Veterans Day tribute honors service members nationwide and locally
An editorial calls Americans to honor veterans and recounts the World War I end date and Armistice origins. It notes President Obama laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and a Baytown ceremony at the Community Center, plus Crosby parade events and a VFW Hall fundraiser.
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Afghanistan
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Baytown
Market St
Crosby
VFW
Free eye checks for veterans at San Jacinto Center
A reader notes an upcoming appointment with Dr. Marshall at the San Jacinto Regional Eye Center where exams are provided free for local veterans on Veterans Day. The letter praises the doctors and staff for volunteering their time, kindness, and thorough care, urging others to schedule exams at Plaza 2 of the Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital complex.
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San Jacinto Regional Eye Center
Plaza 2
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San Jacinto Hospital Complex
Today in History highlights major events on this date
Key events from 1620 Mayflower anchorage to 1972 Long Binh handover mark this date. Notable items include Cherry Valley Massacre, Nat Turner’s execution, WWI armistice, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier interment, Gemini 12 launch, and Vietnam War end symbolization. Thought by Stanley Kunitz closes the note.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Warren G. Harding
James A. Lovell
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr
NASA
U.S. Army
Long Binh
U.S
Stanley Kunitz
From May 1970 Graduate to Air Force Recruiter Encounter
A high school graduate reflects on the 1960s Vietnam era, moving to Pasadena, enlisting in the Air Force after a Navy and Army brief, and encountering Marine recruitment fear, Air Force hospitality, and boot camp fears including the dreaded recycling process. The narrative blends personal relocation, draft anxieties, and the cultural climate of military service during the era.
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Southmore Street
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Bay
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Navy
Army
Marines
Marine Corps
KRBE DJ Reveals Prostate Cancer Battle On-Air
KRBE host Ryan Chase disclosed a likely long battle with prostate cancer after rising PSA levels and a high Gleason score. He underwent hormone therapy and radiation with seed markers. nine weeks of treatment aim to reach a 10 year cancer-free outlook. He urges regular full physicals for men over 50 and notes Movember awareness.
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KRBE
Ryan Chase
Ben Stiller
Movember Foundation
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