Military News
- Veterans to be honored at event
- By Leticia Gutierrez/Appeal-Democrat
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- This week's Veterans Town Hall 2009 in Marysville includes information about the newly established statewide "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" and names the Outstanding Yuba-Sutter Veteran of the Year.
But its main goal is to get help for... Full story

- A day for veterans
- Parade in Marysville pays tribute to heroes
- By Nancy Pasternack/Appeal-Democrat
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- Crowds were several rows deep along D Street in Marysville on Wednesday as the Veterans Day Parade, led by 95-year-old Joe Langdell, made its way downtown.
Langdell, a Yuba City resident and retired lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves,... Full story
- Our View: Honoring vets
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- One of the undeniable virtues of Veterans Day is that it has not been subjected to the modern American craze for three-day weekends, regardless of historical significance. Veterans Day is rooted in Armistice Day, which is rooted in concrete history.... Full story

- Remembering those who fell
- Marysville veteran fills yard with 253 white crosses
- By Nancy Pasternack/Appeal-Democrat
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- It doesn't get much attention, being that his house is off the main drag.
But Jerry Kester's 253-cross front-lawn salute to U.S. war dead gets the occasional drive-by stare of appreciation, or pedestrian pause.
For several years, around Veteran's... Full story
- Veterans Day parade and events
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- The annual Veterans Day Parade in downtown Marysville starts at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Veterans Day, and travels on D Street in downtown Marysville.
Activities around the parade that day include a Flags of Freedom display honoring local veterans, plus... Full story

- Senior Master Sgt. Walter Witkowski
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- U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Walter Witkowski is the son of Marjorie Lowe of Yuba City and brother to Marjorie Dunham of Garden Grove.
Witkowski joined the Air Force in September 1976 in a delayed enlistment program. He graduated from Yuba... Full story

- Nevada County theater does fine recreation of 'War of the Worlds'
- By Tom Nadeau/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- The Community Players of Nevada County did a fine, fine job with their fast-paced stage adaptation of the radio version of author H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds."
The 1938 Mercury Theatre on Air production of "War of the Worlds" was written by... Full story