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In 1966 Capt. Byron Reed went to Vietnam for the first of his two tours at war.
Colombia enters third week of protests as Bogotá and Washington prepare to escalate repression A protest demonstration in Colombia, last Saturday (Source: Twitter) The “strike” was called by the National Strike Committee, which is composed of the main trade union confederations and farmers associations, after it suspended talks with the government of far-right President Ivan Duque during the first day of the so-called “National Dialogue” on Monday. Since 2019, the unions and the government have repeatedly employed a combination of talks with intermittent calls for “National Strikes...
Reply George Francis Gunning, 88, Of Alexandria, died as a result of COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Steven Magee) George Francis Gunning passed away on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Silverado Memory Care Community in Alexandria, VA. He was 88 years old. He died as a result of COVID-19. George was an avid and adventurous world traveler who served his country, first as an officer in the US Army, and then in a long and distinguished civilian career with the US Navy. George had been a resident of Alexandria, VA for more than 40 years. George was born in Rome, NY on July 1, 1932. Hoping to find better econo...