2011. A longtime resident living in the Fort Lauderdale area since 1949, he was employed for more than 25 years by Fort Lauderdale Lincoln Mercury. Born and...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, World War II (1939-1945), Obituaries, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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William White, Tuskegee Airmen successfully battled racism, America's enemies in WWII
William White says he and his fellow members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fought two battles during World War II: one against America's enemies and another against racism. White is sure he and his mates helped win the former on the battlefield, while he...Tags: Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Smithfield, Racism, Hampton Roads, Civil Rights
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Eternal Priorities
“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?”—Matthew 16:26 The date Nov. 19, 2012, will go down in infamy for the Bain household. I apologize to Franklin Delano Roosevelt for misquoting the...
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May 18, 2013
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