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  • Former soldier given honor highlighting his service

    03/05/2006 7:38:32 AM PST · by SandRat · 1 replies · 540+ views
    FORT HUACHUCA — More than 60 years ago, a young Benson man went off to war. Art Shilling returned six decades ago from island hopping campaigns in the Pacific and a stint as a member of the Japanese occupation force. The 81-year-old Shilling, who still lives in Benson, was a member of the 27th Engineer Construction Battalion. Shilling took part in four invasions of different New Guinea islands and two in the Philippine island chain. For many today, memories of World War II are just a part of America’s fading history. But to former GIs, those days of their youth...
  • A test for President Bush on democracy, human rights - (urges leaning on commie Vietnam)

    06/19/2005 8:39:56 PM PDT · by CHARLITE · 191+ views
    AUGUSTA FREE PRESS.COM ^ | JUNE 20, 2005 | BRUCE KESLER
    On Tuesday, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai of Vietnam will meet with President Bush. Today, New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith, chairman of the Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations subcommittee, is holding a hearing on Vietnam's human-rights record. On Friday, Brad Adams, Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said: "President Bush needs to send a clear message to Hanoi that progress on human rights will affect other aspects of Vietnam's evolving relationship with the United States." However, the State Department has declined to send a representative to Smith's congressional hearing. What message does this send? Human Rights Watch reports:...