Balloon release marks North Augusta Veterans Day event
The annual North Augusta Veterans Day celebration at Wade Hampton Park shifted from 10 am to 1 pm with a 2 pm balloon release across national groups. American Legion Post 71 sponsored the program featuring Robin Starks of Veterans Affairs, music by First Baptist Church choir, and performances by local students before wreaths were laid by area veterans groups and the event ended with the balloon release.
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Wade Hampton Park
North Augusta
United States
North Augusta Area
American Legion Post 71
Voiture
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Military Order of the Purple Heart
Vietnam Veterans Association
Martintown Road
DAR
Berry Benson
UDC
Valley veterans honored in Bath tribute at Veterans Park
Veterans Day ceremony in Bath at the Horse Creek Midland Valley Veterans Park honored local service members with remarks by Sen. Tommy Moore and officials. Kore an War and Cold War veterans received medals and wreaths, and community leaders including LaVana McKenzie and Jack Adkison led tributes. The Midland Valley High School Band, MVHS NJROTC, and Cub Scout Pack 351 supported the event.
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Adam Burton
Murray Chitty
Rep
J. Roland Smith
R-Langley
Horse Creek
Midland Valley Veterans Park
Bath
Horse Creek Valley
Aiken County
Jefferson Elementary
LaVana McKenzie
Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
Valley Area
Moore
Jack Adkison
Judith Knight
Veterans Park
America
Adkison
Smith
Mary Housegard
Ed Johnson Jr
American Legion
Warrenville
Johnson
Ray Chipley
McKenzie
Rotary hears Col Farrell on Ft Gordon’s missions
Col Peter Farrell of US Army Signal Center at Ft Gordon outlines the fort’s vast role in Army information systems. He notes the school's 16000 annual trainees, 200 international students, and the 1 million beneficiaries served by Eisenhower Medical Center. Farrell cites $763 million in payroll and $80 million in local contracts, urging community backing to sustain Ft Gordon amid ongoing base realignments.
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Augusta
Ft. Gordon
Rotary Club
Aiken
Peter Farrell
US Army Signal Center
Army
Signal Regiment
Farrell
Pranen
Eisenhower Medical Center
Sweus
513Th
Gordon
CSRA
Justice and theft recounted in a long personal column
A longtime observer recalls a court case where a husband fled after a crash that left his wife paralyzed and later pressured her to claim she was driving. The jury convicted him, and a second note reports a farm theft by rats on Election Night. Reckoning with critics, the writer closes with reflections and a request to see readers next week.
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Everett Chandler
Rola
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