Pilot recalls WWII missions and family life in Aiken interview
Newman describes near misses and courage on B-17 missions during WWII. He details a forced landing in France after two engines failed and a ditch landing that left no injuries. Crew ingenuity kept gear functioning, while his wife Joan notes his 25 WWII and 100 Korea War missions. They now live in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Newman
England
France
Newman Sai
U.S
John Federiic
Joan
Robert
Air Force
Newmans
Wilmington
N.C
Aiken
Haley Hughes
Hhughes
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Hatcher Named Judge Marks New Judicial Post
Karen Hatcher, daughter of a local family, is connected to the appointment of a judge. Louis J. Hatcher I, a 1966 St Angela Academy graduate, served five years in the U S Army, studied at USC Aiken and USC. He practiced law, worked for NCIS, and held roles with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office and SC University Police. He attends St James Lutheran in Graniteville and is active in the American Legion. Chief Magistrate Judge Roger Edmunds praised full staffing of the bench.
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Karen
Aiken High School
Erin H. Ford
Louis J. Hatcher I
Mark Sanford
St .Angela Academy
Hatcher
U.S
Amy
Vietnam
USC Aiken
USC
Columbia
Aiken
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Paul Grant
University of South Carolina Police
Solicitor’s Office
NCIS
St. James Lutheran Church
Graniteville
American Legion
Roger Edmunds
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Moving Wall conflicts strain Florida and Michigan veteran groups
Florida and Michigan veterans clash over The Moving Wall replica and associated memorabilia after a split in 2005. The dispute centers on branding, coins, and site management while both groups continue to bring memorial walls to reunions. Veterans stress visits remain open and meaningful.
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Washington
Arizona
Greg Cook
Florida
Cook
Eary
Michigan
Greg Welsh
Florida Wall
Welsh
Moving Wall
John Devitt
Washington Memorial
Devitt
Ing
Devil’s Group
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Blue
Shield ‘of
South Carolina
Craig Musick
Metmnare
Mark Taylor & Assoc
LUC
Dougherty Rd
Southside
Istom
Augusta
Bradford R. Thompson, OM
Alan W Brown
DMD
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