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  • Japan's women stand tall in soccer world

    By Christopher Johnson - Special to The Washington Times

    Though winning its first women's World Cup won't solve Japan's problems, the courage and resilience of the team will inspire many who have been laden with bad news since the March 11 disasters. Published July 18, 2011 Comments

  • SEARCH INTERACTIVE VIETNAM WALL

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    The Washington Times has partnered with the Internet company Footnote.com on a new project that transforms Washington's Vietnam war memorial wall into an interactive, personal journey on the Web. Published May 22, 2009 Comments

  • Remembrances: Lawton

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    I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in the fall of 1971 after visiting recruiters from all branches of the armed forces. The Air Force seemed the most logical, as I didn't care to serve extended periods on water or as an infantryman. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Chavkin

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    In World War II, I enlisted in the Army Reserve while still in college. At the conclusion of my third year, I was called to active duty. ... Fast forward; I was assigned to the 5th Medical Battalion, Company C, 5th Infantry Division, 3rd Army, commanded by Gen. George S. Patton. We landed on Omaha Beach, France, on D-Day plus 10. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Jaffe

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    There are very few of us World War II veterans left. There were, and still are, many unheralded heroes, unknown as yet who sacrificed their lives and made lasting contributions for our country. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Warrior overcomes severe injury

    By Harlan Goode

    Sgt. 1st Class Patrick King lies on his back, staring up at the fluorescent ceiling lights, left leg clicking. It is a late afternoon in the summer of 2008, and he is doing leg presses, plastic and carbon fiber moving down and in, pushing cast iron out and up. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Women's Vietnam sacrifices highlighted

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    The District will play host to a variety of Veterans Day memorial celebrations, with emphasis this year on the sacrifices made by women during the Vietnam War. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Selig

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    Joseph Selig, my dad, passed away Aug. 12. He would have turned 91 on Oct. 30. He and my mom exchanged wedding vows at the Hotel Bradford in Manhattan on Dec. 7, 1941, just hours before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Autobee

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    I graduated in 1967 from East High School in Pueblo, Colo. My family has a military tradition that extends back seven generations. It includes Charles Autobee, who was a scout for the U.S. Cavalry during the Indian wars; Pvt. Andrew Autobee, who served in World War I; and Sgt. George M. Autobee, who was killed during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II. Others in the Autobee family also served in Vietnam and are serving now in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Johnston

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    I was drafted during the Korean War. After basic training at Camp Chaffee in Arkansas, I was sent to 12-week Morse-code training - 10 hours a day, six days a week. During the 11th week, the sergeant came into the room, pointed at me and gave me the "come here" sign. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Major leaguers in camouflage

    By Dick Heller

    Can you imagine baseball stars like Alex Rodriguez, Chase Utley and Cliff Lee doffing their stretch-knit uniforms to don military duds? Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Wood

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    The following stories are excerpts from a collection of life experiences written by Morton "Pete" Wood Jr. of Bethesda. He served with the U.S. Army in World War II, where he was awarded a Bronze Star, and in Korea, where he was awarded a Purple Heart. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: McConnell

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    I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in the summer of 1941 and found myself stationed at the main Navy recruiting station in Omaha, Neb., as a yeoman 3rd class. While there, I received orders to report to Norfolk for duties as the yeoman for the first Navy battalion of construction workers called the Seabees. My skipper in Omaha had those orders canceled. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Tipton

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    On Dec. 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, I was a 3rd class fire-control man aboard the USS McCall DD-400. Our destroyer was with the USS Enterprise task force returning to Pearl Harbor. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Sarahan

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    I was born Oct. 12, 1926, in Baraboo, Wis., home of the Ringling Bros. circus family. I graduated from Baraboo High School in 1944, the University of Wisconsin in 1950 and the Graduate School of Banking with a banking and finance major and psychology minor. In the service, I did road and bridge construction, KP, office duties, mail call and outgoing mail censoring. I served in the U.S. Navy from November 1944 to June 1946. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Bethesda medical center grows, merges with Walter Reed

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    Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan once faced mold, mouse droppings and other squalid conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District, but in three years, they are assured of being treated in private patient rooms filled with daylight and fresh air. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Fogarty

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    The Washington Times had a report on Oct. 10 about a ceremony at the French Embassy in the District ("Last Doughboy," Embassy Row, World). The Legion d'honneur was awarded to a 107-year-old man, the last surviving American veteran of World War I. He was identified only as Frank Woodruff Buckles, who married after the war and "settled on a farm in West Virginia, where he still lives." Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Lawrence

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    The most vivid memory of my tour of duty is a brief but poignant incident that occurred at midday on March 18, 1945. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Ring

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    My father, retired Air Force Capt. Jack Austin Ring, served as a U.S. Army Air Corps navigator in the European theater at the very end of World War II and during the occupation. His B-24 crew provided ferry service for the Office of Strategic Services. His men transported Allen Dulles, who later became CIA director, and some other VIPs who testified in the war crimes trials. My father was discharged after his occupation duty. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

  • Remembrances: Berkoski

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    As a 23-year-old corporal stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, I was part of a Marine contingent serving honor-guard detail during the funeral procession for President Kennedy in November 1963. As the president was taken to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in the District, I was posted directly across from the Hotel Washington on 15th Street Northwest. We were then directed to the rear of the White House, where we were fed two cubes of sugar to give us energy. Published November 11, 2008 Comments

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