Just days after Riley Howell, 21, gave his life tackling a gunman at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, another student bravely gave his life to protect his classmates. Kendrick Castillo …
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‘Our Fallen Soldier’: A Delta Airlines Flight to Remember
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperMy wife, adult daughter, and I recently traveled to Phoenix, Arizona from Seattle, Washington to attend a wedding. At SeaTac International Airport, while waiting for our flight, we noticed two …
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Right Time, Right Place…for Some
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperYou never know about people. Some folks should heed this caution, especially criminals. Metro News reported that on April 15, at about 4:37 a.m., two juvenile males entered a 7-Eleven …
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State Trooper Heroically Gives Life by Safeguarding Motorists from Wrong-Way Driver
State Trooper Gerald Ellis heroically sacrificed his life this past Saturday, moving his patrol car to shield a family from a driver traveling the wrong way down the Interstate. The …
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April is Month of the Military Child
by Katie Begleyby Katie BegleyHappy Month of the Military Child! Spring has sprung in many parts of the continental United States. Temperatures are rising, flowers are blooming. After a long winter complete with many …
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The news yesterday out of Ukraine that new politician and seasoned comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is leading the presidential polling, far outpacing the incumbent, is reported by major media as shocking. …
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Astronaut Wendy Lawrence Named USNA Distinguished Graduate
by Katie Begleyby Katie BegleyI have a lot of opportunities to be proud of my alma mater. The men and women I lived and worked alongside during my four years at the United States …
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A few days after Christmas in 2014, I remember leaning into a coffin, touching my husband Charlie’s face and staring at the last uniform he was so proud to put …
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All-Female Spacewalk: Celebrating Accomplishments and Contributions Everyday
by Katie Begleyby Katie BegleyAstronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will complete the first all-female spacewalk at the end of March, marking huge leaps in the role of women in the space program and …
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Oh, you sentimentalists! Let’s face it, NASA’s space exploration rover “Opportunity” on Mars had the emotional intelligence of a toaster. When the Opportunity was declared dead on February 13, people mourned. Okay, …