HOKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) The Tunnel To Towers Foundation surprised a Gold Star Family in Hoke County by paying off their home mortgage.
U.S. Army Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Zac Beale was killed in January 2019 while serving in Afghanistan. Beale left behind his wife, Lindsey, and their two children, Leah and Hannah. The Tunnel To Towers Foundation announced that the Beale family was chosen as one of 36 to have their mortgages paid off as part of the organization s annual Season Of Hope between Thanksgiving through the end of December.
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation began to honor the sacrifice of firefighter Stephen Siller who died in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. The nonprofit also honors military and first responders who continue to make the ultimate sacrifice.
KODIAK (AP) â The Coast Guard has said it responded to a report of an oil spill from one of its own ships off the coast of Alaska.
The Coast Guard said in a statement on Sunday that the 180-foot (55-meter) buoy tender boat started to discharge hydraulic oil on Saturday around 9:40 a.m. in Womens Bay, about 420 miles (675 kilometers) south of Anchorage.
It was not immediately clear how much oil had spilled, but the tank involved has a maximum capacity of 914 gallons (3 kilolitres), officials said.
Crews from the Marine Safety Detachment in Kodiak are working with the Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Incident Management Division to monitor the cleanup, which the Coast Guard said is contracted to Choctaw Defense Services.
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