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In Pennsylvania, bride Abigail Kingston became the 11th woman in her family to wear a wedding dress treasured for more than 120 years. The tradition began in 1895, when her great‑great‑grandmother Mary Lowry Warren first wore the Victorian‑era gown. Decades later, Abigail’s mother wore it in 1977. By the time it reached Abigail, the delicate silk and lace had browned and torn, nearly too fragile to wear. A local designer spent 200 hours restoring it, carefully bringing the heirloom back to life.Knowing how precious it remained, Abigail wore the gown only for photographs and her cocktail hour, preserving it for [See More…]

In May 1970, Sergeant Reid Mendenhall served as a sniper team member with Echo Company, 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, during operations in Cambodia under the 1st Cavalry Division. On May 15, an O‑1 Bird Dog observation aircraft was shot down by enemy fire near Fire Support Base Brown, killing Lt. Peter Kellogg and SP4 Kenneth Smith. The next day, Sniper Team B located the wreckage deep in the jungle, recovered the remains of the two airmen, and retrieved the aircraft logbook. It was one mission among many during the Cambodian campaign, but for those on the ground, it meant [See More…]