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On Memorial Day, Beth (Clover) Vincent of Warrenton, Mo., will honor the father she never knew: an Air Force pilot who went missing during the Korean War.…
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Memorial Day is so much more than hot dogs and burgers on the grill. It’s even more than yet another time stores use to pitch the latest sales. The true…
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The elm and oak trees have grown tall with age in Section 57 of Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in south St. Louis County. It’s a quiet place, where…
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Veterans, families and other citizens commemorated fallen soldiers and loved ones who served in war Monday at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.St.…
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Several days before Army Sgt. Amanda Pinson of Lemay deployed to Iraq, she visited with her cousin Jennifer Jerome.They chatted about many things, but…
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For a small group of veterans, Memorial Day was a long month this year. We began our observance in Vietnam where we volunteered to build schools.I was the…
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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois says the way American veterans receive disability claims has "got to change."His comments come as the federal…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 28, 2012 - Originally called Decoration Day, the day now observed as Memorial Day was officially…
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The small town of Alton, Ill. boasts of having the longest consecutive Memorial Day Parade in the country. The community has honored the sacrifices of its…
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Three years ago this week, a roadside bomb killed Lt. Roslyn Schulte.The St. Louis native was the first female graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy to…