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Local heroes return: Asheville welcomes veterans from Blue Ridge Honor Flight to DC
More than 350 people gathered at the Asheville airport in a hangar to welcome home 99 veterans who had flown on the Blue ...
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Living History: Milwaukee Brewers help celebrate 105th birthday of remarkable WWII veteran Ed Miklavcic
It was a remarkable moment 105 years in the making. A roaring crowd cheering for Brookfield's Ed Miklavcic as he entered American Family Field.However, this is a story that began ...
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London's Heathrow airport resumes flights after a huge fire caused a power outage
LONDON — London’s Heathrow Airport said Saturday it has restarted flights after a massive fire caused a pre-dawn power outage Friday at the global transport hub, disrupting travelers around ...
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Honor Flight gives Suncoast veterans a well-deserved salute
Naomi Copeland, the president of the Southwest Florida branch of Honor Flight, planned the day’s events. After landing ...
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Great River Honor Flight’s 75th mission set to take off Thursday
The veterans served in a number of roles: combat engineer, platoon sergeant, welder, machine gunner, cook, postal clerk, long ...
In 1945, her grandfather stormed the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima. 80 years later, she’s retracing his footsteps
Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...