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Warrior Games to return to Colorado Springs, giving disabled veterans a space to heal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Department of Defense’s Warrior Games are returning to Colorado Springs for the seventh time on Friday, celebrating 15 years of uplifting and empowering disabled U.S. veterans. Since 2010, the DOD Warrior Games have offered a space for disabled veterans to be a part of a…
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Colorado Springs Movers & Shakers
Lindsay Schultz of Colorado Springs has been promoted to CEO of MRC Recruiting, an executive search firm specializing in precious metals mining and the resource sector, that is headquartered in Denver and Albuquerque, N.M. She has been with the company for 15 years and was vice president. She has a bachelor’s degree in human resources…
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Last of the Greatest: These five Colorado vets survived WWII. Here are their stories.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsLzAvNDIvMDQyZThmNmEtMDI5MC0xMWVhLTkxNTItNWJkYzRhMjY2MDg2LzVkYzYxNjNjOGUwOWQuaW1hZ2UuanBn” alt=”VGhlIExhc3Qgb2YgdGhlIEdyZWF0ZXN0″ caption=”Q0xPQ0tXSVNFIEZST00gVE9QIExFRlQ6IE1hcmluZSB2ZXRlcmFuIEFydGh1ciBXaGlzZW5uYW5kLCA5MTsgQXJteSB2ZXRlcmFuIEZyYW5rbGluIE1vb24sIDk3OyBOYXZ5IHZldGVyYW4gSmltIFN3YW5zb24sIDkzOyBBcm15IEFpciBDb3JwcyB2ZXRlcmFuIEVhcmwgRGVwbmVyLCAxMDE7IE1hcmluZSB2ZXRlcmFuIEVkIEtyZWtvcmlhbiwgOTQuIChQaG90b3MgYnkgUGFya2VyIFNlaWJvbGQvVGhlIEdhemV0dGUp”] CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Marine veteran Arthur Whisennand, 91; Army veteran Franklin Moon, 97; Navy veteran Jim Swanson, 93; Army Air Corps veteran Earl Depner, 101; Marine veteran Ed Krekorian, 94. (Photos by Parker Seibold/The Gazette) There’s a timeless quality to…
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Last of the Greatest: These five Colorado vets survived WWII. Here are their stories.
There’s a timeless quality to World War II that America’s other conflicts don’t possess. The battle across two oceans came against powerful enemies who possessed much of three continents. The objectives of the war came with a clarity Americans haven’t seen since: We would either topple our fascist opponents or learn to speak Japanese and…