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Provo resident and survivor of the USS Arizona celebrates 100 years

Thursday is Provo resident Ken Potts' 100th birthday. Being 100 is quite a milestone for anyone, but for Potts it’s a miracle.Potts was born April 15, 1921, in Honey Bend, Illinois, a small settlement near Litchfield. He was a Midwest agricultural kid who lived through the Great Depression ...

Utah National Guard airmen deploying overseas to provide refueling support

SALT LAKE CITY — Following a host of other Utah-based military units that have taken a similar journey in recent history, the Utah National Guard is headed east.UNG Public Information Officer Illeen Kennedy said approximately 120 airmen and four KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the 151st Air ...

Hill AFB group finds way to honor some of their fallen comrades

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — When you join the military, you know — at the very least somewhere in the recesses of your mind — that there’s a chance you could pay the ultimate price for the decision to sign up with Uncle Sam.A group of airmen at Hill Air Force Base has raised a new monument ...