military
Send troops a bit of home
In an effort to bring the comforts of home to our troops, the Antioch Military Family & Friends is partnering with the Contra Costa County Law Enforcement Training Center Class 165 to host a C...
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Welcome home
Thai Pham, seen here in a white shirt and striped tie, is a former sergeant with the 528th Special Ops Battalion. His spine was injured in a parachute drop in Afghanistan, which to his disappointm...
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Secret world of Camp Tracy revealed
About 350 people came together on Sunday for a rare glimpse into the sometimes opulent, sometimes shadowy past of the Byron Hot Springs, also known as the top-secret World War II prisoner interrog...
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Freedom grad shares Time with Obama
Earlier this month when President Obama traveled to West Point to sell his plan for sending additional troops to Afghanistan, former Freedom High School grad Andrew Ng had a front row seat. This w...
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Oakley native receives Bronze Star
Marine Sgt. Maj. Anthony Mass, Jr. said he can’t remember all the details, and that’s understandable; he was pretty busy. They’re all listed, however, in an official summary of his actions between...
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Veterans on parade in Antioch
Thousands of people lined Second Street in downtown Antioch Wednesday to view the soldiers, vintage cars, macho motorcyclists, flag-waving scouts, marching bands, waving politicians and a bagpiper...
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Eyes to the skies
When the festivities begin this year at the East County Veterans Day Parade in downtown Antioch, the guests of honor – and grand marshals of the event – will have a view of the parade like no othe...
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Vietnam vet to share story
Students in grades three and up are invited to observe Veteran’s Day by experiencing a bit of history when Vietnam veteran Phil Ehrhorn shares his war experiences in a free 45-minute program on Tu...
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Talk About Town: Nov. 6
Talks have begun about what Mayor Bob Taylor will do to ramp up his promise once his The Mayor Is A Turkey fundraiser breaks through the 300 mark. Taylor has been collecting $8 donations f...
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