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Relative of brothers killed in WWII kicks off fundraising drive The USS The Sullivans is taking on water and listing at its dock in Buffalo, N.Y. Emergency repairs to the 78-year-old destroyer — named for the five Sullivans brothers from Waterloo who died in World War II when their ship, the USS Juneau, sank in the South Pacific — are underway. The granddaughter of the only brother to have a child is starting a fundraiser to help pay for permanent repairs. (Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park via AP) The five Sullivan Brothers from Waterloo died when their ship was torpedoed in ...

Keeping the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park from going under during the pandemic has been hard enough without also having to worry about keeping one of its star attractions afloat. After losing 87% of its revenue because of COVID-19 closures and cancellations during the past year, the park recently discovered the destroyer USS The Sullivans taking on water and listing at its dock in Buffalo's inner harbor. The 78-year-old decommissioned vessel is named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, who were killed in action when the USS Juneau was sunk...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Keeping the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park from going under during the pandemic has been hard enough without also

Wiley Price / St. Louis American Originally published on January 22, 2021 3:28 pm It’s obvious that Halbert Sullivan, 69, founder and CEO of Fathers & Families Support Center, is proud of his nonprofit’s growth. Just beyond the foyer, Sullivan points to the suite of classrooms where fathers learn to address relationship violence, improve their parenting skills, communicate better with their children’s mothers and much more. The agency moved last year into its $4.5 million, refurbished headquarters at 1601 Olive St, in downtown St. Louis. Behind a spiral staircase, affirming quo...

Pandemic has huge impact on Black fathers, support center founder says "Our demographic, for the most part, are employed in lower-economic jobs. They don’t have jobs where you can use technology and work from home." Credit: St. Louis American Author: Sylvester Brown Jr. – The St. Louis American Published: 8:03 AM CST January 22, 2021 Updated: 8:03 AM CST January 22, 2021 ST. LOUIS — It’s obvious that Halbert Sullivan, 69, founder and CEO of Fathers & Families Support Center, is proud of his nonprofit’s growth. Just beyond the foyer, S...