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WILLIAM LAMBERS: Congress should remember this World War II mission when deciding budget
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (206+ words) Bakersfield. com William Lambers is an author who partnered with the U. N. World Food Program on the book "Ending World Hunger." His writings have been published by The Washington Post, Newsweek, Cleveland Plain Dealer and many other news outlets. Before Congress…...
Vietnam War Army triage nurse to share her memories, stories at downtown ceremony
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (160+ words) U. S. Army Capt. Donna Curtis Rowe, shown here with her late husband Al Rowe, served as head nurse in the emergency triage department of the 3rd Field Hospital near Saigon, Vietnam in 1968 and 1969. Everyone wants to thank us Army nurses," said U. S. Army…...
Community Voices: Trump's actions are fascism in action
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (131+ words) Bakersfield. com Donald Trump is clearly out of control He is now a full-fledged narcissistic psychopath with the delusion that he is a king and can do whatever he pleases His illegal war against Iran has led to the unintended…...
Korean War veteran, working man, husband and father, Arthur Gentry dies at 95
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (200+ words) While he was still at Camp Pendleton, U. S. Marine Arthur Gentry (pictured first row-left of the helmeted Marines with rifle on his back) appeared as an extra in the John Wayne film "Sands of Iwo Jima." The movie was released in…...
Community Voices: The bombing of Pearl Harbor, and how it changed America
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (216+ words) Dec. 7, 1941 was the day 84 years ago when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii. I am probably among the few still living who experienced firsthand the events of this unforgettable day and wish to share my memories as experienced as a…...
Remains of lost airman killed in World War II laid to rest in Kern County 81 years later
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) Siblings Tom, Marci and Arthur Lingo watch as a military unit performs a flag folding at the committal ceremony for U. S. Army Air Forces Capt. Arthur M. Lingo, whose P-51 Mustang was shot down in April 1944. Lingo had been missing in action until…...
Honor Flight Kern County returns home to big local welcome, Bakersfield-style
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (423+ words) Korean veteran Norma Lamascus holds hands with World War II veteran Mel Corren as they enter the terminal at Meadows Field on Wednesday night upon the arrival of Honor Flight 52. Ashtan Brauver gets a high-five or handshake from everyone that…...
Remains of WWII fighter pilot from Kern County coming home after 81 years
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (216+ words) To identify Capt. Arthur M. Lingo's remains, scientists from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency used anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA analysis to positively identify…...
Family honors late Army veteran who didn't make it onto an Honor Flight before his death
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (489+ words) Jon Blystone and his mother, Patti Blystone, greet guests at the Honor Flight Kern County Breakfast at the Elks Club on Thursday. The Blystone family sponsored the breakfast. Ryan Blystone, who is a sportswriter at The Californian, grabs a couple…...
'It's imperative': Bakersfield group commemorates 80th anniversary of the end of World War II
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (528+ words) "More than half a million Latino Americans and more than a million African Americans (served in World War II) during a time when the military was segregated. They didn't have the same rights as some of the rest of us," said…...