Take a moment to read the Declaration of Independence on our country’s birthday.
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The Declaration of Independence
Editors Note: Today, as we as prepare to celebrate the birth of our nation and the defense of the freedoms that bring us all together, please take a moment to read […]
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The Declaration of Independence
Today, as we as prepare to celebrate the birth of our nation and the defense of the freedoms that bring us all together, please take a moment to read the greatest story ever written, the Declaration of Independence.
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Voice of OC at Helm of Election Debates Across Orange County
During this historic election season, Voice of OC has been front and center at a host of election debates and forums all across Orange County. Earlier this month in Santa […]
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The Declaration of Independence
Today, as we as prepare to celebrate the birth of our nation and the defense of the freedoms that bring us all together, Voice of OC staff urge everyone to take a moment and read the greatest story ever written, the Declaration of Independence — a moving statement about what free people can achieve.
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Voice of OC Publisher Santana Named Journalist of the Year at LA Press Club
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. is named Journalist of the Year by the LA Press Club and staff writers win awards in four separate categories at the annual journalism awards event.
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Donate Now to Voice of OC and Double Your Impact
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the nation’s leading journalism funder, has chosen Voice of OC to join a select group of nonprofit newsrooms across the country eligible for a month-long matching grant challenge.
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Colonel William W Eldridge, Jr., Navy Cross: WWII Commander, Amphibious Forces in the Pacific
Colonel Eldridge, highly decorated for numerous wartime accomplishments, was a U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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Col Jacksel M. Broughton, Air Force Cross: Vietnam Fighter Pilot
Despite serious aircraft malfunctions, marginal weather, and grave damage to his aircraft from an exploding surface-to-air missile, Col. Broughton placed his armament directly on target, scattering fire and debris which illuminated the target for easy acquisition by the following strike force. Disregarding the crippled condition of his aircraft, which minimized his chances for recovery to friendly territory, Colonel Broughten then willfully acted as a decoy to divert hostile aircraft approaching the strikeforce.
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CPL Ernesto Gomez, Navy Cross: Vietnam War Hero
Gomez, a Crew Chief aboard a CH-46 transport helicopter near the Khe Sanh Combat Base in Vietnam, left his helicopter and rushed across 25 meters of fire-swept terrain to the side of an injured Marine, then selflessly used his own body to shield his comrade from hostile fire and as enemy fire continued, took cover with the casualty in a nearby rocket crater, until both were eventually evacuated.
