Memorial Day Observance Honours Local Veterans and Volunteers
Garden City community members reflect on sacrifice as 46 local veterans who died since Memorial Day 2002 are named. Kevin Thompson of the Municipal Band recalls Taps and the meaning behind the salute. Pierceville residents Jack and Mary Cronin join in honoring soldiers. Ryan Taylor of Civil Air Patrol helps with flag duties as veteran Chuck Weston explains flag folding. Elks representative Orrin Holland notes Memorial Day as tribute to freedom paid with sacrifice.
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Kevin Thompson
Garden City
Austin
Thompson
Jack
Mary Cronin
Pierceville
Cronin
Ryan Taylor
Civil Air Patrol
Patrol
Chuck Weston
Orrin Holland
the Elks
Holland
Chris George
Valley View Cemetery
Families Spend Memorial Day at Garden City Zoo Visit
Colby residents Scott and Shanda Brown bring their children Bryce and Steele to Garden City zoo over the extended weekend. Chicago guests Laura and Glenn Larson enjoy with grandchildren Jake and Rachel Darlinger. Eric Darlinger and Gwenn Darlinger, new to Garden City, work in water treatment. Memorial Day prompts recollections of Vietnam losses for Laura Larson while she notes it’s a day off. The Moore family, including Mariah, Corbin, and Connor, plus Amarillo’s Emil Zandel, add to a locally busy holiday outing.
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Scott
Shanda Brown
Colby
Bryce
Steele
Garden City
Luke
Rhonda Adkins
Chicago
Laura
Glenn Larson
Jake
Rachel Darlinger
Eric Darlinger
Gwenn
Darlinger
GE Betz
Laura Larson
Vietnam
Larson
Kansas
Moore
Zoo
Mariah Moore
Corbin
Connor
Janelle
Mark Moore
Emil Zandel
Amarillo
Texas
Memorial Run Honors Late Triathlete With Local Race
The SWFTA organized a Memorial Day 10-kilometer race in tribute to a 64-year-old international triathlete who died in 2000. Becky Heiman led a Garden City cheering section while Mary Lou Perez won the 10k with 45 24, Javier Carmona topped men in 39 33, and eight year old Vania Nath ran the 2 mile course. Curt Smith, widow Marion Smith’s widower, donated prize money in memory of his late wife.
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SWFTA
Becky Heiman
Garden City
Heiman
Marion Smith
Curt Smith
Mary Lou Perez
Perez
Dental Assis
Justin Kohlhorst
Javier Carmona
Dodge City
Vania Nath
Nath
Voter ID dispute could cost Kansas money and lawsuits
Debate over voter identity laws continues after Governor Sebelius vetoed a proposal on April 18. Supporters warn federal aid under Help America Vote Act requires upgraded systems and ID proof for new voters. Critics fear voter suppression and turnout declines, with officials highlighting elderly voters and access issues.
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House
Sebelius
Kansas
Thornburgh
Israeli fire kills Palestinian boy and wounds three children
In the West Bank today Israeli troops shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian and critically wounded a 9-year-old, while two younger children ages 7 and 12 were lightly wounded during clashes. The shootings followed Palestinian stone throwing and molotov attacks as leaders postponed a summit on a new Mideast peace plan.
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Jerusalem
West Bank
Mideast
Ariel Sharon
Israel
Sharon
Mahmoud Abbas
Israel Radio
Bush
Jordan
Tulkarem
Nablus
Two US soldiers killed in Iraq gun attack near Fallujah
In Fallujah a gun attack killed two US soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment based at Fort Carson Colorado. Another two were wounded. The attackers used rocket propelled grenades and small arms at a traffic checkpoint near the city. The incident comes amid broader claims of improving security in Baghdad and ongoing clashes with irregular forces loyal to Saddam. Separately a US soldier died in a road accident near Tallil and another drowned in an aqueduct in northern Iraq.
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Maj
Randy Martin
U.S. Army
S V Corps
3Rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Fort Carson
Colo
Martin
U.S. Central Command
U.S
Buford Blount II
Baghdad
Saddam
Iraq
Blount
Fallujah
Saddam Hussein
Safa al-Jubair
Tallil
Central Command
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