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Killeens mayor will take time this week to honor a Killeen man who participated in one of the  most dangerous air raids of World War II. Bob Gray Day is Sunday, April 18, but Killeen Mayor Jose Segarra will visit Grays gravesite on Friday at 2 PM. According to a City of Killeen News Release, Mayor Segarra will  present an official proclamation to a Gray descendant and join in laying a wreath of remembrance. So, who is Bob Gray? Captain Robert “Bob” Gray was a Killeen native, born May 2...

Public domain (courtesy of H2O Radio) In 1948, a World War II-era bomber crashed into Lake Mead, the massive reservoir formed by Hoover Dam that straddles the Arizona-Nevada border. After several failed attempts to locate the plane, it was finally discovered in the early 2000s—still remarkably intact. As lake levels fall, will the draw to see the aircraft finish it off? Lake Mead, Nev.— The official crash report said the pilots were flying low to collect a last bit of scientific data befo...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Fort Sam Houstons famed Quadrangle peacocks a tradition still strutting after 120 years at the San Antonio Army post FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 A peacock stands among ducks and other peafowl in the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of5 A photo marked 1947 of peafowl at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle.Fort Sam Houston MuseumShow MoreShow Less 3of5 A photo circa 1920 of...

Unidentified Member of the Richmond HowitzersThe Richmond Howitzer Company of the 1st Regiment of Volunteers was founded on November 9, 1859, by George Wythe Randolph, a grandson of Thomas Jefferson, a U.S. Navy veteran, and a Richmond lawyer. After electing Randolph its first captain, the company, which was recruited from elite Richmond circles, marched to Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia), to help provide security during Brown’s trial and subsequent execution. Curious out-of-towne...

Sophie Perry The Warming, by Stanley Johnson - Credit: Edwin Smet & Author/PA What if Captain Scott unknowingly discovered a mineral that could solve climate change? Thats the premise of the latest novel by Boris Johnsons father, Stanley. The book is billed as a "pulse-pounding adventure" which bolts between the South American jungle, Amsterdam, the Falkland Islands and Antarctica.  The Warming follows journalist Charles Hodson who is on the trail of his missing brother in the Brazilian rainf...

Canadians in the Spanish Civil War: The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion During the Spanish Civil War, Canadian volunteers fought against Franco’s Fascists. The Mac Paps saw combat in the heaviest fighting of the war. Heres What You Need to Know: After years of social upheaval, political unrest, and violence, Spain erupted into all-out civil war on July 18, 1936, when General Francisco Franco led a junta of right-wing army officers in a revolt against the democratically elected government of the...

Canton Daily Ledger SPRINGFIELD—In recognition of Black History Month, the Illinois State Police (ISP) along with the Illinois Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers (ABLE) are joining together to raise awareness of the contributions of African-Americans in the ISP and the communities in which they serve.        Nov. 20, 1984, ABLE was incorporated by the State of Illinois.  ABLE is as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which strives to ensure every possible effort is being mad...

WATCH U.S. Navy Band Does Sea Shanty Version of Taylor Swift Song This is great. The United States Navy Band put out a video yesterday of their version of Taylor Swifts "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." ....In the style of a sea shanty. Check it out. As it turns out, not everyone was in love with this version, specifically in calling it a sea shanty. The Navy Chief of Information Twitter account posted the following message: "This generated some strong opinions! While this shanty parod...

Written by Lesley Osborn New FARO 3D laser scanner enables police to map accident scenes, as well as seven schools and public buildings;  Laser Shot firearms training from realistic laser-based engagements and live-fire exercises helps train officers in firing precision and decision-making. During this unstable time, it is reassuring to know that the Darien Police have been given two vital tools that will help them ensure our town’s safety and security. When The Darien Foundation learn...

The Story of the USS Murphys Long Service in Wartime The destroyer USS Murphy survived a collision on the open sea and served during four amphibious operations in the European Theater. Eighty miles off the coast of New Jersey and 280 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean lies the forward section of a World War II destroyer, where it came to rest more than 60 years ago. According to the USS  Murphy History Project, the warship’s tragic and triumphant story reads “like a chronicle of...