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Wild ride: Army Vet recounts fall and rise in new book
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (882+ words) Willette Alston holding her recently released autobiography "From Crack to Colonel," in which she shares how she conquered her addiction demons to rise up the military ranks. An Awendaw native's sudden descent into drug abuse and inspiring comeback journey are…...
Woman who served in WWII celebrates 103rd birthday in Aiken
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (183+ words) Pictured with Emmaleen Kerekanich at her 103rd birthday celebration are Suzanne Shimp, ALA President Kay DuPuis, Jennifer Burckhalter, James Brady, Dr. Joyce Haskell and Lion Pat Friday. A celebration was held recently at Silver Bluff Groves in honor Emmaleen Kerekanich's 103rd birthday....
'A kind soul': Aiken salutes Al Dalimonte, one of its senior Marines
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (704+ words) Cumberland Village resident Al Dalimonte, second from left, visits with former Cedar Creek neighbors Margaret Wilcox, left, Peter Wilcox and Eileen Meskill June 28 during a surprise party for Dalimonte's 100th birthday. Marine Corps veteran Al Dalimonte, 100, standing next to daughter Andrea,…...
Al Dalimonte Joins Aiken's Centenarian Ranks
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (135+ words) Post and Courier Cumberland Village resident Al Dalimonte, a Marine Corps veteran from 1944-46, received a hearty salute June 28, with a surprise party for the former Cedar Creek resident's 100th birthday being thrown. Bill Bengtson is an Aiken Standard reporter. He can…...
Fallen soldier at 1780 Battle of Camden identified through DNA testing
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (992+ words) The U.S. Army Old Guard prepares to march in Camden on Friday, April 21, 2023, to honor 14 soldiers — 12 American, one British and one Native American — whose remains had been discovered in 2022 at the site of the Battle of Camden. CAMDEN — University of South…...
Tall Ship from 1936 crewed by US Coast Guard docks in Charleston. You can tour it for free.
2+ mon, 21+ hour ago (793+ words) CHARLESTON — As the sun rose on June 11, Coast Guard cadets aboard the Cutter Eagle watched the sky turn from navy to light blue, and eventually orange and pink. For Cadet Haily Gravitt, seeing the start of each day aboard the…...
Column: Memorial Day stories of sacrifice and courage
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (553+ words) As we head into Memorial Day weekend, it's a great time to read “Chicken Soup for the Veteran's Soul.” One powerful story tells about Mike, shot down in 1967 and captured by the Vietnamese. He grew up poor in Alabama — he…...
French army salutes Aiken resident for superior service
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (27+ words) Longtime civil servant Mackie Steven Snipes has received French National Defense Medal, due to the Aiken native's 'extraordinary contributions to strengthening U.S.-French military cooperation.'...
101-year-old Fort Mill WWII veteran honored by Columbia VA with Centenarian Award
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (522+ words) Jeffrey Soots, acting executive director of the Columbia VA Health Care System, presented 101-year-old WWII veteran Margaret Brewer with a medal, along with a framed letter from the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in Fort Mill on May 1, 2026. FORT MILL — A…...
Charleston synagogue delegation honors Holocaust victims at International March of Living in Poland
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1414+ words) WARSAW, Poland — When the Nazis moved to deport the remaining Jews from the Ludmir ghetto in occupied Ukraine in 1942, Rose Mibab lay concealed by a straw mattress as she quietly watched others being hauled away. After the Nazis left, Mibab…...