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Suncoast WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday
18+ hour, 37+ min ago (41+ words) Suncoast WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday'ABC7 WWSB Suncoast WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday Triton Submarines CEO talks about his dive to the Titanic Jefferson County Sheriff's Office conducts active shooter training GMS Weekends 6 am Saturday - Pet adoption for vets...
Former Marine's memoir describes journey from addictions to self-love
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (74+ words) Former Marine's memoir describes journey from addictions to self-love'ABC7 WWSB Former Marine's memoir describes journey from addictions to self-love Teacher Teidra Everett: Inventor Garrett Augustus Morgan is a favorite subject during Black History Gamma Psi Boule scholarship helps Jasmyne Lott…...
Student helps 99-year-old veteran return to site where he lost his hand in World War II
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (462+ words) BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WPVI) - A 99-year-old World War II veteran recently returned to Germany to the site where he lost his hand decades ago. The trip was all thanks to a Pennsylvania college student with a passion for history. "Given…...
Josephine Baker among WWII heroines featured in artist's new play about courage: Women of Resistance
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (62+ words) Josephine Baker among WWII heroines featured in artist's new play about courage: Women of Resistance'ABC7 WWSB Josephine Baker among WWII heroines featured in artist's new play about courage: Women of Resistance Sarasota GOP seeks removal of school board member over…...
100-year-old billiards player, World War II veteran finds new life at pool hall
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (321+ words) PELHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) " A World War II veteran in Alabama still drives himself to go do what he loves the most at 100 years old. Ed Gill still goes to play pool at Poppa G's Billiards in Pelham five…...
‘We took life as it came’: Man celebrates 100th birthday with 62 grandchildren
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (WXYZ) " A man in Michigan celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by his family, including more than 60 grandchildren and beyond. Raymond Kell was honored by the city of Madison Heights and the state of Michigan for his contributions and…...
Siblings open lost letters sent by their late father during WWII: ‘It’s just incredible’
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (476+ words) DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. (KYW) - The family of a late World War II veteran is marveling at the power of words after they finally received letters he wrote while stationed overseas more than 80 years ago. Jimmy Morris served in the U.S. Army…...
Lifeguard station renamed after 101-year-old World War II veteran
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (295+ words) SALISBURY, Mass. (WHDH) - He was a war hero and he is a local hero in a Massachusetts beach community. The man who spent years working as a lifeguard is now being remembered at the same beach where he guarded others....
‘I didn’t expect anything like this’: 104-year-old member of Six Triple Eight honored
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (366+ words) PHOENIX (KNXV) " Snow, rain and heat can't stop the mail. Neither can war. That's something that Maj. Fannie Griffin-McClendon knows personally, as even World War II couldn't keep her from her duty. Not even a broken hip for the 104-year-old…...
‘Wouldn’t want no one else’: Couple celebrates 80 years of marriage
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (224+ words) CLARK COUNTY, Ohio (WHIO) " A couple in Ohio is celebrating a milestone very few do: 80 years of marriage. When Clarence and Francis said "I do," World War II had not ended yet. Decades later, the two don't take a moment…...