June Whitehurst, now 93, is one of the first women to join the Marines Corps after she heard on a radio show that women could enlist in the Marines. At 20 years old, she was one the first women to enlist and placed on active duty in World War II. A scrapbook she created documents her active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve.
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Mario Perez was just going to a housewarming party.
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Nearly a thousand people banded together at Gainesville's City Hall last night to fight back against homophobia and Islamaphobia in the wake of the most deadly shooting in America's history.
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Former UF football player Aaron Hernandez has hired the lawyer who famously won an acquittal for Florida mom Casey Anthony to represent him in his upcoming double-murder trial.
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Kuss was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marines in 2006. He had previously served in Afghanistan before joining the Blue Angels.
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The sound of military taps filled the air at Evergreen Cemetery as the Milton Lewis Young Marines and cemetery staff honored Corporal Milton Lewis on Memorial Day.
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Forest Meadows Funeral Homes hosted a Memorial Day ceremony at the Military Garden of Honor in Gainesville on Monday.
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Hundreds of people gathered at Camp Blanding in Starke, Fla. to commemorate those who have served.
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The Gainesville Salvation Army and Farm Share Inc. distributed bags of food to Gainesville residents on West University Avenue Tuesday.
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In Alachua County, officials are working to help homeless youth and their families before they reach college.
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