First American killed in Korea remembered by family
Eileen Fara of Bradley keeps a Western Union telegram dated from July 1950 confirming Private Kenneth Shadrick killed in action in Korea, the first U.S. soldier to die there. His sister recalls the day the news arrived and his life before service in a large Wyoming County family.
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Eileen Fara
Bradley
Western Union
Theodore and
Lucy Shadrick
Skin Fork
Wyoming County
Army
Kenneth Shadrick
Korea
Edward F. Witsell
Shadrick
Fara
American Legion
Daddy
Peo
Ple
Noah White
Paul Hickok
Sam Birchfield
Walter Mankins
Willie Adams
Willa Milliken
U.S. Army
Post 32
Beckley
White
Hickok
Mankins
Adams
Milliken
Veterans Burial Rights Act seeks full military honors
Memorial Day weekend reflects on fallen veterans. Families report advance notice for funeral ceremonies or taped taps draw offense. Sen Patty Murray and Rep Lane Evans push bills to require Defense Department to provide chaplain, pallbearers, firing party, bugler, and officer in charge at every desired veteran burial.
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Washington
Congress
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Murray
Lane Evans
D-Nl
America
Defense Department
Senate
VFW Post 4326 Provides Free Military Rites
About 170 times yearly the honor guard of VFW Post 4326 Sophia Midway travels across southern West Virginia to perform military rites for veterans. Walter Mankins, honor guard member and chaplain, says funeral directors request the service and it is offered free to families. The group travels to cemeteries and even to hard to reach locations to honor the deceased.
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VFW
Sophia- Midway
Birchfield
Kenneth Shadrick
The
Eileen Fara
Army
Sam Bitchfield
Korean War Veterans Association
Norman Jackson
Air Force
Walter Mankins
Sophia Midway
West Virginia
Voters Back Dilreprint Pact in Northern Ireland Peace Vote
Official returns show two strong yes votes for the April 10 accord with 71.1 percent in British-linked Northern Ireland and 94.4 percent in the Republic. The years of sectarian conflict may be ending after 30 years and 3,400 deaths, as leaders hail a better path forward. David Ervine calls the vote a will of the people for a better way.
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Northern Ireland
Belfast
Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Lawmakers show little excitement over lottery revenue surge
West Virginia lawmakers reacted with skepticism to a four day Powerball run that topped seven million in sales. They noted the gain would likely remain under 1 percent of the state budget and warned against tying long term programs to volatile lottery funds. The surge followed a record 195 million jackpot, with officials unable to pin an exact FY revenue increase.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Bob Kiss
Kiss
D-Raleigh
House Education
Jerry Mezzatesta
D-Mineral
U.S
Nancy Bulla
Memorial Day Office Closures for Federal and Local Agencies
Government offices including the post office will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. Banks and schools also close. The Register-Herald notes its business, advertising and circulation departments close, while the newsroom operates after 2 p.m.
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Register-Herald
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the Register-Herald
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Scripps Howard News Service
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By Shawn Pogatchnik
Associated Press
David Ervine
Mo Mowlam
Beckley Arh
Beckley Arh Hospital
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