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"It's hard to ask for help." Veterans Leadership Program provides Pittsburgh veterans with the resources they need | KD Sunday Spotlight
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Off of Smallman Street in the Strip District, you'll find the Veterans Leadership Program. It's a place where you'll hear conversation about military service and veterans will know they're around people who get it. Walter Chubeck Junior said he served in the Navy from 1983-1986."We acted as a hospital ship in Grenada, that's probably the one thing that gave me nightmares for a little over a year when I got out," said Chubeck when reflecting on his service.However, when he got out the reality of civilian life hit him hard. "When COVID hit, I had lost my job, so...
Gentlemen's club in Pittsburgh ordered closed by Health Department
A gentlemen’s club in Pittsburgh has been ordered closed by the Allegheny County Health Department. Medusa’s Lair, formally known as the Cricket Lounge, on Morewood Avenue was shut down on May 18. The alert was posted on May 22
Memorial Day's link to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — To understand the history of Memorial Day, you must understand the grief experienced by hundreds of thousands of families in the wake of the Civil War, both nationally and locally."This region contributed almost 25,000 soldiers to the Civil War," said Michael Krause, curator and historian at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in Pittsburgh. "It was 24,490 some odd soldiers just from Allegheny County. And of all those men to have served from here, there were about 4,000 casualties. Casualties being killed in battle, died of diseases, died of wounds or disappeared or were gone."Even before...
Talk Pittsburgh Links: May 23, 2024
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