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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] John Rudolph had just been on the phone with a Navy buddy sharing stories about their days in the military. “My wife said, You’ve got so many of those stories, you ought to write a book. I don’t know if she meant it or not, but it got me to…
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“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once…
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As we honor the service of the men and women who have served our country, I wanted to provide you an update on things we have worked on in Washington to support our nation’s veterans once they return home from war. On this Veterans Day, I want to acknowledge my respect and appreciation for the…
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In recognition of President Woodrow Wilson’s involvement in the formation of Veterans Day, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum is presenting a free Veterans Day program, open to the public, including a dramatic reading by Woodrow Wilson portrayer Judd Bankert of President Wilson’s Armistice Day address to Congress.
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U.S. Sens. Jim Webb (D-Va.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) today introduced the Cold War Service Medals Act of 2009, bipartisan legislation to authorize the secretaries of the military departments to award Cold War Service Medals to American veterans. To date, no medal exists to honor the men and women…
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Col. Roy F. “Rick” Zinser has assumed the job of president and superintendent of Fishburne Military School. Zinser became the school’s 10th superintendent effective Feb. 1. Zinser had served previously as the president of Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, the deputy superintendent, chief of staff and commandant at the New York Military Academy and as…
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Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello has another committee assignment – to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. The committee has jurisdiction over veterans’ benefits, pensions, the VA hospital system and issues involved in the readjustment of service veterans to civilian life.
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Fishburne Military School marked Veterans Day with a service commemorating fallen cadets. Reporting by AFP editor Chris Graham. Length: 1:56.
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A video produced by the Obama campaign featuring the group Virginia Veterans for Obama. Length: 4:22 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF4HKlwyzr4]
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Sgt. Tony Shifflett of the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office recently completed the Advanced Police Sniper School in New Canton and finished the course as the “Top Shot” among the 15 attendees.
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