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Friday, June 14, 2013  South Carolina lawmakers have confirmed the appointments of two members to the state's Board of Paroles and Pardons.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Several lawsuits have been filed against education officials and the Department of Health and Environmental Control over a tuberculosis outbreak at a Greenwood County school.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Nine trainees at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island are being sworn in as U.S. citizens.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Veterans, along with their family and friends, gathered as the Sumter Veterans Association held their annual Memorial Day celebration at Swan Lake Gardens Monday afternoon.

Monday, May 27, 2013  A Memorial Day observance at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum on Charleston Harbor won't have a speaker.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  State House Speaker Bobby Harrell is honoring plans to build a Medal of Honor museum in South Carolina.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is offering veterans another opportunity to get some helpful information on jobs and benefits.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  One of the last remaining river patrol boats that fought with America's so-called Brown Water Navy during Vietnam War is going into dry dock for a few weeks.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  U.S. war costs last for more than a century, monthly payments to Civil War vet families

Friday, March 15, 2013  Officials at Patriots Point are proposing spending up to $5 million to make the 20th Century aircraft carrier USS Yorktown a floating museum that will better attract 21st Century visitors

Friday, January 25, 2013  A symposium scheduled for the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor is focusing on prisoners of war.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Donna Pratt wasn't sure what to think when officials at Patriots Point on the South Carolina coast approached her about dedicating a refurbished H-3 helicopter to the memory of her husband.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  A man who has spent decades exploring the remote corners of the globe is sharing his story at Clemson University.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  World War II vets who had not seen their memorial in Washington D.C. went on a special trip Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  South Carolina's electric cooperatives are hosting dozens of World War II veterans on a daylong tour of military monuments in Washington.