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More than 900 W.Va. Air and Army National Guard techs to be furloughed
More than 900 West Virginia Air and Army National Guard technicians will be furloughed, including 384 at the 167th Airlift Wing based near Martinsburg, in the coming months because of automatic federal budget cuts. The technicians maintain the Guard&...
Tags: Unemployment, U.S. Army, Layoffs and Downsizing, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Army National Guard Pvt. Kelsea R. Gunn, daughter of Susan and Gregory Rohr of Hagerstown, graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training. Gunn...Tags: Graduation, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), U.S. Navy
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Locals offer opinions on women serving in combat roles
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comArmy veteran Jeannie Shinbur says there are conditions under which she thinks women should have the right to serve in combat roles in the military. “The physical standards should not be changed to accommodate women, but if they can meet the...Tags: U.S. Army, American Legion, Korean War (1950-1953), U.S. Military, Washington, DC
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Retired Navy warrant officer honored at ceremony
A retirement celebration for retired Chief Warrant Officer Richard F. Jordan of Hagerstown was held Aug. 26 at American Legion Post 183 on Putty Hill Road in Parkville, Md. Jordan was recognized for more than 70 years of service to the state and nation....
Tags: Military Equipment, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Legion, Armed Forces
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Business People - Nov. 25
ThompsonGas BOONSBORO — Dean K. Mosher and Joe Jardeleza recently were hired by ThompsonGas, a propane-services company. In October, Mosher joined the Thompson team as president of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning operations for the...
Tags: Interior Design, Verizon Wireless, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Marketing, House and Home
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West Virginia Air National Guard fly equipment to N.Y. to assist in recovery efforts
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comMembers of the West Virginia Air National Guard based in Berkeley County are flying bucket trucks and other equipment from Phoenix, Ariz., to a guard base in Newburgh, N.Y., to assist in Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in the Northeast. Four loads of...Tags: Janet Napolitano, American Red Cross, Snow Storms, FEMA, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Service news - Oct. 30
Army National Guard Pvt. Logan J. Langlais graduated from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. Langlais is the son of Dawn Marie Lee of Hagerstown. He is a 2008 graduate of Boonsboro...Tags: U.S. Navy
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Army National Guard Pvt. Ariel M. Grissinger graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training. During training, Grissinger received instruction in...Tags: Conservation, Crime, Law and Justice, First Aid, Environmental Issues, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Former Hagerstown resident retires from military after 29 years of service
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comFrom finding ways to mitigate the devastating effects of improvised explosive devices in Iraq to training future Army officers on the homefront, former Hagerstown resident David Ramsey capped an illustrious military career when he retired earlier this...Tags: Edgewood, Afghanistan, Iraq, Fort Meade (military base), U.S. Army
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Miss. shooting victim was Purple Heart recipient
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA 28-year-old man who died early Sunday after he was shot in the parking lot of a Berkeley County sports bar was a Purple Heart recipient who served in Iraq with the Mississippi Army National Guard, according to a National Guard spokesman. Samson...Tags: Iraq, Shootings
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W.Va. town doubles its fun on the Fourth
richardb@herald-mail.comThe Fourth of July took on special meaning for Shepherdstown Wednesday as the celebration of the nation’s 236th birthday coincided with the town’s 250th anniversary. The first highlight in the daylong celebration was the dedication of a...Tags: Entertainment, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Festive Events, Armed Forces, Arts and Culture
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While coming together for MSO's Salute to Independence, recall how nation almost fell apart
katec@herald-mail.com“Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.” President Abraham Lincoln spoke those words in his Dec. 1, 1862, message to Congress, a little more than two months after the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest one-day battle in American history....Tags: Entertainment, Executive Branch, Culture, Arts and Culture, Liberty Bell
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