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Della and William Denning met when Della mistakenly rang the bell at William’s home eight years ago. The two, who had recently lost their spouses, hit it off and were married a few weeks later.

Wrong address leads couple to find each other

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 10:45pm

ROY — Two lonely hearts found a way to become one happy couple, using a wrong address to get love started.

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The Air Force will modify the handle that engages the emergency oxygen system in its entire fleet of F-22 Raptor fighter jets after a report found that it played a role in a crash that killed one of its top aviators.

Air Force to modify F-22 following fatal crash

W.J. Hennigan Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 10:44am

The Air Force will modify the handle that engages the emergency oxygen system in its entire fleet of F-22 Raptor fighter jets after a report found that it played a role in a crash that killed one of its top aviators.

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In this Nov. 3, 2007 file photo, the helmet, boots, dog tags and weapon belonging to fallen U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Smitherman from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division are silhouetted as his comrades pay tribute at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi security officials said Monday, June 6, 2011 that a rocket attack has killed five American troops in Iraq. Earlier, the U.S. military said in a brief statement that five troops were killed but gave no additional details about where the incident occurred or how they died. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo/File)

A war widow's grief, a mother's worry

Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times

Last updated Monday, June 6, 2011 - 10:49am

CENTERVILLE, Wash. -- Even after a year, and more than a half-dozen memorial services, Barbie Coleman often feels like her husband is still alive. She pictures him returning to their house east of Yelm, Wash., telling fresh tales of life with his Special Forces team like he had so many times before.

"Always, in the back of my mind, I think he's coming home," said Barbie Coleman, who first began dating her husband at Goldendale High School in Klickitat County. "I just can't think of myself as a widow."

Master Sgt. Mark Coleman died May 2, 2010, at age 40. The leader of a 12-man team, Coleman in his last minutes of life ordered younger soldiers back to a safe distance as he located a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan.

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