Memorial Day travel heavyest in near decade
AAA Carolinas forecasts near 1.43 million motorists from North and South Carolina will travel more than $0 miles for Memorial Day weekend. Destinations include Tennessee and Williamsburg Virginia. Gas prices range from 3.41 to 3.50 per gallon. Over 13 thousand calls for roadside assistance expected. Last year fatalities numbered 14 in North Carolina and 13 in South Carolina.
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Flag from USS Texas flies again for D-Day
A battle flag that witnessed the D-Day operation aboard the USS Texas will be shown at the Houston Museum of Natural Science to honor the 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. The flag was returned to the ship by Emil Saul after he was wounded during the attack on the port city of Cherbourg, and is now housed at Battleship Texas in the Port of Houston.
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World War II Memorial adds new technology
In Washington DC the National World War I Memorial marks its 10th anniversary by introducing wireless Internet and a planned mobile app. New interactive kiosks debut with touch screens highlighting women who served and the Tuskegee Airmen alongside a searchable veterans database.
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World War II veteran earns diploma after 71 years
90 year old Luis Silva of Belen New Mexico earned his high school diploma 71 years after he left school to serve at Omaha Beach on D Day Principal Rodney Wright called the moment a huge honor and said the ceremony inspired current students Silva’s granddaughter and great grandchildren attended the event and watched him graduate Tuesday night
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