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Are we the people still willing to take up the torch for those who have given their last full measure on behalf of liberty and freedom?
News from the May 26, 1892 edition of The Ionia Daily Sentinel
The last surviving Sherpa recalls the 1953 expedition to reach Everest's summit 68 years after the successful summit attempt, Kancha Sherpa recalls his incredible experiences 27 May 2021 • 4:03pm Kancha Sherpa was a member of the 1953 expedition to reach Mount Everest's summit for the first time Credit: Kanchha Sherpa Foundation “My first impression of Edmund Hillary was that he was always smiling. He was also very tall with white eyes. I thought he might be from a beautiful place as he had good clothes on,” Kancha Sherpa says. The bright-eyed 88-year-old is the last survivor from the 1...
By Andre Trinidad, 943rd Rescue Group / Published May 18, 2021 An HH-60 Pave Hawk takes off form a temporary Forward Operating Base as part of Exercise Northern Assessment. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 943rd Rescue Group successfully completed training scenarios that incorporated highly mobile, temporary facilities in remote, austere locations while still performing combat search and rescue operations from 30 April through 3 May. Exercise Northern Assessment was safely conducted using current CDC protocols and all service members were fully vaccinated. (U.S. Air Force phot...
Colonel Mosby Sites Tour Join the Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail in exploring the history of the Civil War with a walking tour highlighting the life of Colonel John S. Mosby. This tour will guide visitors to numerous sites associated with the “Grey Ghost” and his legacy in Old Town Warrenton. We will start at the jail and move through the town from there. Walking tour fee is $10/person, $8 for FHS members, and $5 for children under 12. Member promo code: FHSmembers Child promo code: FHSkidz *Note* Please have a mask with you for when you are inside the Jail where it is requir...