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Person of interest sought in deadly Fort Knox shooting
An Army civilian employee was shot and killed in a parking lot at Kentucky's Fort Knox on Wednesday, and investigators were seeking to question a man in connection with the shooting, authorities said Army officials said in a news release late Wednesday...
Tags: U.S. Army, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, FBI, Armed Forces
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ROUNDUP: Local high school athletes sign on to play in college; Virginia Tech, UVA announce football recruits
High school athletes from across the area are signing on to play at the college level. Here is a running story of athletes who have signed on, and football players that have signed at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. Blacksburg Geinda...
Tags: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Science and Technology, Students, NFL Scouting Combine, Minor League Baseball
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UPDATE: Rockbridge County grad, former football star killed by IED in Afghanistan
He'd only been in Afghanistan for one week and now people in Rockbridge County are mourning his death. Chase Prasnicki, a former high school football stand-out; killed in the line of duty. Prasnicki played football at Rockbridge County High School...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports, Bombings, Football
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Funeral held for Rockbridge Co. grad killed in Afghanistan
Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday in Lexington to honor Chase Prasnicki, a young soldier who died last month in Afghanistan. Mourners filled St. Patrick's Catholic Church, and many more lined the sidewalks outside. Chase Prasnicki was well-known in...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, High School Sports, Bob McDonnell, Religion and Belief
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Soldier with ties to Giles County killed in Afghanistan
WDBJ7 ReporterA mother in Giles County knows what it means to sacrifice for her country, as she unwillingly joins a special group of parents. This is a true story of sacrifice. Alisa Moody lives in Giles County. She is one strong woman, whose life has changed...Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings
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Tim Conrad: I'm running for U.S. Senate seat in Virginia
The father of a Roanoke County soldier killed last month in Afghanistan over the burning of the Quran has launched a campaign to run as an independent candidate for theU.S. Senate seat in Virginia.
Tim Conrad is in the process of filing the necessary...Tags: Media Industry, Rentals, U.S. Senate, Voting, Timothy M. Kaine
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Roanoke veteran receives Bronze Star more than 65 years after service in World War II
ReporterMore than 60 years after his service in World War II, Roanoker Charles Easter has received the Bronze Star he earned in Europe. Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte presented the medal to Easter during a brief ceremony Thursday morning at Goodlatte'...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Festivals, World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest
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World War II veteran laid to rest
Weekend Anchor/ReporterA World War II Veteran, who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, was laid to rest on Friday. Warren Rucker Woodford, better known as Woody, was many things to many people during his life, but it's his patriotism and service to country that left...Tags: Africa, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945)
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Updated: World War II-era plane crashes at West Virginia air show; pilot killed
The pilot of a World War II-era plane has died after it crashed and burst into flames at a West Virginia
air show Saturday in Martinsburg.
No spectators were reported injured.
The crash comes a day after a stunt pilot in Nevada crashed at an air show...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Federal Aviation Administration
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US troops in Iraq to come home by the end of the year
President Barack Obama says the Iraq war is at its end, and he's announcing that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn by year's end.
Obama's statement put an end to months of wrangling over whether the U.S. would maintain a force in Iraq beyond 2011.
The...Tags: Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions
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WWII vet from Salem will fly one more mission
ReporterAt first glance, Earl Baker looks like your typical old man but if you thought that, you'd be wrong. Earl Baker helped saved the world nearly 70 years ago, and the Distinguished Flying Cross he's holding is testament to that. Baker told News 7 "it is...Tags: Leesburg, Awards and Prizes, Germany, Unrest, Conflicts and War, France
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North Carolina shipwrecks shine a light on hidden history of World War II
ReporterThe underwater images are impressive. High definition video of World War II shipwrecks teeming with sea life; vessels that haven't seen the surface in almost 70 years. The most famous battles of World War II were fought in places like Normandy and...Tags: Outer Banks, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), World War II (1939-1945)
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