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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: Japan, Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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POW/MIA service set for Saturday at Letterkenny
The Chambersburg area’s annual POW/MIA Service of Remembrance will be on Armed Forces Day, which is Saturday, at 11 a.m. at the Letterkenny Chapel, 2171 Carbaugh Ave. The service will be followed by memorial dedications at the adjacent Franklin...Tags: Human Interest, Wars and Interventions, Prisons, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army
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Film on Buckles to continue W.Va. veteran's fight for national WWI memorial
A documentary film about the last American veteran of World War I is being screened throughout May in Missouri and Arkansas to help continue the late Frank Buckles’ fight for a memorial to his comrades on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush
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$5 million paid to Iraqis over Abu Ghraib
A defense contractor whose subsidiary was accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to torture detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has paid $5.28 million to 71 former inmates held there and at other U.S.-run detention sites between 2003 and 2007....
Tags: National Government, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Lawyers, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 20
Libya, North Vietnam a contrast in military response To the editor: I am outraged at the recent handling of events in Benghazi, Libya, and am reminded of a very different reaction by the American government when it had the opportunity to rescue its...Tags: Murder, Wars and Interventions, Safety of Citizens, Politics, Vietnam
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88-year-old WWII veteran has lived through what many have only read about
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comGeorge Shinham keeps a 1924 silver dollar in a small box with his Purple Heart and his Prisoner of War Medal. The 88-year-old Shinham said he and the coin have been through a lot since he picked it up as a young airman in 1943. “I was carrying...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Wars and Interventions, Romania
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WWII veteran, POW visits Greencastle-Antrim High School
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comHighly decorated World War II veteran and best-selling author Col. Glenn Frazier was on a mission of sorts Friday when he stopped by Greencastle-Antrim High School. The 88-year-old veteran and POW traveled with his wife, Terri, from Alabama to...Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Maryland prison reorganization designed to better help inmates transition into society
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comMaryland's prison chief said this week that a reorganization of the state prison system will reduce recidivism and improve the way inmates re-enter society upon their release. Gary D. Maynard, secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional...Tags: Baltimore County, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Wars and Interventions, Prisons, Safety of Citizens
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