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    Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  1. Veterans at Maryland Correctional Training Center learn about services

    Deputy Secretary Richard Lane of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs spoke to incarcerated veterans at Maryland Correctional Training Center Wednesday about services available to them.
    caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.com
    Deputy Secretary Richard Lane of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs spoke to incarcerated veterans at Maryland Correctional Training Center Wednesday about services available to them. Various organizations made themselves available to the...

    Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Air Force, Veterans Affairs

  2. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  3. Governor Signs Vietnam Veterans Day into Law

    March 29 will officially be known as Vietnam Veterans Day in Alaska.
    Channel 2 News
    March 29 will officially be known as Vietnam Veterans Day in Alaska. Gov. Sean Parnell signed House Bill 67 into law Wednesday, designating that day annually to acknowledge and commemorate the military service of American men and women in the Vietnam...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Wars and Interventions

  4. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Daily American
  5. Kathryn (Kitty) P. Brown, 83, Frostburg, Md.

    Kathryn (Kitty) P. Brown, 83, passed away at Frostburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Born April 2, 1929, in Uniontown, she was the daughter of the late Eugene W. and Maude (Sutton) Pugh. She was married in 1955 to Korean War Veteran Donald J. Brown who preceded her in 1980. Kitty graduated from Berlin Brothersvalley High School in 1947 and Uniontown Hospital School of Nursing in 1950.  She practiced her profession at Meyersdale Community Hospital, Coatesville Hospital and Somerset State Hospital, as well as in several homes as a private duty nurse. She was a very generous and patriotic lady and instilled this generosity and patriotism upon her family. The motto she lived by was “God, Country and Fellow Man.” She took much pride in the programs that honored Veterans on Memorial and Veterans Day at Frostburg Heights Apartments, where she lived from February 2000, until September 2011. Kitty was a member of Wills Grange 1690, Berlin Area Historical Society, Farrady Post 24 American Legion Auxiliary, and Mountain Chapter 15 Order of the Eastern Star. She was also Past Noble Grand of Lady Gallatin Rebekah Lodge, Berlin. Surviving are her daughter, Rebecca A. Brown-McCusker and husband Dr. Paul McCusker, Mt. Savage; brother, James L. Pugh and wife June, Lynchburg, Tenn.; numerous nieces and nephews; and cousins. Friends and Family will be received at Durst Funeral Home P.A. 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg on Tuesday, Feb.  26, 2013, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Farrady Unit Post 24 American Legion Auxiliary will hold a service at 7:30 p.m. and a 8 p.m. service for Mt. Chapter 15 Order of the Eastern Star. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Michaels Catholic Church, Frostburg, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at 11 a.m. with Fr. Ed Hendricks as celebrant with Rev. Gary Cannon giving the eulogy. A gathering of Kitty’s friends will be held immediately following the Mass at the St. Michaels Hall for a luncheon. Interment will be held at the Berlin, PA, IOOF Cemetery. The family would like to thank the staff of the Frostburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for the compassionate and loving care given to Kitty while she was a resident. Condolences may be sent to the family at  www.durstfuneralhome.com.
    Kathryn (Kitty) P. Brown, 83, passed away at Frostburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Born April 2, 1929, in Uniontown, she was the daughter of the late Eugene W. and Maude (Sutton) Pugh. She was married in 1955 to Korean...

    Tags: Human Interest, St. Michaels, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Relief and Aid Organizations, Medical Specialization

  6. Mar 22, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel
  7. Vietnam veterans to be recognized during welcome-home day in The Villages

    Those of us of a certain age remember the Vietnam War. Many served in Vietnam or had brothers or sons who did.
    Those of us of a certain age remember the Vietnam War. Many served in Vietnam or had brothers or sons who did. Others, like me, came home from school and watched it on television every day on the news. Vietnam was the first war to come into the American...

    Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Southeast Asia, Amputation, Demonstration

  8. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  9. Art Callaham: Uncle Bruce was mean, mighty with a bayonet

    Although it’s not Veterans Day or Memorial Day, it’s a good day to remember our veterans and our freedoms. Although we just called him Bruce, Robert Bruce Allen was my great uncle (on my mother’s side) and the meanest man in the world....

    Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Memorial Day, Bruce Allen

  10. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News
  11. 'Working holidays' considered as recognition for S.D. veterans

    PIERRE – The state Senate has already given its OK for a new working holiday in South Dakota called Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Now the state House of Representatives will weigh in on two more in recognition of groups of special veterans.  ...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest, U.S. House of Representatives, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parsley

  12. Jan 29, 2013 |Column| Daily American
  13. Beyonce vs. The Marine Band

    When the news broke that Beyonc might have lip-synced the National Anthem at the Inaugural Ceremony, my first thought was, "Who cares?" Seriously, when President Kennedy was killed and I had to stand in the middle of my high-school stadium and play Taps,...

    Tags: Music, Christina Aguilera, Fiction, Beyonce, Music Industry

  14. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News
  15. 'Giant flaw' in background checks to be addressed

    Editor's note: As part of the coverage of the 2013 legislative session, the American News will provide, on most days, a list of 10 pieces of information helpful to understanding what is — and sometimes isn’t — happening at the state...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Executive Branch, Politics, Larry Rhoden, Watertown

  16. Feb 2, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News
  17. State lawmakers show interest in military vets

     PIERRE — The 2013 session of the Legislature might become known as the year of the veterans.  State lawmakers introduced at least 14 different measures dealing with military veterans and their families.  The Senate also confirmed the governor&...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Parsley, U.S. Military

  18. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV
  19. Tony Orlando says 2013 will be his last season in Branson

    BRANSON, Mo. -- His name and talent have helped draw big crowds to Branson.  Now, Tony Orlando says it's time to retire. 
    mlandis@ky3.com
    BRANSON, Mo. -- His name and talent have helped draw big crowds to Branson.  Now, Tony Orlando says it's time to retire.  The Welk Theater has announced 2013 will be Orlando's last. "I think that gives Branson a lot credibility that he moved his...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Tony Orlando, Yakov Smirnoff, Andy Williams

  20. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  21. House Bill Would Establish Vietnam Veterans Day

    The Alaska House has unanimously passed legislation that would make March 29 of each year Vietnam Veterans Day.
    Channel 2 News
    The Alaska House has unanimously passed legislation that would make March 29 of each year Vietnam Veterans Day. HB67 passed 36-0. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. The bill, from Fairbanks Rep. Steve Thompson, calls for establishment of the...

    Tags: U.S. Military, Steve Thompson, Vietnam

  22. Feb 8, 2013 |Column| Daily American
  23. Beyonce (and Jacobs) vs. THE MARINE BAND

    When the news broke that Beyonce might have lip synced the National Anthem at the inaugural ceremony, my first thought was, “Who cares?”
    When the news broke that Beyonce might have lip synced the National Anthem at the inaugural ceremony, my first thought was, “Who cares?” Seriously, when President Kennedy was killed and I had to stand in the middle of my high school...

    Tags: Music, Christina Aguilera, Fiction, Beyonce, Music Industry

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