Donald H. Stechmann, Captain U.S Navy-retired, age 87, of Red Wing passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021. He is survived by his daughter Dana (Eric) Hansen of Tucson, Arizona and
(Tribune News Service) The cross-country journey wasn t easy for Dave Parramore. He set off on his bicycle from San Diego, Calif., on March 1, planning to make it back to his hometown in St. Augustine Beach on his bicycle alone. The goal: to raise awareness of military veterans affected by COVID-19 and raise money for the nonprofit Wounded Warrior Project. Fierce storms in West Texas forced him to take a train from El Paso to Austin for safety reasons, and he got flat tires in New Mexico, among other challenges. But he also was able to connect with veterans and friends along the way.
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No date yet, but major ceremonies planned for USS Mobile
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
The commissioning of the USS Mobile in its namesake city will be a grand occasion when it happens this spring, organizers promised Thursday, though they aren’t yet able to reveal an exact date.
“Mobile has hosted many ship commissionings over the years,” said retired Navy Capt. Bill Pfister, the president of the Mobile Council of the U.S. Navy League. “No commissioning is as personal or important as the commissioning of a namesake city’s ship in the city it is named for, and in the place where the sons and daughters of the area built it.”