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War re-enactments pay tribute to veterans
South Bend Tribune, Ind.David Browning attended his first war re-enactment when he was 7. "I was just tagging along with my dad," the 17-year-old St. John, Ind., resident recalled. "I was dressed up in a little uniform, but I was not in any battle. "I was just out to go...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Edgewater band wraps up superior year
Four years ago, Reginald Leandre came to the Edgewater High School band program with expectations for what his high school career would hold. There was a new band director, Bruce Green, and the program had a lot of room for growth. "I came in with Mr....Tags: The Happiest News!, Concerts, Entertainment, Music, University of Central Florida
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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: U.S. Army, Social Issues, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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Tuskegee Airmen, veterans to be honored
Talk about a nice way to be honored. As part of Armed Forces Day, 10 Tuskegee Airmen along with veterans of wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan will be guests of honor at the Miami Yacht Club on Saturday. The Tuskegee Airmen were a small group of black...Tags: U.S. Army, Tuskegee University, Armed Forces, Human Interest
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Work on Tuskegee Airmen tribute in Sewickley finally to begin in June
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFunding and lack of a contractor delayed construction two years on the largest outdoor memorial in the country to Tuskegee Airmen, but those problems appear to be resolved, officials said. Tuskegee Airmen became the military's first black pilots...Tags: Tuskegee University, Arts and Culture, Pittsburgh, Services and Shopping, Culture
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Smithsonian to preserve, display Edisto slave cabin
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.One of this area's few remaining slave cabins seemed certain to be lost to history. The two-room, wood-sided building, once one of dozens of similar cabins on Point of Pines plantation, had suffered from decades of neglect, a pronounced lean and lots of...Tags: Sociology, Harriet Tubman, Social Issues, Culture, Museums
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BRIEF: Tuskegee Airmen exhibit, P-51 join air show
The Dayton Daily NewsA traveling exhibit highlighting the history of the Tuskegee Airmen and a World War II-era Red Tail P-51 Mustang will join the line-up at the Vectren Dayton Air Show. Rise Above, a 30-seat theater with a panoramic screen, documents the history of the...Tags: Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military
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PASSINGS: Dallas Willard, Jack Butler, Fredrick McKissack
Dallas Willard Influential Christian philosopher taught at USC for 47 years Dallas Willard, 77, an influential Christian philosopher who taught at USC for 47 years and chaired the philosophy department in the early 1980s, died Wednesday in Woodland...Tags: Obituaries, Football, NFL Pro Bowl, Dialysis, Champ Bailey
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BRIEF: Tuskegee Airman Gomer to speak at St. Louis County Board meeting
Duluth News TribuneWorld War II Tuskegee Airman Joe Gomer of Duluth will speak at Tuesday's St. Louis County Board meeting at the county courthouse in Duluth. Gomer will give a presentation at the start of the 9:30 a.m. meeting, part of a year-long initiative by County...Tags: U.S. Army, Television Industry, U.S. Military, St. Louis
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Thousands turn out for Auburn-Opelika Air Show
Opelika-Auburn News, Ala.It was full-throttle fun for the approximately 7,000 people who turned out at the Auburn University Regional Airport for the 2013 Auburn-Opelika Air Show on Saturday. After the air show kicked off with a flag jump by a parachute team from more than 2,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Travel, Military Equipment, Trips and Vacations
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Hanford Village neighborhood may receive national designation
The Columbus DispatchDecades ago, the construction of I-70 erased dozens of houses in the Hanford Village neighborhood on Columbus' East Side. Today, the area, which was home to many African-American military veterans after World War II, is poised to be placed on the...Tags: Highway Transportation, Rentals, Human Interest
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Orlando Science Center monument to honor Tuskegee Airmen Red Tail pilots
More than 65 years after flying fighter planes over Europe, the Red Tail pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen will have a monument designed to honor their World War II exploits while inspiring kids to seek careers in aviation. "It's like a dream come true,"...
Tags: Veterans Day, Titusville, Science and Technology, Fort Lauderdale, Arts and Culture
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