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Hero Quilts presented to South Bay Vietnam Vets


Hero Quilts presented to South Bay Vietnam Vets
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Project founded to comfort recent war veterans expanded to include vets from earlier wars
by Donald Morrison
Only one thing comforted Lieutenant Daniel Massey after he was injured while serving in Iraq. It was 2009, and he’d been left temporarily paralyzed from injuries sustained during a mortar blast in Basra. He wasn’t sure if he’d ever walk again. 
“I came back from one of my procedures and on my bed was this blanket,” Lt. Massey said. “There was a note. ‘To Lieutenant Dan Massey, you’re our hero, thank you very much for your service to our country.’ and I just started bawling.” ....

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Hermosa's two-fisted punch: "Jazz v. Punk" - Easy Reader News


Former Minuteman Mike Watt (center) with filmmakers Brendan Hirsch, Garrett Barghash, Michelle Crispin, and Julie Nunis
Hermosa’s Jazz, punk legacy to be featured at MB film fest
“Jazz v. Punk” I think it’s a draw
by Bondo Wyszpolski
The Florana International Film Festival takes place Friday and Saturday atop the Manhattan Village Mall parking structure with the same 25-30 short films each evening. One of the highlights of the event was shot mainly in Hermosa Beach: “Jazz v. Punk.”
The nearly 40-minute film essentially asks one question, but it’s a big one: How is it that a 1.4 square mile town was home to two seemingly opposite styles of music? ....

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