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WW2 hero passed yesterday, age 95 I’ve posted before about Raymond T. Matheny, my second cousin. He authored the book, “Rite of Passage” describing his experience as a B17 flight engineer, shot down in January 1944, then spent 16 months as POW in Stalag 17. After the war, he eventually became a professor of archeology at BYU. Last summer at age 94, he presented his last paper at an archeology meeting before his retirement. Some links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Matheny Interview: https://www.pbsutah.org/sites/default/files/mathenyray_0.pdf Book: https://www.bookdepository.com/Rite-Passage-Ray-T-Matheny/9780981848914 Article with photos: https://magazine.byu.edu/article/in-the-mayan-jungle/ Article: https://www.deseret.com/1999/7/3/19453785/a-festive-reunion-for-2-vets-br-each-thought-the-other-had-died-in-wwii photo: https://jazzroc.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/raymatheny.jpg?w=225&h=307 Raymond lived a magnificent and grand life. Part of the greatest...

Actor Peter Graves was found dead Sunday at his home in Pacific Palisades, according to law enforcement sources. Graves, who stared in "Mission: Impossible," "Airplane!" and Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17"--apparently died of natural causes, the sources said. Graves was 83, according to a biography on the website IMDB.com. [snip]

Liquor in U.S. Military Base Is Stolen through Underground Tunnel SEPTEMBER 04, 2003 23:07 by Ji-Wan Cha ( cha@donga.com) [SEOUL, KOREA] (S. Korean) Customs Office unearthed customs dodgers who smuggled out duty-free beer from U.S. military bases through an underground tunnel. According to Seoul Customs, suspects, known as Lee (34) and Song (48), a Post Exchange manager, were arrested yesterday by the Seoul Prosecutors‘ Office. They were under suspicions of illegally trafficking 2 billion won-worth duty-free liquors out of U.S. military bases and distributing them in imported goods shops in traditional marketplaces in Seoul, which is a violation of...