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- The Colorado State Fair Is Ready To Return In 2021 After The Pandemic Closed Down Most Activities Last Year
- The 1921 Flood Changed Pueblo Forever. What Has Recovery Looked Like?
- 100 Years Ago, A Devastating Flood Changed The Course Of Pueblo’s Future
- $1.1 Million In EPA Grants Target Contaminants At Trinidad’s Fox West Theatre And Other Historic Las Animas County Buildings
- As The Pueblo Region Plans For The Future, Solving Housing Issues And Supporting Diverse Communities Are Among The Priorities
- New Green Mountain Falls Art Installation To Use Light and Space to Explore Human Perception
- Powerful Pedal Pushers To Pump It Out At This Weekend’s Pueblo Classic Bike Race
- Pueblo Got $36 Million In Federal COVID Aid. City Residents Can Tell The Mayor Their Ideas For Spending It
- A Connection Between The Amtrak Southwest Chief And The Proposed Front Range Rail Chugs Closer To Reality
- Pueblo School District 60 Breaks Ground On Two New High Schools As Part Of Major Upgrade Project
- From Backyards To Balconies It’s Time To Think About Your Garden
- EPA Grant Will Bring Gardens To Pueblo Homes Impacted By The Colorado Smelter Superfund Site
- Pueblo’s Old Steel Mill Headquarters Becomes Colorado’s 26th National Historic Landmark
- Pueblo Wants More Pedestrians On Union Avenue And Main Street
- Colorado Is Cracking Down On Illegal Ponds In The Arkansas River Basin
- Amtrak CEO’s Priorities Could Be Good News For Train Travel In Colorado
- Historic Cabin Hidden Inside Walls Of Modern Home Is Being Restored In Southern Colorado
- In Southern Colorado, Giving The Old Cuchara Mountain Ski Area A New Life
- Potential Arkansas River Dam Safety Project In Pueblo Could Create Better Recreation
- Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar Highlights COVID-19 Resilience, Previews Development In State Of The City Address
- Plans Are Underway To Restore Pueblo’s Historic Keating School
- Testing On Amtrak’s Newest High-Speed Train Nears Completion At Pueblo R&D Track
- Wild Bison Return To Colorado’s Great Plains
Tag Archives: military
How Major General Maurice Rose Became Known As The ‘Immaculate Killer Of Nazis’ And Redefined WWII Tank Warfare
Most Denverites are familiar with Rose Medical Center, but they probably don’t know the hospital was named after the highest ranking Jewish officer who served in the U.S. Army during World War II, Major General Maurice Rose. Denver author Marshall Fogel … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio
Tagged colorado history, jewish history, military, world war II
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Disabled Vet ‘DT’ Del Toro, A Champion Shot-Putter, Aims For Rio Paralympic Games
Master Sgt. Israel “DT” Del Toro Jr. was severely burned and wounded during an explosion in Afghanistan 11 years ago. The doctors gave him little chance to live. Now he’s a gold medal shot-putter and the first 100 percent disabled … Continue reading
Helping Veterans Heal
A lasting legacy of 9/11 is the tens of thousands of wounded soldiers coming home from two wars, only to find a new battle to fit back into civilian life again. Many have crippling wounds that remain unseen. Programs aimed … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Public Radio, Radio, Reported Story
Tagged 9-11, Lifequest, military, veterans, war on terror
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Coming Home from War
A lasting legacy of 9/11 is the tens of thousands of wounded soldiers coming home from two wars, only to find a new battle to fit back into civilian life again. Many have crippling wounds that remain unseen. Programs aimed … Continue reading
Posted in KRCC, Radio, Reported Story
Tagged 9-11, Lifequest, military, veterans, war on terror
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Coloradans Remember 9/11: Telling War Stories Helps Veterans
Dave Roever came close to death when he was wounded in the Vietnam War. His injuries included burns that left him permanently disfigured. When he returned from Vietnam, he was told to stay home, so that he wouldn’t embarrass himself … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio
Tagged 9-11, Dave Roever, Eagles Summit Ranch, military, veterans, war on terror, westcliffe
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Iraq War Stories: Flying in the Dark
Colonel Christopher Petty was a target when he served in Iraq. You see, he’s a helicopter pilot and his job was to fly soldiers into battle and to fly out the wounded. He was in charge, commanding 70 pilots who … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio
Tagged air assault, army national guard, Chris Petty, helicopter pilot, iraq, military
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Iraq War Stories: Combat Medicine
It’s one thing to treat patients in a hospital. Quite another if you’re treating patients on the battlefield. Jason Sorenson knows. He’s an Army combat medic who did three tours in Iraq. He carried everything he needed on his back. … Continue reading
Iraq War Stories: Veteran Helps Others Heal
Ian Newland says a friend may just be what gets you through battle. The retired Army Staff Sergeant survived an insurgent attack in Baghdad because of a friend’s heroism. Now Newland is a friend to other service members and veterans. … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio
Tagged ian newland, iraq, medal of honor, military, PTSD, ross mcginnis, ross ranch, veterans, wounded vet
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Skiing for the Army-Special Forces Winter Training
Skiing for the Army-Special Forces Winter Training Special Forces Train At Monarch as heard on Colorado Public Radio
Posted in Colorado Public Radio, KRCC, Radio, Reported Story
Tagged army, military, ski, skiing, winter training
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