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Mail Call - May 31
“You know, these people complain about these cameras, for getting caught speeding. I’d like to see them put one out here on Gay Street, at the school path that goes up to Lincolnshire school. These kids use that path, and the street down...Tags: Chemical Industry, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Pharmaceuticals, Illegal Immigrants
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Korean War vet speaks at Joint Veterans Council's Memorial Day ceremony
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSpeaking at the Joint Veterans Council of Washington County’s annual Memorial Day ceremony Thursday, retired Army Col. William E. Webber — who lost an arm and a leg in the Korean War — recounted how often American soldiers have been sent...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953), U.S. Air Force, Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions
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Mail Call - June 6
“Wounded Warriors is a great organization, enabling wounded veterans ... in obtaining benefits. What is wrong with a country that puts those into battle and never takes care of them? Ask and don’t tell describes our military and veterans...Tags: Elections, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Bank Robbery, Annapolis, Separation of Church and State
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Prayer vigil
An overnight prayer vigil, hosted by Back 2Acts Ministries, starts tonight at 9 p.m. and ends Saturday at 6 a.m. at Memorial Recreation Center, 109 W. North Ave. Movie night Bridge of Life, at 14 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown, will hold movie night...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Awards and Prizes, Barack Obama, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Christianity
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Veterans at Maryland Correctional Training Center learn about services
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comDeputy Secretary Richard Lane of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs spoke to incarcerated veterans at Maryland Correctional Training Center Wednesday about services available to them. Various organizations made themselves available to the...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Veterans Affairs
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Art Callaham: Uncle Bruce was mean, mighty with a bayonet
Although it’s not Veterans Day or Memorial Day, it’s a good day to remember our veterans and our freedoms. Although we just called him Bruce, Robert Bruce Allen was my great uncle (on my mother’s side) and the meanest man in the world....Tags: Bruce Allen, Woodrow Wilson, Memorial Day
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Art Callaham: One day not enough to honor veterans
There should be a Veterans Month, not just Veterans Day. One day is not enough time to commemorate the sacrifices, most often courageously made by veterans on behalf of this great nation and its people. I never really thought about a monthlong...Tags: U.S. Marine Corps, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Afghanistan
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Boy Scouts present colors
Boy Scout Troop 412 participated in a Veterans Day color guard presentation at Paramount Baptist Church in Hagerstown on Nov. 11. Troop 412 is a newly formed troop.
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Scouts visit W.Va. Air Guard base
Scouts from Pack 34 and Troop 412 toured a C5B Galaxy Aircraft and maintenance facility at the 167th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard in Martinsburg, W.Va., on Nov. 3. CMSgt. Robert Gregory conducted the tour. The tour was a way for the Scouts to...
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Mail Call - Nov. 19
“Hurray, Big Bird gets to stay.” — Clear Spring “I’d like to comment for the person who called in the other day about you vote for this man, that you’ll lose your job and home, they don’t want to hear it. Well,...Tags: Brownsville, Elections, Barack Obama, Politics, World War I (1914-1918)
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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down - Nov. 17
Thumbs up to everyone in the Tri-State area who organized, participated in or attended Veterans Day ceremonies this week. Taking the time to honor those who have sacrificed so much so that we may enjoy our freedoms is a worthy endeavor. Thumbs up to the... -
Living, deceased veterans honored at county ceremonies
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comTwo women who lost their sons in Vietnam attended the annual Veterans Day ceremony in Sharpsburg on Monday, and an Army major who lost a friend in Afghanistan spoke at a Veterans Day event at Potomac Heights Elementary School. Brigitta Ecton, 88, of...Tags: Vietnam, Elementary Schools, Afghanistan, Schools, Human Interest
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