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Hatch vows to defend Hill Air Force Base from cuts, closure

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 11:27pm

Making sure Hill Air Force Base is not a casualty to budget cuts and upcoming base closures his top priority, says Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.

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Col. Sarah Zabel (left), commander of the 75th Air Base Wing, and Staff Sgt. Tchaikovsky Crosley (right) present retired Air Force Lt. Col. James H. Harvey III a framed poster from a film related to the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American pilots he belonged to who fought in World War II, at Hill Aerospace Museum on Thursday.

Tuskegee Airmen played important role in Air Force history

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 6:32am

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- They were put in a position to fail. Instead, the Tuskegee Airmen turned out to be not only an important part of the history of the U.S. Air Force, but the history of the entire country.

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Verona Gwen Garrard

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 10:54pm

Roy resident Verona Gwen Garrard, born April 30, 1934, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden after an extended illness. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the Roy Central Stake Center, 4900 S. 2000 West. A viewing will be held at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 S. 1900 West, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and at the church from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Friday before the service. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery. Post condolences at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Col. Dallas M. Liddle

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 11:18pm

Retired Air Force Col. Dallas M. Liddle, born Jan. 27, 1930, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at Rocky Mountain Care Center from causes incident to age. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Friends may visit from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Interment, Lindquist’s Memorial Park at Layton, 1867 N. Fairfield Road, where military honors will be accorded. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to American Legion in Clearfield, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, and No More Homeless Pets in Salt Lake City. Condolences may be posted at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Betty Louise Davis Self

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 6:59pm

Betty Louise Davis Self, 80, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. A funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at Mountain View Baptist Church, 2585 E. 3000 North, Layton. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Lindquist's Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Interment, Lindquist's Memorial Park at Layton, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Condolences may be posted at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Kenneth Dale St. Clair

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 11:25pm

Kenneth Dale "Bear" St. Clair, 58, died suddenly Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Brigham City Hospital. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at the Willard LDS 6th Ward Chapel, 615 S. 665 West. A viewing will be held Sunday, Jan. 8, at Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 E. 200 South, Brigham City, and also at the ward chapel from 10 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. the day of the funeral. Interment with military honors will be in the Willard City Cemetery. Post condolences at www.gilliesfuneralchapel.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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A poster warning of the effects of the drug known as 'spice' hangs on a wall at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. The U.S. Navy has kicked out a record number of sailors and Marines this year for smoking synthetic marijuana and is seeing a dramatic jump in emergency room visits of its users, including some who babbled or hallucinated for eight days. (GREGORY BULL/The Associated Press)

'Spice' becoming a major problem for US military

Julie Watson The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, December 30, 2011 - 11:31pm

SAN DIEGO — U.S. troops are increasingly using an easy-to-get herbal mix called “spice,” which mimics a marijuana high, is hard to detect and can bring on hallucinations that last for days.

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Former military members, from the Navy to the Army, present beautiful wreaths Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park in Ogden as part of Wreaths Across America. (JENNIFER GHAN/Special to the Standard-Examiner)

Wreaths Across America honors military personnel

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 10:40pm

OGDEN -- The freezing temperatures did little to stem the flow of tears at an emotional Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday morning at Evergreen Memorial Park.

Before about 20 onlookers, veterans representing each branch of the military laid wreaths at the foot of the corresponding military branch platform markers that have been erected encircling the cemetery flagpole.

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Emile 'Don' Donaldson

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, December 5, 2011 - 10:11pm

Emile Callet Donaldson, 96, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at Chancellor Gardens in Clearfield. There will be no public viewing and no flowers by request. Cremation under the direction of Myers Roy Mortuary. Send condolences to the family at:www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner’s e-edition.

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Gennaveve Dilley, 11, checks milk warming on the stove at her home in Clearfield on Tuesday. Her father, Kevin, is away on military leave in Greenland until July and in the meantime, her mother Tyrena home-schools and takes care of five young children, two of whom have spina bifida, including Gennaveve. The family has a chance to win money in a contest sponsored by Home Depot for home repairs.

Votes could win home repairs for Clearfield military family

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 2, 2011 - 6:25am

CLEARFIELD -- While U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Dilley is away serving his country, his wife Tyrena is home with their five children in a house with a malfunctioning heater, no air conditioning, no insulation in the walls, broken windows and a roof ready to flood the home in any rainfall.

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Obama: Hill 'mayor' worthy to be one-star brigadier general

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 9:44pm

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- The "mayor" of Hill Air Force Base is up for a promotion.

Col. Sarah Zabel, current commander of the base's 75th Air Base Wing, has been nominated by President Barack Obama for promotion to a one-star brigadier general.

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Stephen Cook eats with his daughter Hailey, 4, at a Thanksgiving buffet at Hill Air Force Base in Layton Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. The 388th and 419th Fighter Wings provided Thanksgiving dinner for both families and those far from their families for the holiday. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)

Thanksgiving at Hill Air Force Base

Erin Hooley, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 1:18pm

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The Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware is the Air Force mortuary that receives America’s war dead and prepares them for burial. Officials said Tuesday that the mortuary lost human remains twice in 2009. (Associated Press file photo)

Air Force hit by pattern of embarrassing errors

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Last updated Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 11:22pm

WASHINGTON — Revelations about mishandling the nation’s war dead mark the Air Force’s second embarrassing failure in three years, following the time when airmen mistakenly flew a B-52 armed with nuclear weapons across the country.

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Weber State to hold Veterans Day ceremony to honor military

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 11:01pm

OGDEN -- Weber State University on Friday will host a Veterans Day ceremony that includes military music, an honor guard and a salute to soldiers lost while serving their country.

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John Cole solemnly watches as a granite slab etched with the names of area recipients of the Purple Heart is installed Monday at the George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home. An unveiling ceremony is set for 9 a.m. Friday. (KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner)

Purple Heart recipients to be honored at markers' Ogden unveiling

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 7, 2011 - 11:44pm

OGDEN -- Two new monuments bearing the names of nearly 200 Purple Heart recipients were installed Monday at the George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home and will be unveiled Friday.