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'No wonder they call us the Forgotten War': Federal budget cuts threaten Korean War anniversary event
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Pentagon official told local Korean War veterans Wednesday that federal budget cuts known as sequestration might have a negative impact on plans to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. U.S. Army Col. Dave Clark made the remarks...Tags: Human Interest, Barack Obama, Veterans Affairs, American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Antietam Chapter, Korean War Veterans Association elects new officers
Antietam Chapter 312 of the Korean War Veterans Association recently elected and installed new officers for the 2011-12 year. The ceremony took place at the chapter’s annual meeting in July and was performed by newly elected national Director Lew...Tags: Defense, Human Interest, Elections, Armed Forces, Veterans Affairs
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Veterans of Korean War remember fighting cold, Chinese
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comEditor's note: On June 25, 1950, communist forces of North Korea attacked South Korea to begin the Korean War. Early in the fighting, South Korean defenses were pushed back to a small pocket of resistance on the southeast coast of the country until...Tags: Health, Busan (South Korea), Aberdeen, Armed Forces, North Korea
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Korean War Veterans offer scholarships
Korean War Veterans Chapter 312 will sponsor two scholarships to Washington County seniors this spring. The scholarships will be for $500 each and applications are due by April 8. Applicants must be related to a Korean War veteran, be accepted to any...Tags: Defense, Washington (U.S. state), Washington County (Maryland), Awards and Prizes, Human Interest
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Korean War Veterans Antietam Chapter 312 offers scholarships
Local Korean War Veterans Chapter 312 will sponsor two scholarships to Washington County seniors this spring. Antietam Chapter 312 offered its first scholarship last year and, after a successful year, will be able to award two $500 scholarships this...Tags: Defense, Washington (U.S. state), Washington County (Maryland), Awards and Prizes, Human Interest
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A day of surf and snow
Plenty of Californians take pride in knowing they can surf in the morning and enjoy winter sports in the mountains in the afternoon, but it's a privilege not often taken advantage of. For three years, Red Bull has sponsored an event called the...
Tags: Loyola Marymount University, Snowboarding, Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, Students
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A visit to London's cemeteries
LONDON — What are the first sights you seek when you travel to a new city? The museums? The top restaurants? Or the cemeteries? I choose cemeteries. Although some people think that's weird, I find them a through-the-looking-glass way of...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Adultery, Arts and Culture, Architecture, Daniel Defoe
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Briefs: Red Bull Switchboard rolls through HB
The Red Bull Switchboard, a one-day surfing and snowboarding competition that takes collegiate athletes from Huntington Beach and San Diego, to Big Bear Lake, is Saturday. The action sports event, which has invited 500 college students from more than...Tags: Windsurfing, Lake Surfing, Triathlon, Snowboarding
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And now, the rest of the story about Jerry Buss
It took several cups of coffee and a couple of hours one recent morning to realize there was still so much more to know about Jerry Buss. The coffee was shared with Bob Steiner, Buss' longtime public relations advisor and general confidant. We...
Tags: Jerry West, Stu Lantz, Magic Johnson, Lou Gehrig, Los Angeles Lakers
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It was USC that made him Dr. Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss did not enroll as a USC graduate student with aspirations of becoming one of the most successful owners in professional sports history. As a youngster, he thought he might be a photographer. But in high school, he shifted his focus to...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Elections, USC Trojans, Education, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Football: Chris McGee won't be doing play by play for prep games
Varsity Times InsiderChris McGee, who has done a fantastic job as the play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports West's and Prime Ticket's high school game of the week the last six years, is leaving the network. He's expected to host the Lakers' pregame...... -
With marijuana legal, police worry about road safety
DENVER (AP) — It's settled. Pot, at least certain amounts of it, will soon be legal under state laws in Washington and Colorado. Now, officials in both states are trying to figure out how to keep stoned drivers off the road. Colorado's measure...
Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Justice System, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Supreme Court, Drug Trafficking
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