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Tradition, reflection bring out Memorial Day paradegoers in Dearborn
Zeinab Faraj spent Monday's Memorial Day much like she and her family did 30-plus years ago. In those days, her father would wake her and her little sister up early and together they'd gather their gear. The goal was to get out the door in time to snag the best viewing spot possible along Dearborn's parade route. ...
Michigan military unit known as "Polar Bears" remembered on Memorial Day
TROY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A group of Michigan soldiers known as "Polar Bears" were honored and remembered during a special Memorial Day service in Troy. "Memorial Day weekend is all about remembering our fallen heroes," said David Krall, Vice President of White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery in Troy. The Polar Bears were a military unit of roughly 5,000 troops from the 85th Division, 339th Infantry, and most called Michigan home. The Polar Bears were the American Expeditionary Force in North Russia and served as part of the Allied intervention during the Russian Civil War. The group fought against the Bolshevik forces from September 1918...
Departing BCBS Michigan CEO following the lead of his predecessor, Gov. Whitmer's dad
When Dan Loepp takes to the stage this Thursday with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s policy conference on Mackinac Island, where he's scheduled to conduct a fireside chat, it will be with mixed emotions. Since taking over as president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan over 19 years ago, Loepp, who is retiring Jan. 1, 2025, has introduced the state’s governors at the annual northern Michigan confab where 1,500 people will...
A Peek Inside the Abandoned 1906 Hungarian Club: Detroit, Michigan
WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. Before we get to a synopsis of the abandoned building, here’s a quick background on the neighborhood of Delray... The Delray neighborhood in Detroit was platted...
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