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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 10
WWII vet’s memoirs had me in tears To the editor: This letter is about Lester Hart’s story of the memoirs written by his brother, Harold Hart, who survived the infamous Bataan Death March and other acts of brutality as a prisoner of the...Tags: Human Interest, Medical Specialization, Mack Trucks, Inc., Health, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down - Feb. 5
Thumbs up to local, county and state road crews across the Tri-State area who worked during this week's ice storm and last week's snowstorm to keep our roads open. When storms hit, these folks work long hours in an effort to make travel not only possible,...Tags: Human Interest, Auction Service, Thumbs, Hospitals and Clinics, Washington (U.S. state)
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Frederick J. Naimo, 93
MARCH 17, 1918-MARCH 28, 2011
Frederick Joseph Naimo, 93, of 16505 Virginia Ave., Williamsport, Md., passed away Monday, March 28, 2011, at Homewood at Williamsport.
Born Sunday, March 17, 1918, in Staten Island, New York, he was the son of the late...Tags: Staten Island (New York City), World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Manhattan (New York City), Mack Trucks, Inc.
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Rockefeller: Buckles, peers deserve national memorial
I had the rare honor of participating in the events at Arlington National Cemetery to pay tribute to Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last surviving American World War I veteran and the representative of the lost generation of our “doughboys.”...Tags: Human Interest, Veterans Affairs, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces
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Buckles, peers deserve national memorial
I had the rare honor of participating in the events at Arlington National Cemetery to pay tribute to Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last surviving American World War I veteran and the representative of the lost generation of our "doughboys." It was a moving...Tags: Human Interest, World War II (1939-1945), Veterans Affairs, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces
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Mail Call - March 21
“I just had an idea, now that they’re tearing down the hospital. It would be — there have been a lot of families started in there. It would be nice if maybe they could sell the bricks, if someone wanted a brick for five bucks or...Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Energy, Prices, Ron Young
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Libya TV: airstrikes hit civilian areas in Tripoli
Libyan TV claims that airstrikes have hit civilian areas in the capital, Tripoli, but the report couldn't be independently confirmed. Saturday's report gave no more details. It comes after the international community launched its broadest military...Tags: Misrata (Libya), International Military Interventions, Italy, Politics, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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A story of survival
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comAmerica's entry into World War II was only a few months away when Lester Hart dropped off his brother at the military inception station in Washington, D.C. It was the summer of 1941, and Harold Hart and some of his friends had enlisted in the Army Air...Tags: Frostbite, Washington, DC, Slavery, Diseases and Illnesses, Automotive Equipment
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Bernard J. Burns Jr., 84
JUNE 18, 1926-JAN. 25, 2011 BOONSBORO, Md. — Bernard Joseph Burns Jr., 84, of Boonsboro, Md., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, at the Meritus Medical Ceneter near Hagerstown. Born on June 18, 1926, he was the son of the late Bernard Joseph...Tags: Washington, DC, Human Interest, Christianity, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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WWI veteran to celebrate 110th birthday today
richardb@herald-mail.comFrank Woodruff Buckles, Jefferson County’s most famous living citizen and the last surviving World War I doughboy, turns 110 years old Tuesday. Buckles, who lives with his daughter, Susannah Buckles Flanagan, at Gap View, the family farm off old W....Tags: Human Interest, Washington, DC, Politics, Documentary (genre), Shelley Moore Capito
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Oldest living member of 'Band of Brothers' dies
A member of the "Band of Brothers" who fought in some of World War II's fiercest European battles, Ed Mauser shunned the limelight and kept his service with the Army unit a secret, even from some of his family.
His role came to light only after his...Tags: Human Interest, Washington, DC, Diseases and Illnesses, Politics, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 22
Arizona needed more guns, not less To the editor: We know that Jared Lee Loughner, the Tucson shooter, was armed with a 9mm Glock 19 semiautomatic pistol, a slightly smaller version of the Glock 17. But did you know that his was not the only gun there...Tags: Arizona, Jared Lee Loughner, Politics, Hunting, Japan
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