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Freedom! Today is Veteran’s Day, 2010. Salute!
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Expect a throng of out of market reporters in addition to locally based stations in San Diego as the Carnival Splendor works its way into San Diego Bay. In a cruise gone bad, the focus will be on the passengers as they make way to our fine city.
KCBQ‘s Mark Larson had reports from Capt. Thom Burke the commanding officer of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) earlier this week. Mark is an honory crew member of the ship.
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Each year Helen Woodward Animal Center reaches 10,000 animals and 50,000 children and adults with our unique programs, but we need your help to make it happen.
The HOPE Telethon will be broadcast live on KUSI – TV 9/51 on November 13th, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. to raise funds for the Center’s many beneficial programs. Tune in or come visit Walrus FM‘s Dave Mason, at the Center.
Make the difference that saves lives by raising funds today! Please join us as a partner in this effort by registering now and beginning a fund raising campaign for this year’s Telethon.Remember! While our name may imply we are a non-profit organization dealing solely with animal causes, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, we offer four extraordinary human service programs, therapeutic riding, pet encounter therapy, AniMeals, and humane education, which embody our mission of people helping animals and animals helping people.
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Carols By Candlelight is an evening of holiday entertainment benefiting Rady Children’s Hospital, and is happening on Friday, Dec. 10 and Saturday, Dec. 11 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. KSON has a ticket special that can be purchased through the station’s web site.
Phil Vassar, Jamie O’Neal, Collin Raye, Josh Gracin, Juice Newton, Buck Howdy and Danielle Tucker are some of the artists slated to perform.
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21.9 million: The number of military veterans in the United States in 2009. Over 2-million veterans live in California. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars.
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Kelston Moore and Logistics Specialist Seaman Corachel Patton fold the Union Jack during evening colors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher K. Hwang.)
Today is Veteran’s Day, and thank you for your service in the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Marine Corp.
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Mark Larson of KCBQ pointed out a priceless headline in yesterday’s newspaper. The headline is priceless and will probably appear on Jay Leno’s show ….
