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Art Callaham: Take time to honor those who keep us free
This is a reprise (with some minor changes) of a column I wrote for Memorial Day 2011. It is not my best column, nor is it my worst. What it is, however, is a statement of my continuing and unfaltering support for those who protect our nation and our...Tags: Memorial Day, U.S. Congress, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Human Interest, Holidays
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Lloyd Waters: This Memorial Day, I saw a cross
“I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps, They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps: His day is marching on.” That verse is taken...Tags: Memorial Day, Armed Forces, U.S. Army, Washington, DC
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Letters to the Editor - May 26
Teaching students Japanese is worthwhile To the editor: A caller to Mail Call recently expressed the opinion that teaching Japanese is a waste of time. I have to disagree with that assessment and instead point out that we are fortunate to offer students...Tags: Memorial Day, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, ABC (tv network), Michael Bloomberg
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Decorating veterans' graves a Memorial Day tradition
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith Memorial Day approaching, Anna and James M. Harnish of Fairview this week decorated their son’s grave at St. Paul’s Church Cemetery near Clear Spring. The couple placed flowers, a cross and a pinwheel in memory of their son, James L....Tags: Memorial Day, American Legion, Battle of Antietam, U.S. Army, Christianity
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Memorial Day observances
The following local events have been scheduled in observance of Memorial Day: Saturday • Rose Hill Cemetery at 600 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 9:30 a.m. The guest speaker is retired U.S. Army Lt. Col....Tags: Memorial Day, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), American Legion, Festive Events, Battle of Antietam
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Hagerstown Historic District Commission presents awards for rehabilitation projects
The Hagerstown Historic District Commission presented awards Tuesday night to organizations and individuals for rehabilitation projects in town. The awards, presented during a Hagerstown City Council meeting, were given for four projects. They included:...Tags: Human Interest, Wars and Interventions
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Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-graders honor fallen soldiers
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSharpsburg Elementary School fifth-grader Kahlin Stydinger said placing American flags on the graves at Antietam National Cemetery was a way to reward the Civil War soldiers buried there because of what they fought for. “That’s the only...Tags: Memorial Day, Spanish-American War, Antietam National Battlefield, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions
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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: Military Equipment, Crime, Law and Justice, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Al-Qaeda
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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: John D. Rockefeller IV, Barack Obama, Awards and Prizes
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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: Memorial Day, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions
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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: Charles Street, American Legion, Science and Technology, Reformed, Christianity
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World War II veteran, POW shares experiences of war
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWith the number of World War II veterans dying at the rate of more than 600 per day, it was a rare occasion to have two veterans of the conflict together in Chambersburg on Thursday. World War II veteran and best-selling author of “Hell’s...Tags: National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Japan, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions, Prisoners and Detainees
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