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TOUCHING TRIBUTE: Limestone girl honors fallen sailor
As the funeral procession for Watertender 2nd Class Edgar D. Gross traveled down Alabama 99 Monday, something caught ... Read more
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Limestone seaman killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried Memorial Day
The long-awaited burial of a Limestone County native killed in Pearl Harbor will happen on Memorial Day, a ... Read more
State And Nation
Now 97, Navy veteran recalls 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor
HONOLULU (AP) — Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Don Long was alone on an anchored military seaplane in the ... Read more
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MY FLAG, MY COUNTRY: Author shares thoughts on day of ‘infamy’
Editor’s note: The following was written by Athens author Bill Hunt, an occasional contributor to The News Courier. ... Read more
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Front seat to history: Pearl Harbor survivor remembers attack 75 years later
When he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Dec. 11, 1939, Jim DeWitt had no idea he was ... Read more
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America’s role in the world 75 years after Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a pivotal moment in U.S. and world history. The attack thrust the ... Read more