world war ii
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Colorado sailor killed during Pearl Harbor attack to be buried at national cemetery
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Eighty years after a World War II sailor from Colorado died at Pearl Harbor, his remains are finally being laid to rest. The life of Water Tender First Class Milo Phillips, who was killed in the infamous attack on Dec. 7, 1941, will be buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu…
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RAMSEY | Will we learn from our sins at Amache, where Japanese-Americans were unjustly imprisoned?
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GRANADA – What happens when fear overwhelms the better angels of America? When obsession with national security conquers our constitutional commitment to personal liberty? When hysterical stereotype defeats peaceful reality? The answers are found on a windy prairie 180 miles southeast of Colorado Springs. Standing amid the ruins of Amache Internment Center delivers a sobering…
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Out West Roundup: Arizona lawmaker expelled for harassment files $1.3M claim
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Arizona Arizona lawmaker expelled for harassment files $1.3M claim PHOENIX – A former Arizona representative who became the first state lawmaker expelled for sexual misconduct since the #MeToo movement swept the nation filed a $1.3 million claim this week against the House speaker and Gov. Doug Ducey’s chief of staff. The claim filed by former…
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Dignitaries unveil plaque depicting crest of USS Colorado nuclear attack submarine at state Capitol
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Gov. John Hickenlooper unveiled a bronze rendition of the crest of the USS Colorado in a ceremony Friday afternoon at the state Capitol, where the plaque will hang permanently as a reminder that the advanced nuclear attack submarine bears the state’s name. “We have every expectation that the new USS Colorado will faithfully continue representing this…
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Rep. Doug Lamborn says Lt. Jim Downing’s life ‘painted a picture of Christ’s love’
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn shared a video message Thursday afternoon from Washington, D.C., in tribute to Navy Lt. James “Jim” Downing of Colorado Springs, a Pearl Harbor survivor who died this week from complications from surgery. He was 104 years old. Downing was the second-oldest man who survived the Japanese attack and the nation’s entry…
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90-year-old Frank Francone bound for congressional ceremony to honor Filipino World War II vets
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Ninety-year-old World War II veteran Frank Francone will be on hand Wednesday in Washington to help commemorate the service and sacrifice of the Filipino and Filipino-American soldiers who fought to liberate the Philippines more than 70 years ago. House and Senate leaders plan to gather at the U.S. Capitol to present a Congressional Gold Medal to…
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Oldest living former adjutant general of Colorado, a World War II veteran, to be interred with full military honors
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Retired Army Maj. Gen. William D. “Dave” Weller, a World War II veteran and the oldest living adjutant general of Colorado at the time of his death, will be interred with full military honors at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery in Wheat Ridge on Sunday, the Colorado National Guard announced. Weller died Oct. 16…
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May: What went wrong in Pakistan
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How the first modern Islamic state became an Islamist dystopia Pakistan was meant to be a model, an example for other nations to emulate. It was founded after World War II, as the sun was setting on the British Empire and India was preparing for independence. India’s Muslims, though glad to see the end of…
