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Courtney M. Mills, 82
Courtney Meade Mills, 82, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Friday, June 6, 1930, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Herman L. Mills and the late Alice Bricker Mills. He was preceded in death...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Korean War vets meet with students writing about war
On June 9, six members of Korean War Veterans Antietam Chapter 312 met with eight students from Northern Virginia high schools to talk about the Korean War and the various experiences the veterans encountered during and after the war. The gathering of...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Charles Lee
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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down - June 30
Thumbs up to the members of Antietam Chapter 312 of the Korean War Veterans Association, whose tireless efforts to build a monument to honor men and women who served in the conflict took a major step forward this week with a groundbreaking ceremony on... -
Local flea market owner hosts fundraiser for Wounded Warrior Project
alnotarianni@aol.comJo Ann Rankin is a woman who heeds that tug on her heart. A couple years ago, when her husband, William Rankin, closed his golf cart shop on National Pike, Jo Ann felt inspired to convert the building into a flea market. William Rankin was apprehensive,...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Vietnam, American Red Cross, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Art Callaham: A mission to share our veterans' stories
With today being Veterans Day, I want to take this opportunity to announce several features at The Herald-Mail that focus on veterans. “Through a Veteran’s Eye” is a relatively new television show on HMTV6. Fred Shinbur (Maryland&...Tags: Documentary (genre), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland), Social Media, Libraries
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Help needed identifying county residents who died in Korean War
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comAntietam Chapter 312 of the Korean War Veterans Association is seeking the public’s help to identify Washington County residents who died in the Korean War. The organization wants the names so they can be engraved on a Korean War Memorial that is...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Gary E. Fox
Gary Eston Fox passed away July 7, 2012, at Coffman Nursing Home. Born Dec. 3, 1932, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Eston F. Fox and Ethel Snyder Fox. He was a graduate of Hagerstown High School, Class of 1950, and attended Hagerstown...Tags: International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Legion, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Mercersburg man to be named to top VFW posts in Pa. in 2013 and 2014
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Mercersburg man who says he believes in the VFW’s work has climbed the ranks of the organization to become Pennsylvania’s state junior vice commander. Gary Smith, 73, will elevate to the positions of state senior vice commander in 2013...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Politics, U.S. Air Force, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lobbying
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Not forgotten: Ground broken for monument to Korean War veterans
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comLocal Korean War veterans say they felt a sense of urgency a few years ago when they started planning to build a monument to honor the men and women who served in that “forgotten” conflict. “The Korean War veterans are rapidly becoming...Tags: Wildlife, Conservation, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Lions to host Halfway Park Days
The 33rd annual Halfway Park Days, sponsored by the Lions Club of Halfway, will be held Saturday and Sunday at Martin L. “Marty” Snook Memorial Park in Halfway. New food vendors will be on hand along with some new craft vendors....
Tags: Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Public Schools, Holidays, Memorial Day
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William J. Vinson Jr., 83
William “Bill” Jennings Vinson Jr., 83, of Hagerstown died Friday, May 25, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Aug. 18, 1928, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late William Jennings Vinson Sr. and Idella Worthington Vinson. He was...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Washington, DC, U.S. Air Force, FBI, Wars and Interventions
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Korean War veteran cheated death three times while serving
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comWilbur Snyder dropped out of Hagerstown High School in the ninth grade and went to work for the railroad. On May 7, 1951, he was drafted by the U.S. Army and sent to Camp Gordon, Ga., to be a signalman. But when he was sent to Korea later that year, his...Tags: International Military Interventions, South Korea, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army
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