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Memorial Day in downtown El Centro honors those who paid "ultimate price"
Digital Media News EditorFor the Pace family, Memorial Day does not have the same meaning that it did a year ago. “It’s not a picnic anymore,” said Brawley resident Patrick Pace. “We don’t think of it the same way.” Patrick’s son Capt....Tags: Armed Forces, Memorial Day, West Point, Human Interest, Holidays
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Year In Review, N0 9: Brawley loses son with Capt. Pace death
Brawley lost a son and the community lost a hero when U.S. Army Capt. Scott Pace died June 6 after his helicopter took on enemy fire and crashed in eastern Afghanistan. Described as “tender,” a “hard worker” and “ambitious&...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, West Point
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A Reader Writes: Veterans saluting students
Vietnam/Global War Veterans 9305It was the creeping turbulence of the mid-’60s to the waning discontent of the mid-’70s when waves of anti-establishment feelings reigned in the U.S. landscape, which caused nerves to short-circuit at any mention of the Vietnam War....Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Arts and Culture
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Bill E. Young Middle School honors local heroes
Staff WriterCALIPATRIA – The Cadet Corps at Bill E. Young Middle School made sure U.S. Army Sgt. Odin Ayala had a memorable first visit to the town here Friday. At the school’s annual Veterans Day Assembly, Ayala and the late U.S. Army Capt Scott Pace...Tags: Students, Robert J. Lopez, Teaching and Learning, U.S. Army, Education
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Red Cross, Girl Scouts mail holiday cheer to troops, vets
Staff WriterAs families nationwide prepare for the holidays, the American Red Cross San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter is making sure members and veterans of the U.S. military receive some holiday cheer with their Holiday Mail for Heroes program. The program...Tags: Social Organizations, Armed Forces, Youth Organizations, Pitney Bowes Incorporated, Holidays
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Our View: Brawley City Council names park after U.S. Army Capt. Scott Pace
Sports hero, scholastic star, war hero, all-around good guy: If those aren’t the qualifications to have a park named after you in your hometown, we don’t know what are. The Brawley City Council on Tuesday named the park in the Ridge Park...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Travel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO, U.S. Army
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Sgt. Brown remembered during services
Staff WriterIMPERIAL — Family members and loved ones of Army Sgt. James Brown, a Fort Bliss, Texas, soldier and Imperial Valley native, gathered at Faith Assembly on Thursday to honor Brown after his sudden death in an El Paso hospital earlier this month....Tags: Punishment
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Brawley family remember fallen hero
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Patrick Pace remembers his son, U.S. ArmyCapt. Scott Patrick Pace, as competitive but also a “very tender” person who was devoted to the men under his command. Pace, who was stationed in Fort Bragg, N.C., was killed in a...Tags: Afghanistan, Iraq, West Point, Brigham Young University , Air and Space Accidents
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Valley scouts join thousands for 2 millionth cookie sendoff
Local Content EditorSAN DIEGO — Seven-year-old Anika Krutzik joined more than 3,000 Girl Scouts on the deck of the USS Midway on Saturday to celebrate the send-off of the 2 millionth cookie as part of Operation Thin Mint. But Anika, a first-year Daisy scout and first-...Tags: Social Organizations, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Coast Guard
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Remembering Pace on and off of the court
Special to this NewspaperIn the recent days following the passing of Brawley native U.S. Army Capt. Scott Patrick Pace, there have been a lot of remembrance and reflection on the type of person and soldier Pace was. Looking back at Pace’s high school days his former coach,...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Army, Sports, Basketball
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Our View: Humility and grace defined fallen hero
It’s a list we don’t want to see added to. But, sadly, it got one name longer this week when Brawley native and U.S. ArmyCapt. Scott Patrick Pace’s helicopter was downed by insurgent fire in eastern Afghanistan. Capt. Pace was scheduled...Tags: U.S. Army, Memorial Day, Awards and Prizes
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A¿Reader Writes: Disagreeing with editorial on veterans
I want to correct an editorial that appeared in the Imperial Valley Press on Dec. 30 that veterans should be the merchants’ first choice. I agree with the title but there are incorrect statements such as “veterans job programs are working well...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Employment Opportunities, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Government, Civil and Public Service
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