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Naples Daily News - Mon Nov 9, 11:31 am ET
Here of list of activities and ceremonies in Southwest Florida to honor Veteran's Day. ■ Free Zoo Entry for Veterans: Nov. 7 - 11, Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens is offering free admission to all active military and veterans. Military personnel will receive free admission to Naples Zoo by presenting current military identification or membership card in a veteran’s organization and matching ...
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SouthtownStar - Tue Nov 10, 5:52 am ET
Municipalities and veterans organizations throughout the Southland have planned ceremonies in observance of Veterans Day. Veterans Day is Wednesday, but some events are on other days. Alsip: The sixth annual Veterans Day Benefit will begin at 6 p.m. today at Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center, 5000 W. 127th St. The event will raise money to build an American Legion post on Chicago's South ...
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Fox News - 4 minutes ago
The U.S. Army has ordered 2,500 electronic taser devices and accessories from Taser International (TASR).
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The Bradford Era - Tue Nov 10, 4:34 am ET
SMETHPORT — Jamie Mangan, a U.S. Air Force veteran and Purple Heart recipient, was the guest speaker Saturday at the Veterans Day Dinner at the John Berg American Legion Post #976 in Crosby.
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Naples Daily News - Mon Nov 9, 9:01 pm ET
NAPLES — Naples attorney Tom Grogan was 19 when he joined the U.S. Air Force in the summer of 1966. Sixteen months later, the Kansas high school graduate volunteered to serve in Vietnam. It was December 1967, Lyndon B. “LBJ” Johnson was president, Lulu’s “To Sir with Love” was the year’s top song and the war in Vietnam was raging. For 10 months during the Vietnam Conflict, Grogan was a heavy ...
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NPR - Tue Nov 10, 5:33 am ET
Hung Ba Le left Vietnam as a boat person when he was a boy. He returned on Saturday as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer. Le is visiting some long-lost relatives while his ship is in Danang, where the first U.S. combat troops came ashore more than 40 years ago.
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 10, 9:31 am ET
KANSAS CITY, Mo.----GE Transportation, a unit of the General Electric Company , today received the Patriot Award from the U.S. Department of Defense in recognition of extraordinary support for employees serving in the Missouri National Guard and Reserve.
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CNN - 7 minutes ago
The suspect in last week's deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood urged in 2007 that Muslims in the U.S. Army be allowed to claim "conscientious objector" status as the United States fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
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The Bay City Times - 11 minutes ago
If you see a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hovering above the mouth of the Saginaw River this afternoon, don’t be alarmed.It's only a test. Personnel from the Essexville Coast Guard station said they are conducting a practice operation, dubbed a...
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Nasdaq - Tue Nov 10, 8:47 am ET
Taser International Inc. (TASR) said the U.S. Army made an initial order for 2,500 of its electronic control devices and related accessories. Shares in the electric-shock weapons company were up 2.7% at $4.53 premarket.
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Nasdaq - Tue Nov 10, 8:47 am ET
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Cobham PLC (COB.LN) Tuesday announced the reinstatement of work with Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms (NGCI) LLC, a company formed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) under the Vehicular Intercommunication System Expanded (VIS-X) contract for the U.S. Army.
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Naples Daily News - 1 hour 36 minutes ago
Gripping his walker, 89-year-old Robert Grugan slowly strolls into Mel’s Barber Shop. Owner Maria Strawder guides him to the barber’s chair and gently removes his glasses. Before she starts cutting Grugan’s hair, he slips out his hearing aid. And when she’s done, he pops it back in. When asked why he’s kept coming to this same Bonita Springs barbershop for more than 20 years, his answer is ...
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The Fresno Bee - Tue Nov 10, 2:57 am ET
For the second consecutive year, the Air Force ROTC at California State University, Fresno, has been named the best unit of its size in the country with the prestigious Right of Line Award -- a rare back-to-back accomplishment.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 12:19 pm ET
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates will travel to Texas on Monday to meet with families of those killed in a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military base, his press secretary said.
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KVOA Tucson - 2 hours 55 minutes ago
The Arizona Air National Guard will perform flybys over Veterans Day celebrations in Southern Arizona on Wednesday, November 11th. The Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing based at Tucson International Airport will fly F-16's in a four-aircraft formation over five events on Wednesday.
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The Newport Plain Talk - Tue Nov 10, 10:29 am ET
Resthaven Memorial Gardens held its annual Veterans Day program on Sunday afternoon. The guest speaker was Dr. Amie Lonas, principal at Maury Middle School and major in the U.S. Army National Guard, who served a tour of duty in Iraq. Lonas, at right, is shown shaking hands with a World War II veteran after the program.
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New York Daily News - 1 hour 26 minutes ago
The mad major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood reportedly told senior Army doctors Muslim soldiers should be released as conscientious objectors to avoid "adverse events" in fighting other Muslims.
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USA Today - 48 minutes ago
Part therapy, part art installation and part fundraiser, veterans and artists at the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Administration Healthcare Center have created a raised strawberry field in the shape of an American flag.
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CNN - 51 minutes ago
Darren Manzella saw two tours of duty in Iraq, first as a combat medic and later as a liaison officer. He earned three promotions in his six years as a U.S. Army sergeant.
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KTVQ Billings - Tue Nov 10, 8:35 am ET
A former member of the Montana National Guard is among the 13 killed in last week's shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. Michael Cahill was a physician's assistant who once worked at hospitals in Great Falls and Boulder, and also at the Veterans Affairs clinic in Billings.
