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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Budget cuts ground 3rd of Air Force warplanes; those headed to Afghanistan to be mission ready

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Missouri lawmakers approved legislation last year designating March 30 as a day of special recognition for Vietnam veterans.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  The city's third annual Chocolate Extravaganza drew in Tri-State residents looking for free chocolate and live music.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  One of Hannibal's own marched alongside President Obama at the Inaugural Parade Monday.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf died Thursday in Tampa, Fla., at age 78 of complications from pneumonia.

Friday, November 09, 2012  It was the 5th Annual Bring A Vet To School Day at Camp Point Central Junior High School.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Towering Colorado wildfire devours homes, forces partial closure of Air Force Academy

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  The story of a military mom's wish to see her son graduate basic training.

Sunday, November 13, 2011  Veterans Day has come and gone, but one Tri-State community says honoring our veterans sacrifices shouldn't stop there. Sunday, a group of high school students from Highland High School celebrated their veterans on what most people would call an average Sunday.

Friday, November 11, 2011  Every year on November eleventh, Americans reflect on the sacrifices veterans make to keep our country free.

Saturday, November 05, 2011  More than eighty entries lined Maine street with everything from flags and patriotic music to a 53-foot big rig adorned with the names of victims of the 9/11 attacks.

Saturday, May 28, 2011  The Pentagon says Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Hamski of Ottumwa, Iowa was among two airmen killed in the Shorabak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan when a bomb exploded.

Thursday, April 28, 2011  The school also won a $75,000 cash grant that is funded from the sales of scratch off tickets.

Sunday, April 03, 2011  Members of the Hamilton Area Troop Support group began sending gift baskets overseas in 2004. They've recently started it back up again as more soldiers have deployed. This time, they're filling up camouflaged easter baskets. While it may be just candy and magazines, these family and friends say the baskets provide a lifeline to home.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011  Update: President Barack Obama promised to "spare no effort" in investigating the slayings