Barbara High
Tribune Staff Writer
KEYSER - The Patriots Pack will be arriving in Keyser Sunday, May 23, to honor city resident Clifton Brooks Sr. as one of the last remaining Tuskegee Airmen alive today.
Brooks, now 99, was part of the Tuskegee Airmen - the African-American military pilots and airmen who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps - during World War II. They formed the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group.
He will be honored by the group with a parade and an event where he will be awarded a citation and plaque.
According to John Brostrom, who along with Mike Stramaglio created the Patriots Pack, the riders will be leaving North Ridgeville, Ohio, and make the journey to Keyser to honor Mr. Brooks for being the hero that he is.
Bus service connects UMD, Twin Cities
Molly Duepner wears a bright green scarf and a jean jacket while she waits for her ride to the Twin Cities. Except this time, she and her duffel bag won t be in a crowded backseat with music blaring and a buried speedometer.
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Duluth Budgeteer | 1:39 pm, Apr. 8, 2005
Molly Duepner wears a bright green scarf and a jean jacket while she waits for her ride to the Twin Cities. Except this time, she and her duffel bag won t be in a crowded backseat with music blaring and a buried speedometer.
She s taking advantage of the new Jefferson coach bus service offered at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The program, called College Connection, is offering people on campus, and in the community, a ride to the cities on a daily basis. The stops on the other end include the St. Paul bus depot, the Amtrak station, the University of Minnesota Coffman Union and the Minneapolis bus depot. Other quick rural stops are made alon