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Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Veterans, families and friends greeted Monday in Lexington by the community and politicians including State Senator Katrina Shealy and State Representative Todd Atwater, thanking them for their service.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  South Carolina's top prosecutor is scheduled to speak at a ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of a marker for fallen World War II aviator trainees from the Columbia area.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  More than 80 military veterans from World War II and the Korean War are flying to Washington, D.C., for a tour of memorials erected in their honor.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Veterans of the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Franklin are scheduled to hold their final reunion in South Carolina.

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

Sunday, March 10, 2013  About 50  Columbia residents went on a walking tour put on by  the Historic Columbia Foundation.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Luther McIlwain, an aviator with the famed Tuskegee Airmen who broke military racial barriers during World War II, a retired New York City police officer, and a civil rights advocate in Massachusetts, has died. He was 91.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Original Iwo Jima monument coming to New York City auction, estimated to bring up to $1.8 million

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

Saturday, January 05, 2013  A special World War II veteran was in Camden to share his experiences through his new book.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Ceremonies get under way with a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m., the exact time the bombing began in 1941.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The University of South Carolina is planning a celebration to mark the release of a final volume of an anthology describing the contributions of the state's women.

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.