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Friday, August 19, 2011
A rummage through the lost and found has yielded a rare medal.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
A rare medal stolen from a war hero's home is replaced, and while it's not the original, Lt. Frank Macon said it's good to have it back.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Seven members of the Tuskegee Airmen are visiting the Air Force Academy at the same time a World War II trainer airplane stops there on a trip to one of the Smithsonian museums.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Colorado Springs Police officers are looking for one or more suspects who stole an airmen medal belonging to a World War II veteran back on May 31.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
As one of America's great scientists and inventors, George Washington Carver was dedicated to improving the economy of the south following the civil war, particularly the position of African Americans. Carver's research into soil improvement and the diversification of crops gave poor farmers a viable alternative to cotton. He's perhaps best known for discovering hundreds of uses for the peanut, sweet potato and soybean, not only stimulating the economy of these crops, but bringing hope to the people who farmed them.
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