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Obama, Afghan leader agree to speed military transition
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. The...Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. Department of Defense, Martin Dempsey, Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama
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Guardsmen in South Mountain, Pa., train for possible deployment
waynesboro@herald-mail.comEighty guardsmen based in nearby South Mountain, Pa., are among 3,500 to 4,000 people training for the possibility of being deployed to Afghanistan in 2014, according to a Pennsylvania National Guard spokesman. Battery B, 1-108th Field Artillery is part...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Indiantown, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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Art Callaham: One day not enough to honor veterans
There should be a Veterans Month, not just Veterans Day. One day is not enough time to commemorate the sacrifices, most often courageously made by veterans on behalf of this great nation and its people. I never really thought about a monthlong...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Marine Corps, Veterans Day
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Antietam Unit presents Blue Star Service banner
Antietam Unit 236, the Sharpsburg American Legion Auxiliary, presented Sharpsburg residents Sheri and Doug Williams with a Blue Star Service banner at the Nov. 13 unit meeting. The Williams’ son, Dustin, a 2009 Boonsboro High graduate, recently...
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Obama says he's seen no evidence Petraeus scandal harmed national security
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama says he’s withholding judgment on the timing of the revelations that his CIA director was under investigation for a possible national security violation. The House Intelligence Committee was holding hearings on that very...Tags: John Allen, Martin Dempsey, Crime, Law and Justice, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Politics
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Living, deceased veterans honored at county ceremonies
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comTwo women who lost their sons in Vietnam attended the annual Veterans Day ceremony in Sharpsburg on Monday, and an Army major who lost a friend in Afghanistan spoke at a Veterans Day event at Potomac Heights Elementary School. Brigitta Ecton, 88, of...Tags: Schools, Human Interest, Elementary Schools, Vietnam, American Legion
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Greencastle woman produces television documentary
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWhen Courtney Ryan left Greencastle to attend Eastern Mennonite University, she never dreamed she’d produce a television documentary. Ryan, 21, a senior at EMU in Harrisonburg, Va., along with 15 other students from her visual and communication...Tags: Colleges and Universities, ABC (tv network), Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Charity, Television Industry
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Former Hagerstown resident retires from military after 29 years of service
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comFrom finding ways to mitigate the devastating effects of improvised explosive devices in Iraq to training future Army officers on the homefront, former Hagerstown resident David Ramsey capped an illustrious military career when he retired earlier this...Tags: Edgewood, Reisterstown, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Iraq, Army National Guard
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New Letterkenny Army Depot equipment dedicated to fallen soldier
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comLetterkenny Army Depot dedicated a route clearance vehicle positioner Wednesday in memory of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Benjamin F. Bitner of Greencastle, Pa. Bitner, 37, was killed April 23, 2011, in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device. Gary...Tags: U.S. Army, Culture, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies
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Blue Band Night at Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers restaurant and the Williamsport Blue Band Boosters invite the community to Blue Band Night on Wednesday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 1719 Massey Blvd. The restaurant will give a portion of the check to the Blue Band Boosters. A flier is...Tags: Christianity, Breast Cancer, Religion and Belief, Roy Rogers, High School Sports
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Parasiliti: Without swinging, Jaye hits home run
bobp@herald-mail.comUsually, Sept. 8 doesn’t have a spot on the patriotic calendar. It’s just another day. It’s this side of Independence Day and that side of Veterans Day. Yet Saturday, this Sept. 8, was different. Rockets’ red glare and bombs...Tags: Francis Scott Key, Softball, Baseball, Sports, Injuries and Wounds
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Soldier from Frederick, Md., dies in Afghanistan
The Pentagon says a soldier from Frederick, Md., has died in Afghanistan. Sgt. David V. Williams, 24, died Saturday in Kandahar. The cause of death is under investigation. Williams was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker...Tags: The Pentagon, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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