Canadian Canoe Museum executive director James Raffan to be helmsman of only canoe in Diamond Jubilee boat flotilla

Source: The Peterborough Examiner

A few days before the excitement on Thursday, the executive director of the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough had a moment when he realized the significance of what he is about to do. “I got kind of misty-eyed,” James Raffan recalled in an i ...
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Rockford AirFest features presidential craft

Source: Belleville News-Democrat

Organizers say Rockford AirFest 2012 will feature models of nearly every military aircraft operating today. And a presidential jet will also make an appearance. AirFest will be at the Chicago Rockford International Airport June 2-3. A U.S. Air Force ...
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Rochester Heritage Festival one of many weekend events

Source: The Oakland Press

The Heritage Festival in Rochester, St. Mary’s Polish Country Fair and Birmingham Art Fair are among events this weekend throughout Oakland County. The Heritage Festival includes a Civil War reenactment, Chili Cook-Off, collector car ...
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Video: Japan's fugitive penguin apprehended

Source: Globe and Mail

To view this content you need to install the Flash Player. AP Video Published Friday, May. 25, 2012 2:08PM EDT A fugitive penguin on the run for more than 80 days has been captured and returned to an aquari ...
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DOD to Host Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony at Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Source: U.S. Department of Defense

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta will host the President at a ceremony on Monday, May 28, 2012, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to thank and honor America’s Vietnam veterans on behalf of a grateful nati ...
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Only Flying B-29 Superfortress in the World and the B-24 Liberator at Carolinas Aviation Museum

Source: Fox Charlotte

FIFI, the B-29 Superfortress and the B-24, Diamond Lil, queens of the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) fleet of vintage military aircraft, arrive at the Carolinas Aviation Museum on Friday, May 23. The airplanes will be accessible to the public Friday fr ...
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Major General Chuck Yeager to Serve as Grand Marshal of National Memorial Day Parade

Source: PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Veterans Center's National Memorial Day Parade presented by Boeing will include a special tribute to the United States Air Force, it was announc ...
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Wings over Waukesha Air Show to Celebrate Centennial of Flight in Waukesha County with Expanded Air Show and Activities for the Whole Family

Source: AirportBusiness.com

WAUKESHA, WI, USA (May 24, 2012) – Mark your calendar for the return of the Wings over Waukesha Air Show on August 25 and 26, 2012, at the Waukesha County Airport. This year’s air show will again feature top national aer ...
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More than a million fake parts suspected in defense supply system

Source: GovExec.com

Senate probe reveals counterfeit electronics are widespread Federal CIO says the disagreement is a matter of ‘scoping.’ Technology detects pollutants in seconds rather than weeks. Providers slated to gain certifications to deliver Web ...
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