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The recognitions honor the resistance and bravery of freedom seekers and their allies who risked their lives to resist slavery
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The recognitions honor the resistance and bravery of freedom seekers and their allies who risked their lives to resist slavery
Chris Zachary sent photos of a harbor seal resting on a sandbar in Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach.
These are some of the service members whose names are found on the nation’s largest military installation: Pope Field is named after 1st Lt. Harley H. Pope on April 1, 1919. Pope and his crewman, Sgt. Walter W. Fleming, were killed Jan. 7, 1919, after their plane crashed into the Cape Fear River. Pike Field is named for Lt. Col. Emory J. Pike, a Medal of Honor recipient who served during World War I. Butner Road and Butner Primary are named after Maj. Gen. Henry W. Butner, a North Carolinian who served during World War I. Gruber Road is named after Brig. Gen. Edmund L. Gruber, an arti...