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Obama defends drone strikes, signs new guidelines for their use
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Justice System, White House, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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Rockefeller presents 10 medals to Charles Town World War II veteran
U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller on Saturday presented 10 medals to Charles Town resident Frederick Mayer, a World War II veteran who served as a clandestine agent behind enemy lines. As an Office of Strategic Services (OSS) operative, Mayer posed as a...
Tags: Barack Obama, John D. Rockefeller IV, Awards and Prizes
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Memorial Day observances
Saturday, May 25 • Rose Hill Cemetery, 600 S. Potomac St., annual Memorial Day service, 9:30 a.m. Speaker is U.S. Army Lt. Col. (retired) Arthur Callaham, Civil War re-enactors bagpiper, color guard and more. • Sharpsburg, 145th annual...Tags: Culture, Korean War (1950-1953), Religion and Belief, Human Interest, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Brien Poffenberger: Memorial Day events connect us to past, peer into future
Memorial Day may kick off the summer season, but in Washington County, it also prompts a measure of reflection. War has played a large role in the history of Washington County, and with it a connection to the broader American story. It has given us a...Tags: Holidays, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Festive Events, World War I (1914-1918), Human Interest
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John V. Mullendore, 83
John Vernon Alexander Mullendore, 83, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at his home. Born Aug. 31, 1929, in Boonsboro, Md., he was the son of the late Albertus Daniel Mullendore and Frances Young Alexander Mullendore. John was a...
Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Korean War (1950-1953), Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Religion and Belief
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This Week in The Civil War, 150 Years Ago
By The Associated PressThis week 150 years ago in the Civil War, Ulysses Grant hurled his Union forces at heavily fortified Vicksburg, Miss., in hopes of a swift conquest of the Mississippi River city. Union artillery began the assault early on May 19, 1863 before troopers...Tags: Wars and Interventions
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Gun safety a top priority during 150th at Gettysburg
York Daily Record/Sunday NewsThe document is 39 pages long. And this year it is going to contain some of the most important words read in Gettysburg — maybe not timeless, Gettysburg Address important. But important nonetheless. It is the Safety Standard Operating Procedures...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Weaponry
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Group working to raise money for monument to black Civil War vets
davem@herald-mail.comSoldiers in Hagerstown were among the first black men in Maryland to join the ranks of the Union during the Civil War, and were involved in the siege of Petersburg, Va., during the conflict. Among the first local blacks who joined the Union were members...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Congress, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Tourism and Leisure, Career and Workplace
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Smithsburg still thriving after 200 years
julieg@herald-mail.comChristopher Steiffel Smith ended up dying in a poorhouse, but the town he founded 200 years ago — Smithsburg — is thriving today. Smith, who had been a stone mason, was believed to be in his early 60s when he bought Shadrach’s Lot...Tags: Culture, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Armed Forces, Arts and Culture, Farms
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History's 12 greatest mountaintop miles
Taken cumulatively, it might be the most historic stretch of mountaintop in the Mid-Atlantic. From the Interstate 70 footbridge south along the spine of South Mountain, the ridgeline has seen an extraordinary amount of American life (and death) go by. In...Tags: Battle of Antietam, New York Yankees, Washington Monument, Armed Forces, Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Rebels stay alive with 11-inning victory
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 PREP BASEBALL DAMASCUS, Md. — The second trip to Damascus on Wednesday was positive for South Hagerstown. After a 3-3, eight-inning stalemate that was suspended by darkness on Tuesday, South returned and kept its season...Tags: New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Ronnie Brown, American Legion, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end)
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Track & Field: Like father, like daughter as Freeman gets D-I scholarship
andrewm@herald-mail.comLike father, like daughter: Hayley Freeman is going D-I. The South Hagerstown senior track star signed a letter of intent Tuesday with the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va., where she will receive an athletic scholarship to compete at the...Tags: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College Football, Big South Conference, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Morgan State University
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