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Time in a bottle: Aiken resident treasures wartime artifact with family connection
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (874+ words) Ted Haviland holds a family-related artifact -- a bottle from World War II wreckage -- April 20 for the first time, visiting with daughter-in-law Melanie Haviland and son Mike Haviland. North Carolina-based author and researcher Kevin Duffus, left, visits with friend Ted Haviland,…...
Leaders of Anne Frank Centers across the world converge in Columbia to honor Holocaust education
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (794+ words) L-R: Hector Shalom, Ana Frank Centro, Dan Green, Veronika Nahm, Robert Leopold and Doyle Stevick speak on the Anne Frank Centers" importance in education and combatting antisemitism in Columbia on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. More than 1, 500 people visited a traveling Anne Frank…...
We win or lose by the words we choose
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (731+ words) When the mystical tradition describes the four levels of existence" mineral, plant, animal and human" it identifies the human being with a single defining term: medaber, "the one who speaks." As tensions continue to mount in cities across this country,…...
'The guys who were here': Re-enactors share highs and lows from 'Battle of Aiken" days
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (291+ words) Bill Bengtson is an Aiken Standard reporter. He can be reached at (803) 644-2355 and bbengtson@aikenstandard. com. Lexington residents Brian Sharp, second from right, and Thomas Canady, both clad as Confederate soldiers, discuss 1860s-era military weaponry Feb. 14 in Aiken County Historical…...
Aiken MOAA chapter hears from retired Navy captain
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (190+ words) Retired Navy Capt. Frank J. Michael was the guest speaker at the February meeting of the Aiken chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. Aiken's chapter of the Military Officers Association of America welcomed retired Navy Capt. Frank J. Michael as…...
From Lunar Orbit to Hangar Bay 3: Apollo 8s story told aboard the Yorktown
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (644+ words) Navy frogmen recover the Apollo 8 capsule as the USS Yorktown sits in the background. MOUNT PLEASANT " One of America's most monumental space missions ended not in Houston, but on the deck of an aircraft carrier that would one day call…...
A different kind of battle: Marines face opposition over plans to demolish historic Parris Island buildings
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (1487+ words) Citadel cadets compete in the pugil stick fight while they train with Marines at Parris Island for their Cadet Leadership Development Training Saturday, August 9, 2025. An event that helps them gain leadership for the incoming class. Marine recruits respond to their…...
Meet the Mount Pleasant artist who works with historians to recreate Revolutionary War battles
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1087+ words) MOUNT PLEASANT " Dale Watson spent several years as an Army paratrooper before pursuing his passion for art as a career. Now, his military background, love of history and skills with a pencil and paintbrush converge to bring scenes and heroes…...
At 101, female Fort Mill Navy veteran is one of few remaining World War II survivors
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (554+ words) Margaret Brewer is one of the few surviving female World War II veterans in the U. S. The Fort Mill retiree turned 101 years old in 2025. FORT MILL " More than 350, 000 women served in the U. S. Armed Forces during World War II. One of the few…...
Patriots Point Dec. 7 ceremony honors SC Pearl Harbor dead
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (271+ words) Patriots Point held a Pearl Harbor ceremony honors the South Carolinians who died at Pearl Harbor when Japan attacked Hawaii prompting America to enter World War II. The ceremony includes a wreath laying and gun salute. Patriots Point hosts a Pearl…...