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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 12
Let us not forget troops who invaded North Africa To the editor: Just a reminder that Nov. 8 was the anniversary of what happened 70 years ago when the United States made the first invasion of the European continent in World War II in North Africa,...Tags: North Africa
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Weekend Calendar - 10/20
Fall craft bazaar More than 50 vendors will participate. Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today; car show, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fort Ritchie Community Center, 14421 Lake Royer Drive, Cascade. Proceeds from food sales will go to the gymnastics program at Fort Ritchie...Tags: Arts and Culture, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Pumpkin
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24-foot-high cross planted near Antietam Battlefield
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comA 24-foot high cross will now overlook motorists driving down Sharpsburg Pike and past The Battle of Antietam in Miniature building on the right. The cross was put up Friday as Pastor Bill Mantel from Cambridge, Minn., along with a team of area...Tags: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, World War I (1914-1918)
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller: Serving those who served our country
It is my true privilege to serve our veterans in the United States Senate. As the longest serving member of the Committee on Veterans Affairs, I am proud to partner with our veterans groups on important legislation and to stand behind our veterans at...Tags: Mental Health, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Senate, John D. Rockefeller IV, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bernard F. Bargiel, 87
Bernard Frank Bargiel, 87, of 13937 Distant View Ave., Maugansville, Md., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at home. Born Sunday, Jan. 25, 1925, in Wheeling, W.Va., he was the son of the late Joseph Bargiel and the late Nellie Dudek Bargiel. Bernie...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Physical Disabilities, American Legion, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Annapolis
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Mandolin ensemble to perform in benefit "Life for Alli' concert
marieg@herald-mail.comWhen most music fans think of the mandolin, they usually think of bluegrass. But the stringed instrument is just as comfortable at opera as the Grand Ole Opry. In fact, Vivaldi wrote a concert for the mandolin and Mozart featured it in a serenade. And...Tags: The Beatles (music group), Popular Music (genre), Music, Sears, Lymphatic System
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June P. Kunkleman
June Palmer (Mahone) Kunkleman, 87, formerly of Hagerstown, Md., died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Homewood at Williamsport, Williamsport, Md. Born Feb. 23, 1925 in Charlottesville, Va., she was the daughter of the late William Linwood and Inez Kathleen...
Tags: Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Religion and Belief, Christianity
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William A. Webber, 88
William Andrew “Bill” Webber, 88, of Devonshire Road, Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at Julia Manor Health Care Center of Hagerstown. Born Sept. 23, 1924, in Knoxville, Md., he was the son of the late Lloyd A. and Annie...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), American Legion, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Army
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WWII life comes back for a weekend in Williamsport
andrews@herald-mail.comLast month, the local focus was on the 150th anniversary of key battles in the Civil War. This weekend, Williamsport is remembering the times of World War II. There are encampments, re-enactments, stories, music and more at Springfield Farm. Even the...Tags: Comedy (genre), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lou Costello, Bud Abbott
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Former U.S. Sen. Specter dies at 82
Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, the outspoken Pennsylvania centrist whose switch from Republican to Democrat ended a 30-year career in which he played a pivotal role in several Supreme Court nominations, died Sunday. He was 82. Specter, who announced in...
Tags: Primaries, Joe Sestak, Bob Dole, Politics, John Connally
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Warren H. Bitner, 91
CDR Warren Harding Bitner USNR (Ret.), a World War II pilot veteran, was finally shot down on Oct. 12, 2012, at 91 years of age. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Peggy Jane (Deatrich) Bitner; and children, Stephanie R. Jones and her husband,...Tags: Mount Airy
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About 60 on hand for Joint Veterans Day Council ceremony in Halfway
julieg@herald-mail.comApproximately 60 people attended the Joint Veterans Council of Washington County’s Veterans Day ceremony Sunday morning in Halfway, a crowd large enough to draw comments and appreciation from the event’s speakers. “This is one of the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Veterans Day, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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