Ohio plans to give $3.5 million to rehabilitate and reopen a second runway at the Wilmington Air Park. WYSO aviation commentator Dan Patterson recounts that there is historic precedent for that.
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Allied troops were about to invade Nazi-occupied Europe 80 years ago. That seaborne invasion on June 6, 1944, is known as D-Day, but the operation first began on the night of June 5 when airborne divisions were air-dropped behind enemy lines.
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Statewide, around 32,000 Ohio veterans have now been granted VA medical benefits as part of the PACT Act.
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This year is the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Army’s first around-the-world flight. Some preparation for that flight happened here in the Miami Valley at McCook Field.
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As part of a nationwide celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, each state has been encouraged to commemorate the event by reflecting their unique character and contributions to the nation.
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In sweeping expansion of benefits, veterans exposed during service to hazards, from chemicals to asbestos and more, are eligible for VA medical care.