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20 Years Later, Mohawk Ironworkers Reflect On Unique Connection To 9/11
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20 years later, Mohawk ironworkers reflect on unique connection to 9/11
Government
As The U.S. Leaves Afghanistan, Congress Members Discuss Future Of Defense
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“Everything that we anticipated could happen is happening. I don’t think the president is in a position to be able to lead right now.”
Government
Tenney Wants More Federal Funds For New York-Based Veterans Groups
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“So many of these local governments have not had the resources to give the proper recognition posthumously to these people and remember them.”
New York Lawmakers Push To Provide Free Dental Care For Veterans
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“They whom we commemorate were willing to sacrifice, so too must we in a less final, less heroic way be willing to give of ourselves,”
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Ithaca Pacifist, Six Others Convicted On Charges Stemming From Anti-War Protest
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“We have choices about what we consent to and what we don’t consent to. That’s a nonviolent practice of withdrawing consent.”
Afraid For Her Life, A Pakistani Activist Vanishes … And Escapes To New York
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Gulalai Ismail spoke out against sexual assaults committed by Pakistani security forces. She was detained and threatened. Then she disappeared — until last week.
107th Airmen Reunite, 50 Years After Responding To The “Pueblo Incident”
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Members of what was then the 107th Tactical Fighter Group were called to duty in early 1968, and were first sent to South Korea to serve in a support role after the USS Pueblo had been captured by North Korean forces.
New York Firefighter Laid To Rest 18 Years After Sept. 11 Attacks
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More of Michael Haub’s remains were identified last week, and family and friends gathered in New York City to honor him at a memorial service on Tuesday.
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The Legacy Of “Safe Haven” Is Its Lessons
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Oswego was the only place in America to serve as a camp for mostly Jewish European refugees during the Holocaust.
‘I’m Still Dealing With It’: How New York Veterans Are Learning To Cope With PTSD
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For many veterans, coming home from war is more difficult than what they experienced on the battlefield while they were deployed.
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Israeli Ambassador, Holocaust Refugees Thank Oswego For Fort Ontario shelter
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Refugees spent about a year and half at the fort before they were allowed to officially enter the U.S. as new immigrants.
This Time, A Three-Time Purple Heart Recipient Gets A More Dignified Presentation
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“Roland” Hayes enlisted in 1966 at the age of 18. He was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and the following year, he was stationed at a base in Vietnam, where he served as a cook. But he’d soon end up on the front lines.
Medal Of Honor Winner Returns To New York For Hometown Hero’s Greeting
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“My first stop in New York City was a gay pride parade. I thought to myself I didn’t know how this was going to go – you know, Army guy, uniform, Medal of Honor – they saluted me. They told me to go get ISIS. They thanked me for my service.”
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Flags In New York At Half-Staff For Trumansburg Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
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Sgt. James G. Johnston, 24, died as a result of injuries sustained on Tuesday in the Uruzgan Province in Afghanistan.
Medal Of Honor Awarded To New York Veteran
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Retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the nation’s highest medal for heroism for saving his squad in Fallujah, Iraq. Bellavia is the first living veteran of that war to be so honored.
Peers Remember The David Bellavia They Knew Before He Earned The Medal Of Honor
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“I don’t really think a person receives an award. I think it’s the award is what people respect and the person is just the custodian of it.”
Medical Help For Blue Water Sailors Clears Hurdle; Eligible Vets Urged To Sign Up ASAP
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Ground-based veterans suffering various illnesses have, for years, been receiving VA medical benefits for Agent Orange exposure. Blue Water veterans, however, have been left out.
PA Paratrooper On Commemorating D-Day: ‘Show Some Citizenship’
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Leslie Cruise served as a paratrooper during the D-Day invasion, June 6, 1944. The 95-year-old veteran reflects on his survival often and believes he has an obligation to share his story.
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New York’s ‘Harmonica Pete’ Becomes A Viral Sensation
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“When I was playing, you feel it when you’re playing, when you’re there, the fact that it’s 30,000 people, never give it a thought, but everything just quieted down just like somebody put a blanket on the place and they all listened.”
Renewed Push Meant To Extend Agent Orange Health Care To Blue Water Vets
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An estimated 90,000 veterans have been denied coverage. These are the Blue Water Navy Veterans, who served on ships off the Vietnamese coast but may have also been exposed to the chemical.
‘Fall And Rise’ Seeks To Tell The Story Of 9/11 From All Angles
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Mitchell Zuckoff spent years researching the stories of individuals whose lives were forever altered, if not ended, on Sept. 11, 2001.
Government
Resolution By Seneca Falls Town Supervisor To End Women’s Hall of Fame Funding Fails
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The community center in Seneca Falls was buzzing as Vietnam veterans, residents of the town and everyone in between gathered to discuss the induction of Jane Fonda into the hall of fame. WXXI’s Caitlin Whyte has more.
Vietnam Vets, Who Didn’t Get Heroes’ Welcomes Then, Have A Day Of Their Own
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“The fact of the matter is, people are coming back from war with both physical and mental needs that are not being met.”
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Seneca Falls Supervisor Wants To End Funding For Women’s Hall of Fame Over Jane Fonda Induction
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“I got a number of calls from people in the community, a number of people stopped me when I was out, talked with me about the National Women’s Hall of Fame inducting Jane Fonda.”
‘American Chopper’ Unveils Bike To Support Western New York’s Vietnam Memorial project
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A downstate built custom motorcycle meant to support a project to bring a traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall to Western New York permanently was unveiled in a nationally-televised broadcast
He Helped Build A Dental Clinic For Women Displaced By ISIS. He’s Returning To Treat Refugees Again
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Dr. Shibly returns to a refugee camp where, from March 31 to April 4, he hopes to provide dental care for an estimated 2,500 children.
Vietnam Veteran Living With PTSD Begins Walking Tour Of New York State
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A Vietnam Veteran who has lived with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for the past 50 years is taking a walk across New York State to raise awareness and support for other veterans, young and old, who are also living with PTSD. He began his journey in Buffalo.
PA Veteran Gets Surprise Visit From An ‘Old Friend’: A Sherman Tank
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The last time Clarence Smoyer rode in a Sherman tank, he was a 21-year-old corporal in the U.S. Army.
Four WWII Chaplains Who Sacrificed Their Own Lives Remembered
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“They decided to stay on the deck, give up their life vests, and give them to other sailors or civilians who were aboard the vessel.”
Sailor In End-Of-War Celebratory Kiss Served On Ship Now Moored In Buffalo
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His spontaneous kiss of a passing woman in Times Square was captured on film and published by Life Magazine. George Mendonsa died last weekend at the age of 95 but a part of his life now rests docked in the waters of the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park.
New York Veterans Ask VA To Include Women In The Agency’s Motto
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The VA motto, which is taken from Lincoln’s second inaugural speech, addresses veterans with the male pronoun. Some veterans want to change the wording to include women.
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Remembering The ‘American St. Nick’
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Richard Brookins died last Thursday at the age of 96. He was a WWII veteran but his impact as a soldier is perhaps best known for the impromptu decision to have him dress up as Saint Nicholas on December 5th, 1944.
‘They Thought I Was Dead’: A 9/11 Survivor Recalls His Escape
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Joe Dittmar was in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. In a StoryCorps interview last year, he vividly recounts what he saw that morning — and how he got home to his family.
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Protesters In Salina Say Lockheed Martin Has Blood On Its hands
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The suburban Lockheed Martin facility is the focus of these protesters carrying signs accusing the company of having blood on its hands. Ariel Gold of Ithaca said a recent Saudi bombing using U.S. made weapons has prompted this gathering.
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Mental Health Diagnosis Often Missing Among Soldiers Who Attempt Suicide
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Many American soldiers who attempt suicide have no prior mental health diagnosis, according to the most recent study to make use of data collected by the U.S. Army and the National Institute of Mental Health.
Last-Known Surviving Mohawk Code Talker
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He is among the Native Americans who played a special role in World War II, serving as the famed Code Talkers
A New York-Born Soldier Killed In Korea Finally Honored With A Purple Heart
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BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) – Sixty-seven years after his death, a Buffalo native has received a half-dozen medals – including the Purple Heart – for his service in the Korean War.