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To veterans in Burbank: 'This is your day -- enjoy it'
Hundreds of community members clutching American flags packed McCambridge Park on Monday as elected officials honored generations of men and women who've fought wars to defend the United States. “You are our heroes,” a kindergartner at St....
Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Army, Adam Schiff, Pakistan, Google+
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San Fernando Valley roundup: Thousands line up for Veterans Day parade, Pratt & Whitney announce layoffs, Elderly man killed in North Hollywood hit-and-run
Good morning, readers. Today is Monday, November 12. Thousands lined up along a stretch of Laurel Canyon Boulevard Sunday to cheer on the annual San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade, reports the Daily News. Los Angeles authorities say that a man in...
Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Career and Workplace, Job Layoffs, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment
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San Fernando Valley roundup: Valley Film Fest ends today, school board race begins and Veterans Day parade
Good morning, readers. Today is Sunday, November 11. Pierce College will continue an event today to raise money for the school's Equestrian Science program. It costs about $26,000 a year to care for the horses in the program, reports the Daily News. ...Tags: Google Inc., Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Burb's Eye View: Nothing trivial about a year in Burbank
In the banquet hall filled with trivia experts, I took one last leap up to the stage and swiveled to face the throng. They’d gathered for the Burbank Library’s annual trivia bee, and I as their host would guide them through the festivities. I...Tags: Event Planning, Services and Shopping, Relay for Life, Cancer, Libraries
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Burb's Eye View: Cookies, memories and our local veterans
Doris Vick's dental drill was busted, and the strapping young technician who came to fix it was having a heck of a time. This was one of those foot-pedal-powered drills, she recalls. The World War II-era technology was state of the art at the time; it...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Human Interest, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Armed Conflicts
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Residents honor veterans
The band’s final rehearsal at McCambridge Park could be heard a block away, causing drivers to turn their heads or honk, and passersby to pause and take in the scene. More than half the seats set up for Burbank’s Veterans Day Ceremony were...Tags: Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Defense, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Community thanks veterans
About 300 veterans, family members and local, state and national officials gathered for a Veterans Day ceremony Thursday at McCambridge Park War Memorial and its ever-burning flame in Burbank. Michael Depalo, chairman of Burbank's Veterans Commemorative...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Brad Sherman, World War II (1939-1945), Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Homeless veterans need housing help
I share L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich's joy at the placement of 1,200 homeless dogs over the past several years ("Political Landscape: Antonovich stands up for furry friends," Nov. 11). I hope he can do the same for homeless people, especially...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, California, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Barack Obama, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Memorial Day about all vets
Vietnam War veteran Mickey DePalo continues to serve his country — and his city — as chairman of the Burbank Veterans Commemorative Committee.
DePalo works with about 14 other members to organize programs for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Death, Armed Forces, Tourism and Leisure, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Coral Springs gets a new veterans group
A Vietnamese war veteran living in Coral Springs has succeeded in doing what many others before him have attempted, unsuccessfully –- form a veterans group in the city. The first meeting of the group will take place at 4 p.m. on June 23 at...Tags: Memorial Day, Vietnam, American Legion, Coral Springs
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Bill O'Reilly: Fathers who work at it making a big difference
With Father's Day on Sunday, there is good news and bad news. First the negative: Single mothers head up almost 9 percent of American households. The good news? Fathers who care are making a huge difference in this country. How do I know? It is...Tags: Memorial Day, Human Interest, Monsters (legendary creatures), Father's Day
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Korean War vet speaks at Joint Veterans Council's Memorial Day ceremony
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSpeaking at the Joint Veterans Council of Washington County’s annual Memorial Day ceremony Thursday, retired Army Col. William E. Webber — who lost an arm and a leg in the Korean War — recounted how often American soldiers have been sent...Tags: Memorial Day, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Armed Forces
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