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The Story Behind A 28-Year-Old Flagler Veteran’s Suicide: Strife, Depression, And a Father’s Questions

December 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Abdul-Ganiyu Ayanwale, known to his friends as Dulie.

Abdul Ganiyu Ayanwale, a 28-year-old Army National Guard veteran, killed himself by gunshot at his Bunnell apartment on Nov. 16 after a series of personal and legal difficulties.

Judge Reduces Supervision on Veteran Who Killed a Man Near Graham Swamp in 2006

July 12, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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Brian Wothers, now 36, shot and killed 26-year-old Jeffrey Maxwell in Palm Coast and was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a bench trial, but had been confined to a state hospital.

Questioning War Is No Disrespect to Veterans. It’s a Civic Duty.

June 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Americans remain unconcerned about wars the U.S. is currently fighting (at last count, we’re bombing at least 7 countries) though they foot the bill both in tax dollars and lives.

Flagler County Seeks Veteran Of The Year Nominations

August 8, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Why not Vietnam vet Stephen Lunsford? He's our nominee. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s Veterans Services Office is asking for nominations for its Veteran of the year award, which will be presented on Veterans Day.

Just Back from Open-Heart Surgery, Palm Coast Man Is Accused of Threatening His Wife With a Gun

May 12, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

William J. De Perrio.

William J. De Perrio, a 67-year-old resident of Easton Place in Palm Coast, allegedly pointed a gun at his wife’s head as she was trying to help him with his medication and threatened to kill her.

European Village Attacker Daniel Noble Pleads Guilty on 3 Charges, Faces 8 to 35 Years

December 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Daniel Noble, the Army veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, had fired two shots with an assault weapon before being wrestled to the ground in a 2014 incident. He’d originally faced attempted murder charges.

At Flagler Airport, Veterans Day Framed by Traveling Vietnam Memorial and Freedom Fest

November 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, a 3/5-scale replica of Maya Lin’s original Vietnam Memorial in Washington, stretched almost 300 feet along the tarmac at the airport as Veterans Day ceremonies kicked off Freedom Fest, a weekend-long event.

A Judge and “Citizen Soldier” Honors Veterans as Children Discover 265th Air Defense Artillery

November 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The Veterans Day ceremony in Bunnell featured Judge J. David Walsh, an airman in Vietnam, and the newly arrived hardware and men of the 265th Air Defense Artillery brigade, now at the Flagler County Airport.

American Soldiers Committing Atrocities: Placing the Blame Where It Belongs

April 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

From posing with corpses of insurgents to going on murderous rampages, American soldiers’ atrocities in Afghanistan are becoming routine. Without absolving the military of its responsibilities, the real isn’t the soldiers’ alone.

Lady Liberty at Flagler Palm Coast High School: When Veterans Get Patriotism All Wrong

February 11, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 43 Comments

Veterans complained to the Flagler County School Board that student portrayals of Lady Liberty they say at FPC “desecrated” her and the flag and should be removed. The veterans were wrong, and were themselves desecrating American values.

“Hire a Hero” Program Designed to Spur Hiring of Veterans in Palm Coast and Flagler County

January 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Palm Coast Business Assistance Center and the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce are partnering to implement a new “Hire a Hero‟ program to encourage local businesses to employ local veterans and to guide new applicants through the intricate hiring process.

Purple Heart Monument at Palm Coast’s Heroes Park Is Slammed Over in an Act of Vandalism

November 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The Purple Heart monument–a heavy, granite stone weighing a few tons–was dedicated less than two months ago at the city park along Palm Coast Parkway. A sheriff’s investigation is ongoing, with few clues.

Why Flagler Beach Blocked Disabled Veterans’ Request For a Penny-Ante Gambling Hall

November 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Unless they were willing to risk changing the character of the town, city commissioners had little choice but to block an attempt to open what would have been a penny-ante gambling hall at the DAV property.

Offshoring War: How Obama—and Those Moments of Silence—Insult Military Sacrifice

November 13, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 13 Comments

When a president sends soldiers to die in a war that long ago ceased having a claim to being just or to being won, those Americans are no longer being sacrificed by their nation. They’re being murdered. The complicity is national.

Beyond the Wounds: Purple Heart Monument Dedication at Heroes Park Tuesday Morning

September 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Purple Heart memorial palm coast heroes park, Rick Look and Stephen Lunsford,

Tuesday morning’s Heroes Park dedication of a monument dedicated to Purple Heart recipients was to feature veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and both Gulf wars.

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