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Remembrance Convoys Honor Fallen from Wars
Across venues for four days before Veterans Day crowds sobbed and bowed to recall 58,229 Americans killed in Vietnam and nearly 3,000 Sept 11 victims while Korean War remembrance marked its 50th anniversary with 37,000 American deaths. The ceremonies urged duty to remember and to stand vigilant against enemies. Ti names engraved on the
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Remembering the fallen and weighing future wars
A reflective column debates memorials and the cost of war as Vietnam’s names endure on the wall. It questions entering Iraq, urges reflection by President Bush, and honors those who sacrifice for national interests.
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Letters to the Editor and Community Concerns
A composite reader letter column criticizes President Bush over war policy citing Vietnam service. It urges SIUC to revive its summer theater and reflects on university civic responsibility. It laments police handling in Amanda Bolin case and questions union threats at the university, urging action.
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Government snipers debate who prosecutes in case
In a tense mock hearing Leonard Pitts riffs on jurisdiction and ethics in a Washington area sniper case. Lawyers from Maryland Alabama and Virginia spar over whose system should handle executions while mock glee over harsher penalties surfaces.
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