Vietnam napalm photo subject wreaths wall memorial
Phan Thi Kim Phuc, grown and living in Toronto, placed a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. She recalled suffering from napalm injuries and emotional pain, and spoke of peace with veterans and families present. The Associated Press note recalls photographer Nick Ut and the 1972 incident near Trang Bang, eighteen miles west of Saigon.
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Phan Thi Kim Phuc
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam
Associated Press
Nick Ut
Los Angeles
Kim Phuc
Trang Bang
Saigon
Phan
Jan Scruggs
Toronto
Scruggs
Cuba
Huy Toan
Moscow
Canada
Senior Expo 96 At Brushfork Armory In Bluefield
On today’s calendar the Senior Expo 96 runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brushfork Armory. Sponsored by the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and Glenwood Park Retirement Village, the event accepts one non perishable food item for the McDowell Mission.
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Brushfork Armory
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Glenwood Park
McDowell Mission
Chance of snow flurries in the cold today
Partly cloudy conditions with a chance of snow flurries and highs in the low 30s. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a low in the lower 20s. A-10 weather package notes continued cold air.
Veterans Day tribute marks first mother daughter guards leaders
Veterans Day events filled downtown as Sam Heflin led Princeton Vet Center in praising Lt. Col. Pauline Shaver, the first female colonel in the West Virginia Army National Guard and the oldest female commissioned officer. Her daughter Joy Shaver, a Desert Storm veteran, shared pride in their family’s military service.
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Princeton Vet Center
Sam Heflin
Pauline Shaver
West Virginia Army National Guard
West Virginia National Guard
Shaver
Joy Shaver
West Virginia Guard
Guard
Fort Bragg
Rochester
N.Y
Veterans Day Parade in Welch Weather Won’t Halt Event
Snow and ice delayed several Mercer County participants, including the Concord College Marching Band, but hundreds still attended the 77th McDowell County Veterans Day Program in Welch. Major General Kenneth Gray, U.S. Army, spoke as the parade theme honored “Respect Our Flag.” The event, sponsored by American Legion Post No. 8, began in 1919 as one of the nation’s oldest VFW parades. Mayor Martha Moore said weather couldn’t stop the McDowell County tradition and turnout was excellent despite conditions.
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Elch
McDowell County
Kenneth Gray
U.S. Army
Mercer County
Concord College
Tank Hill
Welch
Martha Moore
Concord
Post No. 8
The
American Legion
Moore
Paul Brewster
Block scheduling dies at Tazewell Schools Board
TAZEWELL VA. The county school board voted 3-2 to end a special committee’s study of block scheduling, effectively ending the move. Only six of 63 committee members supported it, with opinions split on form. The board cited costs, time impact, and unclear academic benefits as reasons to discontinue.
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Tazewell County
Tazewell Middle School
Steve Peery
Peery
Distinguished Citizen Riley West honors Charlie Peters
Charlie Peters receives the 55th Distinguished Citizenship Award from Riley West Post 9 in Bluefield. The crowd of about 250 applauded as Peters, a World War II veteran who served with Patton, accepted his framed certificate and recalled his Army service. He later led Daniels Company and Peters Equipment in Bluefield.
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Bluefield
Charlie Peters
Steve Land
Greater
Riley- West Post 9
The
American Legion
Peters
A.A
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Union
University of Alabama
George Patton
Alabama
Daniels Company
Marjorie Peters
Ohio man breaks neck in Bluefield crash finds care like family
An Ohio man, 64, suffered a broken neck in a Friday crash on I-77 near Bluefield. He survived surgery Monday. His wife, 57, driving a van, rear ended a jackknifed disabled tractor trailer. They stayed with Florida-based family while home is in Stow. Hospital staff and care providers are described as like family. He avoided spinal cord injury. doctors noted the neck was broken but spinal cord intact.
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Here
James K. Detwiler
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Carol
A. Detwiler
Carol Detwiler
Detwiler
Stow
Florida
Detwilers
Christopher Reeve
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Jim Sneed
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Princeton
Jackie Thornton
Lee Mitchelson
Eric DiNovo Welch
Mike Gonzales
VFW
DAV Chapter 31
Southwest Virginia Community College
Peters Equipment Company
Modena
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Mrs. Detwiler
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