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Friday, September 29, 2017

At Washington state ceremony, Civil War veteran finally honored for his service

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Saluting Patriot Guard Riders for supporting today's internment of Civil War Veteran & WA Veterans Home Resident, PVT Zachariah St...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Well done, soldier, welcome home: Union veteran finally to receive burial near Seattle

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Urn containing Pvt. Stucker's cremains (Courtesy of Bob Patrick) On June 28, 1914, Zachariah M. Stucker died of heart failure at...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Building cool toys for big kids: How a military miniature-diorama maker in Ohio does his exacting work

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Bert Floyd customizes from similar molds (Napoleonic, Civil War) Our May 2010 post about a NASA design engineer in Ohio who crafts...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Tropical storm-battered Fort Pulaski mops up, aims for reopening by next weekend

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Sandstone pier prepared for placement of bridge (NPS photos) Fort Pulaski National Monument near Savannah, Ga., has again rolled w...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Support team: Crew finishes work that will protect Georgia textile mill ruins for decades

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Wooden support shortly before it was removed near end of project Arch now supported by ring of steel plates (Don Scarbrough photos) ...
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