Chaplain Malders Pins promotion to James Salanga at Indiantown Gap
Chaplain James Salanga of Ellicott City Maryland receives a promotion during annual active duty at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation. He is the son of Mrs. Nellie Salanga of Beckley and the late Vila Salanga. The event is hosted by Moarytani's Ingest U. S. Army Theserve unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Malders Ir
Moarytani
U.S. Army
James Salanga
Ellicott Gily, Md
Nellie Salanga
Cova St. Beckley
Vila Salango
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Baling
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Military personnel at home and overseas are highlighted with Navy and Army awards. Mitchell A Lilly USN serves aboard USS Jason aiding Bevel forces near Saigon, while Curfish’s crew men provide meals and services to nearby ships. Army Captain Ned J Ragland Tr receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 and is stationed with Advisory Team 96 in IV Corps. Other local servicemen include Robert McGuire of Glen Fork in Vietnam, Roland H Pierce decorated at Otis AFB for duties as an aircraft maintenance technician, and J C Nowlin on duty at Pleiku AB as an airman mechanic. Also noted: Orville Meadows USN aboard USS Boston off North Vietnam supporting Sea Dragon, Ralph Y Marbetr aboard USS Manatee delivering fuel and supplies, James R Lambert aboard USS Bulloch County, and Kenseth J Phillips aboard Sea Dragon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell A. Lilly
USN
Bidney
Lilly ‘of
Beckey
Jason
Navy
Saigon
South Vietnam
Seventh Fleet
Cur
Army
Ned J. Rugland
Sir Maxwell Hill Road
Beckley
Vietnam
Ragland
IV Corps
Brooklyn
Amy
Judith
Lilly Drive
Wootrow Wilson High School
Treckley
West Virginia University
Morganton
B.S. Air Fores
Roland H. Pierer
St Morion Ave
Covington
Merial
Otis Afb
Mass
Sgt
Pierce
Elmore H. Fierce
Southeast Asia
Otis
Aerospace Defense Command
Watson High School
Earnestine A. Howard
Loy L. Howard
S. Fayette St
J. C
Robert FE
Blanche C. Nowlin
John St
Pleiku AB
Nowlin
Pacific Air Forces
Andrews Afb
Coling High School
Redirmar
C. Orville
Sea Dragon
Aloraga
Ralph Y. Marbey
John C. Darby Af Ikmover
Janeve Clay
Detroit Ava
Cleveland
Oller
Manatee
Yankee Station
Gulf of Tonkin
U. S. Seventh Seet
Coast Guard
Royal Australian Navy
Western Pacific
Manglee
America
James R. Lambert
Mes
Guts J. Lambert
Cranberry
Hulloch County
Bulloch County
G. Kensneth J. Phillips
Wendell B. Phillips
Sharon IL
Jones Ave
Racine
Wis
Boston
North Vietnam
Heston
Dmz
Third Marine Division
I Corps
Wrong Match Guide Lets Parents Play College Pick
Ella Mazeg outlines a lighthearted yet serious approach to selecting a college by playing “Who Went Where,” listing prominent figures and their undergraduate schools. The piece cautions against rushed choices, stresses evaluating curricular and faculty quality, and compares college selection to marriage, urging careful, informed decisions and avoiding divorce-like outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Mazeg
NEA
Smong
Ormor
America
Avtur Goldberg
Hubert Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Marlin Tutner
Thurgood Marshall
Eugene McCarthy
Paul Newman
Tehard Nixon
Gerald Phippe
Elson Rockefeller
Jamin Spock
Boar
Elecrc
Dartmouth
Warvard
Kenyon
Lincoln University
University of Minnesota
Colge
Caperton II Heads Boot And Spur Club at Greenbrier
Caperton II heads the Boot and Spur Club at Greenbrier Military School with Cadet Mai Austin Caperton as president and Col. Thomas C. McGuire directing military training. The club oversees receptions and dances, with the homecoming dance set for Saturday featuring the Skylocks of Roadoke Va. Cadets on the new council will meet on call of the mess steward Richard Phelan to discuss menus and dining hall observances. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams were noted for bold wedding anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iesoot
Greenbrier Military School
Mai
Austin Caperton
Slab York
Roadoke
Richard Phelan
VA Benefits Hike Goes Into Effect Jan 1
Patrick Beville of the Itusitineton VA regional office announced a new law raises service connected disability compensation starting Jan 1. West Virginia 160 percent disabled veterans see payments rise from 300 to 400, and 10 to 60 percent ratings gain, with about 19,500 WV veterans affected. Nationwide, the law adds roughly 234.7 million in benefits the first year for about 112,000 totally disabled and 1.61 million with 16 to 60 percent ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Bayville
Itusitineton Veterans Administration
Johnson
West Virginia
Beville
Senate
House
Upholstery and crafts classes at Raleigh County Y
A Raleigh County YMCA notice outlines upholstery and beginner baton classes starting soon. Programs run on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and afternoons, with six week sessions and modest fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam
Raleigh County
Pam Lovell
Kathy
Humphrey
Also Mentioned on This Page
McGuiire
Hobert
McGuire
Glen Fork
9. Marine Corp
Quang
Glen Rogers High School
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Towers
Frase Élzay
Bob Selon
MCA
YAICA
Bolen
Sam Johnson
Cogent Na OE Apoc OY
WD DE GR “Shivedny
Caperton II
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Holland
Crocus
G. C. Murphy CO
Cathy Cayar
Prosperity
Billy Whitlock
English Tack
Sons of
Stanmeraville
Comer
Pittsburgh Paints
ST. Cronin i
Jim Murphy
Deas Madeline Murphy
Virginia
Appalachian Power Co
P. O
Charleston
Ian Addressy
Reddy Kilowatt
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