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Remembering those who didn’t come home

‘Don’t take for granted the people who left to defend our country’

Even before the Navy SEALs: La Plata County native went underwater during World War II

It takes 89-year-old Cecil Benton a while to struggle into his old pullover Navy uniform, but eventually, he appears from the bedroom. “It’s tight,” he says as he pats his midsect...

Senators call for debate on use of force

Of IS: ‘Every word is going to be pored over to get the job done’

Local helps Ebola-stricken Liberia

A Durangoan worked to bring relief to those suffering from Ebola in Liberia this fall with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sgt. Erik Stenslien, a technical engineer, was deploye...

USS Mesa Verde in Persian Gulf

The USS Mesa Verde has steamed into the Persian Gulf as concern grows over a militant group’s advancement toward Iraq’s capital, the Associated Press reported Monday. The ship, an...

Ukrainian tensions rise; UN meets

Russia calls on West to end ‘Kiev’s escalation’ of crisis

Remembering their service

Veterans all have stories to tell