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Bonney Lake crash and UFO mystery reveal hidden history LISTEN: UFO mystery in Bonney Lake Your browser does not support the audio element. On the evening of Wednesday, April 1, 1959, an Air Force C-118 – that’s the military version of a DC-6 airliner – was on a training exercise. It was doing “touch and go” landings at McChord Air Force Base, or what’s now JBLM, taking off and landing, and then flying around the nearby countryside. At about 8:12 p.m. ...

Alabama to build fifth veterans home in Enterprise AL.com 5/3/2021 © Trisha Crain Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs received a $39 million federal grant to build a fifth veterans home for long-term care. The new facility, which is estimated to cost a total of $60 million, will house about 175 veterans in Enterprise in southeast Alabama, according to a press release. Construction is expected to start in 2022 with the opening planne...

Alabama to build fifth veterans home in Enterprise Updated May 03, 2021; The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs received a $39 million federal grant to build a fifth veterans home for long-term care. The new facility, which is estimated to cost a total of $60 million, will house about 175 veterans in Enterprise in southeast Alabama, according to a press release. Construction is expected to start in 2022 with the opening planned for 2023. Alabama has four state veterans homes: Bill Nichols ...

Sothebys March Asia Week sale series led by yard sale discovery An exceptional and rare 15th century Chinese Yongle Period Blue and White ‘Floral’ Bowl heads to the auction block with a $300/500,000 estimate. Courtesy Sothebys. NEW YORK, NY .-Sotheby’s announced highlights of its upcoming Asia Week sales in New York, featuring a diverse array of Asian art spanning 4,000 years of history. Among the highlights are an exceptional selection of Imperial jades and cloisonné enamels from the Brook...

Emperor: The True Facts Behind the Shields Green Movie February 28, 2021 by admin Emperor is a new historical action-adventure inspired by the little-known legend of forgotten hero and 19th century freedom fighter, Shields “Emperor” Green. What’s more, it’s coming to the UK on DVD and Digital platforms, so audiences can discover this crucial figure for themselves. In the film, we meet Emperor working on a plantation but, after a callous act of violence against his family, resorting to h...

Introduction: With the events that have taken place during 2020, it is important to look back over the events that have been pivotal in breaking down racial barriers.  This discussion will investigate the numerous examples of black military service, with black Americans fighting in every United States conflict from the American War for Independence to the present day.  It will also explore how the military valor of African Americans helped end limited martial involvement and segregated milit...

We can probably agree that 2020 was the worst year for a lot of things, including movies. I usually go to a couple movies per month, but this year, the last two movies I saw were this horrible Ben Affleck movie that I thought was going to be about basketball but instead turned out to be about alcoholism, and Sonic The Hedgehog. To the rescue comes television, which continues its infuriating trend of having too many great things available to be able to watch them all. I really like the Australi...

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COVID-19 vaccinations in Alabama state veterans homes starting Tuesday Updated Dec 29, 2020; The immunizations with the Pfizer vaccine start Tuesday at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City. The immunizations will continue over the next two weeks: Dec. 31 at the Floyd E. “Tut” Fann State Veterans Home in Huntsville. Jan. 7 at the William F. Green State Veterans Home in Bay Minette. Jan. 11 at the Colonel Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home in Pell City. “For several weeks o...

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