Remembering Armed Forces Week and Korea War reflections
Wanda Orton, a retired Baytown editor, writes of Armed Forces Week in May, VE Day memories, and the Korean War. She notes Germany and Japan's WWII surrender dates, Korea's 1950 invasion and 1953 armistice, and honors fallen service members at local memorials, urging no forgotten heroes.
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Armed Forces
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
U.S. Coast Guard
Europe
Germany
Japan
Robert E. Lee High School
North Korea
South Korea
U.S
Korea
United Nations
Baytown
Denis Roden
Zeke Olachin
Bicentennial Park
Wwii
Vietnam
Wanda Orton
The
Sun
Today in History Highlights Born, Sports, and Politics Snippets
A compact history snapshot notes 1918 air mail launch, Wallace shooting in 1972, 1988 Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Libya added to US terror list in 2006. Births include Baum and Albright. Smarty Jones won the 2004 Preakness. Daley mayors’ eras noted. Moon phase between last quarter and new moon.
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United States
Alabama
George Wallace
Maryland
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Libya
L. Frank Baum
Pierre Curie
Richard J. Daley
Jasper Johns
Madeleine Albright
Roger Ailes
Chazz Palminteri
Emmitt Smith
Justin Morneau
Smarty Jones
U.S
Chicago
Richard M. Daley
Daniel Boone cast memories and Jimmy Dean friendship
Baytown native Chris Buckner recalls the Daniel Boone era star Fess Parker and a stellar supporting cast. Roosevelt Grier Ed Ames and Jimmy Dean are highlighted with anecdotes from personal meetings and a 2010 passing. Buckner shares public works career details and a note on IOU Jimmy Dean.
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Ter
Jack Haley
Ebsen
Jed Clampett
Barnaby Jones
Parker
Daniel Boone
Gabe
Roosevelt
Rosey) Grier
NY Giants
LA Rams
Grier
Ethel Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
Boone
Ed Ames
Big Bad John
James River
Virginia
Chris Buckner
Baytown
Houston
Public Works Department
Chris
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ORTAN
Aemm Amie
Cianler, Els
Tug Vam
Tom’s
Metv
Fess Parker
Davy Crockett
Walt Disney
Davy
George
Buddy Ebsen
Tin Man
Judy Garland
Ters
Ames Brothers
Mingo
Ames
Johnny Carson
Carson
Josh Clements
Jimmy Dean
Dean
Texas
Stewart & Stevenson
S&s
Ninfa’s
Navigation
Mama Ninfa
Sway
Jimmy
Buckner
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
Kay Bailey Hutchison
John Cornyn
Gene Green
Dist
Janie Gray
jJame.gray
Baytownsun.com
Angie Pagel
Angie
Pagel
Adam Vanelli
Adam
Yanelli
Sandy Denson
Sandy.denson
Joshua Hart
Joshua.hart
Sunnews
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
P.O
Baytownsun
Fred Hartman
Editorial
Angle Pagel Advertising Director
Jim Finley
M.A. Bengtson Community Member
Eshbach
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