Fort Detrick Winners Highlight Bicentennial Focus
Congressman Charles Mathias praised student essays on good citizenship as Fort Detrick hosted bicentennial themed awards. Donald E. Leatherman won the grand prize with a Capitol flag and $50, and his essay will be read in the Congressional Record. Scientists at Fort Detrick earned national honors at West Point for research on infection metabolism and related topics.
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Fort Detrick
Charles Wicl
Mathias
America
Civilian Welfare Council
Monocacy Federal Credit Union
Donald E. Leatherman
Capitol
Congressional Record
Army
West Point
William R. Reisel
Dan Crozier
U.S. Army Medical Unit
Applied Aerobiology
Charles McC. Mathias
Last Of Six Indian War Veterans Survive At 99
On the 90th anniversary of Custer's Last Stand the VA notes only six Indian Wars veterans remain alive. The oldest, Reginald A. Bradley, 99, of Oakland, is listed along with others from across the nation. The group includes former cavalrymen, a medical corpsman and a variety of survivors who recall the era's distant campaigns and scarce supplies.
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George Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Little Big Horn
Montana
War Department
Gall
Crazy Horse
Custer
Veterans Administration
Rufus H. Wilson
Baltimore VA
Wilson
Congress
California
Leech Lake
Minn
Sitting Bull
Geronimo
Reginald A. Bradley
Oakland
Calif
Carpenter
Stanley
US. Cavalry
Bradley
Griffith Williams
Minneapolis
Veterans Administration Hospital
Parkriver Estates Nursing Home
Coon Rapids
Williams
National Guard
Fort Snelling
Origin of Good Friday Name Traced to God’s Friday
The obscure origin of the term Good Friday, tied to the Friday before Easter and the crucifixion anniversary, is likely a corruption of God's Friday. The discussion notes the historical ambiguity and parallels in naming across traditions.
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George Lust
Robert L. Schricker
Henry T. Enigelsbach
Medical Bacteriology Division
Lawrence E. Callahan
Peter H. Zipfel
Harold A. Neunfeld
Neufeld
Sam Witz
L. P. Carleton
Space General Corp
Stanley R. Resor
Dirks
Letterman
Kenneth R. Dirks
U.S. Army
Leonard D. Heaton
Heaton
William R. Beisel
Frederick Fair Grounds
Leonard Thompson
Edward
Joel
Leonard
Severn
Charles M. Bartlett
Alexander
Liacouras
Canadian Sun
Michael FitzGerald
Royal Canadian Navy
Wasaga Beach
Toronto
Leo Sanders
Mary
Leota
Thomas Dashiell
Metcalf, Jr
Robert
Jack Colclesser
Pfc
Gerald Purkeypile
Jack
Post
Judith M. Brooks
Oliver J. Cejia
Brooks
Indiana
PIO
Wilmington, Delaware
News- Journal
Cocoa, Florida
Cejka
Equal Opportunity
Buckaroo
Troop 3
Fourth Cavalry
London
New Mexico
Peaters
William Sutphin
South
Boston
24Th Infantry
Pittsburgh
Arizona
Sutphin
Harry E. Brockman
Taneyville
Fort Grant
Charles G. Jones
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Jones
Sport
Orses
Fredrak W. Fraske
Chicago
Ill
Cheyenne
Æte Stores
New Way Downtown
NEW Way Discount
Market Street
Spaperhadhive
Ogopul Soatisuiand
Stanvanok Park
Waco
F.N
Box
York, Pa
Mars Opticians
West Second St
Hants Besser & Lomb
Pay Ashow
Peyday
NT CO
Ham
Credit Advisors
West Washington St
Earle Eld
Oxia
Carolina Charge
Scotch-guard
Zepel
Sylmar
Federan
E. Patrick
Newspapredl
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