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Salute to Veterans: Eastern Greene 9th grade students express their thoughts about Veteran's Day
(Local News ~ 11/09/13)
Veteran's Day By Savannah Jacob Veteran's Day--set aside to remember the events people among us have been through, the situations, and emotions they handled, and the memories with which they live. It is hard for some of us to understand the intensity of the job, seeing as we have never experienced anything near it in our lives...
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A Salute to Veterans: Myers served at the Battle of the Bulge
(Local News ~ 11/09/13)
Linton resident Dale Myers said it was a good thing he chose the Army over the Navy because he nearly drown during training. Myers initially intended to join the military just after high school graduation, but had to have an emergency appendectomy surgery...
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A Salute to Veterans: Linton resident remembers D-Day
(Local News ~ 11/09/13)
Through his three and a half year service in the United States Air Force, Mike Vienazindis, 89, of Linton said his strongest memory is from his service on D-Day. "I remember I went to bed that night and the planes were the normal color," he said. "When we woke up that morning every plane had white stripes so people could identify friendly planes. Every plane participated. There must have been thousands."...
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Salute to Veterans: VanMeter flew a bombing mission on the last day of the war
(Local News ~ 11/09/13)
Ralph VanMeter doesn't consider himself a war hero. He says he was one of the fortunate ones, who got to come home. VanMeter says he was just doing the job that 'Uncle Sam' had trained him to do. VanMeter, at age 98, is a World War II veteran who resides at Glenburn Home in Linton...
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Salute to Veterans: The Uncle we never knew
(Local News ~ 11/09/13)
I don't remember the first time I heard the story about my Great Uncle Willard "Red" Hunter and I can't remember if my grandpa ever mentioned him. But, my mom and my Grandma talked about him, his short life and how he was killed in WWII. When my grandfather passed away in 1995, I cleaned out the belongings from his closet and I found Willard Hunter's Silver Star and Purple Heart, presented posthumously to his mother. ...
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Salute to Veterans: Vingis was there when Pearl Harbor was attacked
(Local News ~ 11/09/13)
Glenburn Home resident Walter Vingis saw much during of the world during his 19 1/2 years in the U.S. Navy during both World War II and the Korean War. During his military career, Vingis was on a mission that kept him at sea for four years without ever touching dry land...
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