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Indigenous veterans fought for country, but were mistreated after service new book recounts
25+ min ago (703+ words) Lynn Gehl was in her thirties when she finally started to learn the story of her great-grandfather Joseph Gagnon from Golden Lake Reserve (now known as Pikwakanagan First Nation) in Ontario. In Joseph Gagnon: An Algonquin World War 1 Veteran, Gehl…...
U.S. Army commemorates 100th anniversary of 1926 Picatinny Arsenal explosion
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (122+ words) PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — U.S. Army officials gathered at Picatinny Arsenal to honor the lives lost in the devastating 1926 explosion with a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of one of the installation's most significant tragedies. The explosion of July 10, 1926, claimed the lives…...
Streets vs. blvds. vs. avenues and more
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (82+ words) Los Angeles Times Streets vs. blvds. vs. avenues and more Rebecca Castillo is a content creator for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she was a special projects lead for the Times’ High School Insider and other Public Affairs programs. A…...
USCG Admiral Michael Platt takes full-circle journey home
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (1197+ words) Fifty years ago, seven-year-old Michael Platt of Mattapan was one of the kids who watched awe-struck as the huge ships and aircraft passed by. His grandfather, Homer Baxter Platt, had brought him and his older brother to the city’s shore…...
Honor Flight Rochester seeks Cold War-era vets for upcoming missions
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (186+ words) Spectrum News Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Honor Flight Rochester seeks Cold War-era vets for upcoming missions Honor Flight Rochester is seeking out post-Vietnam veterans for recognition on…...
Concert Review: Poiesis Quartet Plays Beethoven and a Jeff Scott Premiere
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (498+ words) They were young, just a handful of years out of Oberlin Conservatory. Still, amped-up as they seemed, they must have been at least as tired as we were. Suddenly, I felt a bit better. Subtlety in phrasing and dynamics clarified…...
Honoring Jewish soldiers, correcting old mistakes
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (181+ words) Three and a half weeks before the end of World War I in 1918, a 25-year-old American soldier named Maurice Akabas was killed in northeastern France by a German shell. Buried three times, he eventually came to rest in the Meuse…...
Queensway Village? The Bay? Inside The Development Transforming This Hyde Park Patch
8+ hour, 14+ min ago (213+ words) Isabel Dempsey is Country & Town House's digital assistant overseeing property and competitions. Alongside her work experience on The Times culture desk, she has written for a wide range of publications including The Independent, The Telegraph, House & Home (Ireland), The Bookseller,…...
WWII submarine USS Silversides reaches Sturgeon Bay shipyard for repairs
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (144+ words) STURGEON BAY (WLUK) -- A WWII submarine arrived in Sturgeon Bay for repairs Tuesday morning. USS Silversides was towed across Lake Michigan from a museum in Muskegon, Michigan to Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding for dry dock repairs. During dry dock, specialists will…...
Defence secretary tours Japan’s JS Niyodo amid Mogami frigate pitch to India
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (523+ words) NEW DELHI: Amid Japan’s historic loosening of its post-war arms export curbs, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh visited the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) JS Niyodo during his trip to Japan, as Tokyo steps up efforts to secure an Indian…...