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U.S. Eighth Air Force navigator Fred Miller, 91, was inducted into the French Legion of Honor at a ceremony in the French consulate in San Francisco.
WWII navigator awarded Legion of Honor
About 69 years after serving on French territory during World War II, Fred Miller, 91, thought his tour was a distant memory remembered by only a select few. But after receiving a letter in the mai...
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Oakley to host Memorial Day observances
The City of Oakley holds its second annual Memorial Day Observance Ceremony on Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 a.m. in Civic Center Park, 3231 Main St. The program includes the presentation of colors, a ...
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Beacon quest
The nonprofit organization Save Mount Diablo is on a mission to restore the historic Eye of Diablo, the beacon lit annually atop Mount Diablo by local Pearl Harbor survivors to honor those who died...
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Walk for a Warrior
East County Veterans Resource Center hosts Walk for a Warrior on Saturday, May 18. The walk-a-thon is held in honor of Armed Forces Day. Proceeds from the event go toward funding the center’s many ...
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Support assembled
Oakley resident Jona Dominguez assembles a care package to be mailed to active military personnel at the recent RED Day event held at Brentwood’s Veterans Park. Organized by the East County office ...
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Grads of Distinction share achievements
Liberty Union High School District alumni Douglas Adams, Craig Bronzan and Capt. Nicholas M. Eslinger returned to their former stomping grounds last week as role models imparting wisdom to future g...
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An artist’s rendering of the Oakley Veterans Memorial includes an aerial view of the monument to be built at the corner of Main Street and Norcross Lane at Civic Center Park.<br>Graphic courtesy of the City of Oakley
Funds sought for veterans memorial
The City of Oakley is accepting donations for a proposed veterans memorial to be located at Civic Center Park in downtown Brentwood. The memorial will feature five red, square, granite columns surr...
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Troop support a package deal
The public is invited to support our troops Thursday, May 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Veterans Park, 3841 Balfour Road in Brentwood. The RED Day event (Renew, Energize, Donate) is organized by Kell...
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Gavin Patrick Dorn
Gavin Patrick Dorn
Gavin Patrick Dorn, 2012 Freedom High School graduate and son of Oakley residents Patrick and Diane Dorn, recently graduated from Recruit Training Command Basic Training from the Navy. He graduate...
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Final farewell
Liberty High School staff and students lined Second Street in Brentwood on Wednesday to say goodbye to U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Sara Castromata, who was killed March 21 in a double murder-suicide at ...
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