Real heroes honored amid media glare and cultural critique
Retired Sgt. Maj. Leo B. Smith and Col. David Hackworth recount the valor of Master Sgt. Gary Gordon and Sgt. 1st Class Randall Shughart who died in Somalia while saving fellow soldiers. They contrast heroic sacrifice with media focus on sensational crime, urging a return to duty, honor, and country. Durant credits the two with saving his life.
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Gary Gordon
Randall Shughart
Somalia
Michael Durant
U.S. Army
Delta Force
Shughart
Durant
Gordon
Special Force
Clinton
White House
Sgts
Gor
Don
Audie Murphy
Jimmy Doolittle
Teddy Roosevelt, Jr
Hiroshi Miyamura
Mitchell Red Cloud
Jim Gardner
U.S
O.J. Simpson
L.A
America
Nathan Hale
Ben Franklin
Stonewall Jackson
Alvin York
Joyce Kilmer
Helen Keller
Albert Einstein
Eliot Ness
Greece
Rome
David Hackworth
Yanks not at work critique on day care care
A reader defends day care centers against claims of corporal punishment, noting NC licensing bans and praising day care staff. The letter distinguishes observed street parenting from professional child care and urges readers to recognize the positive, safe environments provided for children while parents work.
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Turkey
N.C
Irony of Draft Policy in a High Tech Volunteer Force
The end of the Cold War reduced downsizing and raised the value of tech skills in the military. Recruitment favors aptitudes over stereotypes, and a volunteer force may curb reckless foreign adventures. Draft registration persists despite unlikely future conflicts, prompting questions about Clinton's stance and potential renewed conscription amid Haiti and Cuba tensions.
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U.S
Carter
Afghanistan
Ronald Reagan
Bush
Clinton
Haiti
Cuba
Defense industry shrink to stay ready amid mergers
The United States faces a smaller yet prepared defense industry as major mergers like Lockheed Martin reshape the landscape. With top contractors dominating aircraft missiles radar and subs, antitrust concerns loom while planners must prevent oligopoly risks as global power dynamics shift.
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U.S
America
Lockheed
Martin Marietta
Norman Augustine
Lockheed Martin
McDonnell Douglas
Colossus
Justice Department
Justice
United States
China
Japan
Ice cream shop memories fuel a NC congressional race
In Raleigh a former ice cream shop worker recalls high school days and explains why political journalism appeals to him. The piece references Rep. Bobby Ray Hall of Lee County trading mud for votes, his debt, and alleged endorsements involving Rep. Richard Moore of Vance and Gov. Jim Hunt, amid a contentious primary.
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Raleigh
Interstate 95
Bobby Ray Hall
D-Lee
Richard Moore
D-Vance
Moore
Bobby Ray
Congress
Jim Hunt
Dennis Wicker
Hall
David Funderburk
Ican
Hunt
Punderburk
Flags retired in Legion ceremony at dusk on Glenburnie Road
The American Legion and Auxiliary thank locals for bringing soiled flags for proper disposal at the August ceremony. Taps rang out as flags were burned in a formal, annual event at the Legion home on Glenburnie Road. Donations and information are requested by calling 638-1377 or 638-6268. public invited.
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American Legion
Legion
Glenburnie Road
Cost comparison shows a five thousand dollar gap
The Sun Journal notes Craven Medical Center charges 8736 for cardiac catheterization, while the writer recalls paying 3473.62 at Wake Medical Center 19 months earlier. They estimate Craven Medical Center costs are 5262 higher, asking about the current Wake Medical charge.
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The
Sun Journal
Craven Medical Center
Wake Medical Center
Wake Medical
Forum Letter Submissions Open for Sun Journal Readers
Readers are invited to send signed letters to Forum at Sun Journal, P O Box 1149 New Bern North Carolina 28563. Submissions must bear a signature.
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Sun Journal
P.O. Box
New Bern
N.C
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Patrick Holmes
Judy Zimmerman
Jerry Wicks
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Royster
Freedom Newspaper
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