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Montford Point Marines

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  • Six local Montford Point Marines -- Robert Blanks, 85, of Orange City; James Huger, 97, Daytona Beach; Wilfred Carr, 86, of Palm Coast; Eli Graham Jr., 87, of Daytona Beach; James Sharpe, 83, of Palm Coast and John Steele, 86, of Daytona Beach -- were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The Montford Point Marines were the first black Marine recruits after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an order in 1941 against discrimination in the military.
  • 8/25/2012
  • Album ID: 1488775

VA Job Fair

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  • Veterans turn out for a job fair at the William V. Chappell Jr. Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Daytona Beach on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012.
  • 8/25/2012
  • Album ID: 1522374

Daytona Cubs Military Night

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  • The Daytona Cubs battle the Dunedin Blue Jays on Military Appreciation Night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach on Friday, June 29, 2012.
  • 6/29/2012
  • Album ID: 1495691

Walk for Wounded Warrior Project

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  • The Flagler County Commission teamed up with the national Wounded Warrior Project for a fundraising walk for the group, which helps former military men and women returning home with the process of readjusting to life as a civilian.
  • 5/19/2012
  • Album ID: 1474249

Aboard the USS Dwight Eisenhower

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  • A group of civilians took a once-in-a-lifetime trip onto the USS Dwight Eisenhower, including Daytona International Speedway president Joie Chitwood and Daytona Beach News-Journal reporter Chris Graham.
  • 5/2/2012
  • Album ID: 1462733

Tuskegee Airmen

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  • "Triumph Over Adversity, Rise Above," an exhibit that tells the story of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen, stopped at Daisy T. Stocking Park in Daytona Beach on Tuesday, March 20, 2012.
  • 3/20/2012
  • Album ID: 1436268

WWII Planes in Daytona Beach

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  • World War II vets fly around the country exhibiting these two vintage planes; a P-51 Mustang and the last remaining airworthy B-29. The public is welcome to look at and even ride in the planes, for a fee.
  • 3/2/2012
  • Album ID: 1425865

Florida in the Civil War

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  • As part of the month-long Flagler Reads Together event, the library has a traveling exhibit from the Orange County Regional History Center called “Florida in the Civil War” through April 2. The exhibit includes interactive decision panels, a uniform try-on area and several cases of artifacts and documents related to the Civil War.
  • 2/29/2012
  • Album ID: 1428211
  • Photos by Patrick Appolonia

Greatest Generation

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  • After returning from Europe and the Far East, World War II veterans settled back into their private lives, focusing on careers and families. In 2011, many of those living recount with clarity their experiences and possible place in history.
  • 12/3/2011
  • Album ID: 1372940

Veterans Day Parade 2011

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  • The Veterans Day Parade traveled down Woodland Boulevard through downtown DeLand on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011.
  • 11/12/2011
  • Album ID: 1361036

Veterans Day 2011

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  • Throughout the two county area, veterans were being honored Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, with local observances. Dedications of plaques honoring veterans of two wars were planned as part of four days of events that started Thursday.
  • 11/11/2011
  • Album ID: 1360389

Ride to Recovery

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  • More than 200 bicyclists, including wounded veterans, rode through Volusia County on a 350-mile journey from Jacksonville to Tampa as part of the Ride 2 Recovery Florida Challenge to benefit wounded veterans.
  • 10/26/2011
  • Album ID: 1349791
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