Tag: Palmer High School
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Nuggets lose first In-Season Tournament game despite big numbers from Jokic, Braun
The road to Las Vegas got a little trickier Friday in New Orleans. The Pelicans handed the Nuggets their first loss of the In-Season Tournament group stage, 115-110. New Orleans and Denver are both 2-1 with the Pelicans owning a tie-breaker thanks to Friday’s win. The route to advancing out of the group stage could…
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A last ride for Colorado Springs World War II buffalo soldier John Nichols
Buffalo soldier John Nichols has taken his last ride. The 96-year-old Colorado Springs native was remembered during a celebration of life ceremony Sunday at the rebuilt 1830s fur trading post Fort Lupton, northeast of Denver. With Nichols’ passing, only two buffalo soldiers from World War II remain alive, according to Nina Amos, vice president of…
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Two Colorado veterans featured in Tuskegee Airmen documentary
Two military veterans with ties to the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs will be featured in the History Channel documentary, “Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage.” The one-hour program honors and remembers the more than 14,000 African-American men who were part of the Tuskegee aviation program during World War II. The…