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Matt Kollman, CEO, Skyline Hospital

Marine moms take aim at D21 policy
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Marine moms take aim at D21 policy

  • RaeLynn Ricarte
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Two Marines will not be allowed by school policy to wear dress blues to their June 9 high school graduation, but administrators have made some concessions to recognize their military service. The mothers of Zain Hartsook, 18, and Brayden Anderson, 17, believe their sons should be granted an exemption to the requirement that they wear traditional cap and gown to The Dalles High School commencement exercise.

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Letter to the Editor: Boycotting parade

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To the editor: I am a Vietnam veteran who received a battlefield commission because the Marines were looking for men with experience on the ground during a 1965 deployment. I will never walk again because I stepped up to serve my country, but at least I made it home. It is absolutely egregious to me, as a combat veteran, to have our Fourth of July fireworks display being held on another day because it is economically more advantageous.

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‘Doc’ focuses on veterans

  • RaeLynn Ricarte
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A Navy corpsman, known as “Doc” to the Marines he cared for, is returning to his hometown of The Dalles to take on the role of program director at the Oregon Veterans’ Home. “I’m really passionate about helping other vets so I bring a very positive attitude to this job,” said Michael Springston, a 2004 graduate of The Dalles High School.