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Joy J. Ballard, 60
Joy Juanita Ballard, 60, a resident of Winchester, Kan., died June 1, 2013, in Hutchinson, Kan. She was born Nov. 24, 1952, in Gettysburg, Pa., and was the daughter of Chester Linden Ballard and Mildred Marie Naugle Ballard. She was a graduate of...Tags: James Buchanan
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Operation God Bless America motorcycle ride blesses Veterans Affairs Medical Center with money
waynesboro@herald-mail.comWhen Sam Clark participates in the Operation God Bless America benefit motorcycle ride each year, he is personally aware of how the money raised helps the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. A U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam...Tags: Wii, Entertainment, Veterans Affairs, Gaming, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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It's evident patriotism is back during Morris Frock Memorial Day program
davem@herald-mail.comFrom the Civil War, when those who gave their lives led to “a new birth of freedom,” to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when the nation’s resolve was tested, military personnel in the country have risen to meet something bigger...Tags: Holidays, September 11, 2001 Attacks, American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions
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Lloyd Waters: Remembering Sheila and Katherine Lyon
It was Good Friday in 1975. The Vietnam War was coming to an end, and I was going to school at Mount Saint Mary’s college in Emmittsburg during the day while working as a correction officer at the Maryland Correctional Institution at night. It...Tags: Good Friday, Frostburg State University, Easter, Montgomery County (Maryland), Kensington
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Art Callaham: O'Reilly's book on Kennedy a good read
I was never a “Kennedyphile” — lifelong southern conservative Republicans usually are not. Sure, I was a starry-eyed 15-year-old who understood “Camelot,” liked the pictures of bikini clad Jackie-O (as she was later to be...Tags: Elections, Organized Crime, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gun Control, John F. Kennedy
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Ruritan Scholarship winners announced
The Maugansville Ruritan Club announced its scholarship winners from local high schools. Each winner attended a dinner at the club with their parents on April 17 and were presented $1,000 scholarships from Tom Ingram, scholarship chairman. Allison...
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Lloyd Waters: Jane Fonda says, 'get a life' - many can't
Mr. Harold Nichols, a gentleman from Mercersburg, Pa., took exception to my column, “No Political Apathy in Ohio, Baltimore or D.C.” He has the impression that I was a Mitt Romney supporter, and suggested that I should “get over the...Tags: Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Hanoi (Vietnam), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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John W. Gelwicks, 63
John Wayne Gelwicks, 63, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born Sept. 11, 1949, in Hagerstown, he was the son of William L. and Geraldine D. (Worthington) Gelwicks of Hagerstown. John was a...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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More than 200 attend gun rally in Chambersburg
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comStanding below the steps of the Franklin County Courthouse at courthouse plaza, 250 people rallied in support of their right to bear arms at Saturday’s Second Amendment Freedom Rally in Chambersburg. Some held “Don’t Tread on Me”...Tags: Daniel Bongino, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013), Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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George R. Bartles, 82
George Richard Bartles, 82, of Hagerstown, Md., died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at Golden Living Center. Born March 12, 1931, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Herman S. and Mary Catherine Hamby Bartles. He was preceded in death by his first wife,...Tags: American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Korean War (1950-1953)
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40 years later: Vietnam troop withdrawal remembered
Associated PressThe last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam 40 years ago Friday, and the date holds great meaning for many who fought the war, protested it or otherwise lived it. While the fall of Saigon two years later is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War,...Tags: John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Hanoi (Vietnam), Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions
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Samuel G. Thomas Jr., 62
Samuel Gardner Thomas Jr., 62, of Boonsboro, Md., passed from this life Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at his home while surrounded by his family. Born Sept. 9, 1950, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of the late Samuel Gardner Thomas Sr. and Anna Mae...
Tags: American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Human Interest
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