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Battle of Midway Commemorated As Rebuilt Barbers Point Memorial Unveiled - Honolulu Civil Beat
It’s the culmination of a sometimes contentious four-year effort to rebuild the memorial. Reading time: 4 minutes.
Veterans, service members and community members commemorated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Midway on Sunday with a ceremony that doubled as the official unveiling of a reconstructed memorial at Barbers Point in West Oahu.
The ceremony was held at Kalaeloa Airport, formerly part of Naval Air Station Barbers Point.
“Barbers Point Naval Air Station commissioned on April 15, 1942, was the staging area for the Battle of Midway,” state Sen. Mike Gabbard told the audience. “For this reason, this place is the perfect place to commemorate that victory.”
OPP charge Barrie police officer in violent arrest captured on video
by News staff and The Canadian Press
Posted Apr 29, 2021 1:14 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 29, 2021 at 3:12 pm EDT
An arrest caught on video by multiple bystanders will be investigated, according to Barrie police. TWITTER/@dustinodesign
Summary
Barrie s police chief asked the OPP to conduct an independent investigation into the incident
Const. Jason Stamp, 46, has been arrested and charged with assault and assault with a weapon
Ontario provincial police have charged a Barrie police officer in connection with a violent arrest that was caught on video in February.
Police said the arrest of a 20-year-old man from Barrie happened on Feb. 4 on Dunlop Street East.
BARRIE, ONT. Ontario Provincial Police have laid criminal charges against a Barrie, Ont. police officer in connection with a violent arrest that was caught on video in February. The OPP conducted an independent investigation at the request of the Barrie police chief and on Thursday announced 46-year-old Const. Jason Stamp had been charged with assault and assault with a weapon. The OPP said the torrent of punches and a blow to a longboarder s head with a stun gun wasn t police work. It was criminal. Skyler Kent was the man on the receiving end of Stamp s fury after he ran a red light on his longboard.
Veterans Near End Of Fight To Return Barbers Point Memorial To West Oahu - Honolulu Civil Beat
Veterans Near End Of Fight To Return Barbers Point Memorial To West Oahu
The AMVETS committee overseeing the effort hopes to have the memorial ready for the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Reading time: 6 minutes.
When a forklift unexpectedly removed a memorial for a World War II-era military base in West Oahu in 2018, including a mockup of a P-3 Orion, many residents and veterans were outraged.
Three years later, the Naval Air Station Barbers Point memorial is finally being returned to a new site at the Kalaeloa Airport in Kapolei, which used to be part of the base.