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November 11, 2007
Today is Veteran's Day
Tomorrow may be the day we observe today's holiday, yet today our local newspapers honor the men and women of the past and present who have fought for us. Here are their stories:
- Steve Lopez takes his weekly LA Times Sunday column and dedicates it to telling the story of Sgt. Maj. Jesse Acosta, who lost his sight, taste and smell in Iraq. Lopez follows Acosta as he commutes on the bus in Los Angeles.
- Daily News columnist Dennis McCarthy profiles West Hills resident, Charlie Mykietyn, a tank commander during World War II who "should have been killed 10 times over himself" as he had been through D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge.
Photo of Arlington West by robotpolisher via Flickr
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Today's LA Times story about the "Marlboro Marine" also needs to be mentioned. The print edition features it much more prominently then the LAT site.
It would be nice to see the LA blogs giving some attention to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, considering that more military personnel from California have been killed there than from any other state.
Thanks for mentioning Veterans Day. I have many relatives who have served in the military and fought in wars. I have two cousins in Iraq now.