He received a Silver Star, the third-highest military decoration for valor in combat, for actions he took on January 23, 2005. His team, side by side with the Afghan National Army Commandos, got ambushed during a mission. “About the time I thought we were winning, they opened up fire from behind us,” said Cillessen. “And …
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Next month will mark the 20th anniversary of September 11th. Today there was a surprise retirement party for one Brooklyn fire fighter that is moving to Erie with his family. John O’Sullivan celebrated today with family and friends for an early retirement at age of 52 and moving back to his wife’s hometown right here …
NCAA Champion and former World Junior Record holder Amy Bilquist announced her retirement from competitive swimming on Sunday via Instagram. In the same post, Bilquist revealed that she struggled with a dislocated sternoclavicular joint which led her to have cardiothoracic surgery. Per Bilquist’s post, the dislocated sternoclavicular joint caused her to develop thoracic outlet syndrome, …
Some people over think this. For example, they know that Social Security checks come one month behind. In other words, the September 2021 Social Security check is paid in October. So if a guy turns FRA in September, he thinks too hard, and he puts October as his starting month. But the Social Security application …
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When Manzoor came to the United States from Bost, Afghanistan, in June, he couldn’t believe it was real. “Pretty much daily, multiple times a day, he would ask, ‘Is this for real? Am I really here?’” said Eric Terashima, a retired Marine Col. who helped Manzoor get to the United States. Manzoor, who’s being identified by …
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Manny Pacquiao refused to bring the curtain down on a glorious career in the aftermath of his defeat to Yordenis Ugas on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The Hall of Fame fighter is now 42 and was in the ring for the first time in two years but, on the wrong end of a unanimous …
Jane McDonald Yaun, executive director of the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board, will retire in June 2022 after leading the agency through “some of the most tumultuous changes in the history of behavioral healthcare and disability services in Virginia,” according to a press release. She started her career with RACSB in 1988 as a residential …
NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – A recently retired Neptune Beach police officer, who was working for the department as a civilian employee, died Saturday from complications of COVID-19, the department said. Officer Eddie Bounds retired June 3 and immediately came back to work for the Neptune Beach Police Department as a civilian employee. RELATED: St. Augustine …
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Blanchett’s research shows that an easy way to secure retirement income — using guaranteed lifetime annuities — effectively doubles the annual amount of money that retirees are willing to spend on themselves and their families. “It’s not that you can spend more,” Blanchett says, “it’s that you WILL spend more.” That’s not necessarily a big …
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Last week, Masahiro Sakurai — the man behind the Super Smash Bros. series — appeared as a guest on Harada’s Bar, a weekly YouTube show hosted by Katsuhiro Harada. We’re getting plenty of opportunities to learn about the mysterious Masahiro Sakurai …