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Lindsay Sanders
Heritage High School alumna Lindsay G. Sanders (class of 2009) graduated from Air Force basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas on March 18. Sanders...
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Following her graduation from Heritage High School in June of 2010, Carolyn Wright decided to serve her country by enlisting in the United States Navy on a delayed entry recruit program.
Wright gra...
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Gary Dobberpuhl and Treva Black proudly share the news of their son’s decision to serve our beloved country and enlist in the United States Army. Troy W. Dobberpuhl, a 1996 graduate of Liberty High...
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At the sound of the bell, fists were flying, feet were dancing, heads were bobbing and the roar of the crowd proclaimed to all attendees that Fight Night had begun.
Spc. Danielle Lagunas-Valles, a ...
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The Filipino-American Association of Pittsburg observes the 69th anniversary of the fall of Bataan-Corregidor Saturday, April 9 at a luncheon buffet at Humphrey’s on the Delta in Antioch. The survi...
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Mother Nature put a damper on a planned garage sale, but not on enthusiasm for supporting our troops.
The garage sale intended for last weekend to support East County Military Families and Friends ...
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Last month, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric Boettcher delivered a presentation to 14 veterans of the WWII’s Battle of the Bulge about his tours of duty in Iraq, at the same time gaining support for a Brent...
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Little Wonders Preschool in Oakley is donating care packages to troops in Afghanistan. The children learned that the soldiers help keep our country safe and that they are far from home and need sna...
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Brentwood resident and U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Carlisle, assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division walks with Iraqi A...
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Oakley resident Allan Perry recently retired after 40 years of military service.
His career began in 1970, when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Upon completion of Navy Boot Camp at Great Lakes Naval ...
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Members of the Warrior Watch and American Legion Riders, along with the Brentwood Kiwanis Club, recently held a long-overdue Welcome Home for retired Sgt. 1st Class Fred Urbin (in the brown hat).
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East County Military Families and Friends invite East County residents to celebrate the grand opening of the East County Veterans Peer to Peer Resource Recreation Center in Pittsburg on Saturday,...
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An Antioch resident’s unit in Iraq is among those receiving training aimed at stemming the record number of suicides by American troops. Last year, for the second year in a row, the U.S. military l...
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Re-entering the civilian workforce after a career in the armed forces can be challenging even during the best of times. But today’s economic uncertainty and high unemployment rates should prompt re...
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When Josie Monaghan first starting talking about a place for returning East County veterans to gather, relax and support one another, the founder and executive director of East County Military Fami...
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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, located at The Streets of Brentwood, recently donated 107 pounds of fudge to Blue Star Moms. Fudge donations were generated through its inaugural Fudge for Troops ...
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David Juarez of Oakley Boy Scout Troop 298 received a proclamation from Oakley Mayor Jim Frazier at Tuesday’s council meeting honoring him for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
A senior at Herit...
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The public is invited to a Valentine Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood. And while the pancakes won’t be heart-shaped or red, th...
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The Maine Memorial Association has issued an open invitation to Iwo Jima survivors to attend a luncheon and commemorative memorial service marking the 66th anniversary of the 36-day bloody battle f...
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In 2007, Bethel Island resident Spike Donnelly collected and mailed more than 13,000 golf balls to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now Donnelly has another morale-boosting project underway, but...