Family triumph (Charles Lindbergh’s trans-Atlantic flight) and tragedy (the kidnapping “crime of the century”) shaped his early life, but he made his mark in the depths.
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This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus.
Donald Younce of Commerce Township took his Marine experience into civilian life and worked as a self-employed deep-sea diver.
Younce, 85, died at home Jan. 27 as a result of complications from COVID-19.
He was a proud U.S. Marine, 3rd Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Squad, as part of the Underwater Demolition Team.
Younce worked as a deep-sea diver along the coast of California before returning to Michigan to marry the love of his life, Judie (Cornett). They were married 48 years.
Updated: Apr 30 2021, 5:47 ET
AMERICA'S deadliest sniper, Navy Seal marksman Chris Kyle, had at least 160 confirmed kills in Iraq by the Pentagon’s official count.
But before he was fatally shot on a Texas gun range, the war hero said he was more interested in the people he'd saved - "that’s the number I’d care about".
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What was Chris Kyle's longest sniper shot?
Chris Kyle was such a skilled marksman that he killed an enemy fighter 1.2 miles - 21 football fields - away with a single shot.
The hero's longest sniper shot was fired while he protected an approaching US Army convoy in Sadr City, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, in 2008.
State Senate Confirms 25 College And University Regents To Boards Across New Mexico
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SANTA FE — Twenty-five highly-qualified New Mexicans have been nominated by Gov. Lujan Grisham and confirmed by the State Senate to serve on Boards of Regents at public colleges, universities, and special schools across the state.
“This year’s cadre of regents includes individuals with a high level of experience and enthusiasm for higher education, which will be key for guiding our state institutions forward in the coming years,” Higher Education Department Secretary Stephanie Rodriguez said. “We look forward to collaborating with them and all higher education leadership to ensure that New Mexico’s students and schools succeed.”
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Join Colonel Robert Adams as he takes you on a first-hand free dive into the heart of Navy SEAL Hell Week in this, the first chapter of his acclaimed book,
finished UDT/SEAL training as class leader of BUD/S Class 81. He later became an Army physician and served in combat with the 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq, and the famed Army DELTA Force in unnamed countries around the world.
But right now, he’s deep in the sand of one of the military’s most harrowing training environments. Strap in.
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“If at any time during this training, my fellow instructors or I determine that we are not willing to follow you into combat, Gentlemen, you will not be here the next day. Am I clear?” he rumbled menacingly to the eight naval officers standing at attention.