Female veterans share stories at rally point event
Desert Storm veteran Angela Beltz recalls ill fitting BDUs during pregnancy and receiving maternity uniforms after becoming pregnant. Two other women veterans spoke at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus about barriers, career paths, and veteran services as part of Rally Point a monthly program honoring Women's History Month and inviting audience participation. Dana Robinson Street urged nominations to the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame and Grace Davis highlighted Pets for Heroes and the Matt Strut 5k. Regina Rembert promoted buyvet.org for veteran owned businesses.
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Angela Beltz
Ohio National Guard
Beltz
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Columbus
Ohio
Army
Michael Ferriter
Grace Davis
Pets For Heroes
Matt Strut
Regina Rembert
Buyvet.org
Dana Robinson-Street
Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
Robinson- Street
Navy
Eric Albrecht
Dispatch
Gretchen Klingler
U.S. Air Force
National Veterans Memorial
Jasmin Hurley
New base taking shape in Guam near Andersen AFB
Dozens of workers build Camp Blaz on 400 acres near Andersen AFB Guam to house 5000 Marines as part of a plan to shift force from Okinawa. The project includes barracks, ranges, urban training areas, new housing for families, and a marine aviation facility while funding totals about $8.7 billion with hundreds of projects planned across Guam and nearby Tinian.
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Andersen Air Force Base
Guam
Finegayan
Marine Corps Base
Camp Blaz
Vicente “Ben” Tomas Garrido Blaz
America
Okinawa
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station
Andersen
Navy
Brian Foster
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Tinian
Farallon de Medinilla
Foster
Andersen South
Marine Corps Air Station
Naval Base Guam
Australia
U.S
Veteran dies alone. Brockton honors his memory
Nathaniel Marshall, a 94 year old World War II veteran, died Feb 9 in Brockton leaving little trace of relatives. Police and firefighters arranged a public wake and funeral with special honors at Bourne National Cemetery after a fruitless search for kin.
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Brockton
Mass
Nathaniel Marshall
Marshall
Massachusetts National Cemetery
Bourne
Robert DiLiddo
DiLiddo
North Carolina
David Farrell
Veterans Services
Farrell
Hamilton Oaks
West Side
Emanuel Gomes
Kimball
West Virginia
U.S. Postal Service
Robert Sullivan
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