Beloved Artesia VA Doctor Dr Henry Wall Remembered
Letter honors Dr Henry Wall longtime Artesia physician and original VA Artesia Clinic member. He served as Navy corpsman in World War II with Marines and cared deeply for veterans, earning respect from colleagues and patients during his career. Marines present him with a replacement Kabar knife at a luncheon in Artesia.
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Henry Wall
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VA Artesia Clinic
Wall
Navy
Marine Corps League
Red Birdsong
Dr. Wall
December 4 2009 today's history note
On December 4 1619 settlers from Bristol England arrived at Berkeley Hundred in what is now Charles City County Virginia They held a service thanking God for their safe arrival Some suggest this marked Americas first Thanksgiving
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England
Berkeley Hundred
Charles City County
America
Afghan War Parallels to Soviet Era Highlight Doubts on U.S. Chances
Moscow bureau chief Douglas Birch notes Soviet and American strategies in Afghanistan echo disputes about victory. Veterans claim Moscow stabilized cities and roads yet left a fragile regime while Western plans seek a staged withdrawal. analysts say U.S. edge exists but results hinge on strategy and commitment.
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Hindu Kush
Moscow
Kabul
Hamid Karzai
Soviet Union
Obama
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Afghanistan
Washington
Gregory Feifer
Junk food tax proposed to curb New Mexico obesity crisis
Think tank urges Governor Richardson and lawmakers to tax junk food rather than core food, arguing a candy and soft drink levy could raise about 22.4 million dollars annually and help reduce long term health costs amid rising obesity rates from 10 percent in 1986 to over 25 percent by 2008. The group notes 33 states tax soft drinks and 15 tax candy.
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Centers On Disease Control and Prevention
Taxation and Revenue Department
Colorado
Ritter
Richardson
Think New Mexico
New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops
Thinknewmexico.org
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