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Tuskegee Airman Willie Rogers honored by St. Petersburg on Veterans Day

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St. Petersburg City officials gathered in Williams Park this Veterans Day morning to honor Willie Rogers, of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. Rogers, who achieved the rank of Master Sergeant during his military career, was presented with the city’s 2015 Honored Veteran Award. The accompanying ceremony featured a Presentation of Colors by the St. Petersburg Police Honor Guard, songs from the Gibbs High School choir, and speeches from U.S. Rep. David Jolly and St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman, among others. “You…

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Uber honors Veterans Day by offering free rides to service members

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For Veterans Day, ridesharing services Uber will offer free rides to former military service members who need transportation to jobs and job interviews. The program, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, hopes to help with one of the major problems facing veterans, particularly homeless veterans: a lack of transportation. Estimates by the National Coalition of Homeless Veterans put the number of homeless U.S. veterans at 49,000 in 2014, with 68 percent – more than 33,000…

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Here’s what’s open and what’s not this Veteran’s Day

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Veteran’s Day is Wednesday, which obviously means we should all thank a vet. But it also means a bunch of stuff is closed in observation of our nation’s heroes. So, to make it a little easier, here’s a run-down of what is and isn’t closed in St. Pete. City Hall and other government facilities including the Municipal Services Center will be closed. So, if you need to pay a water bill or parking ticket in person, do it Monday or…

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Florida commemorates Veterans Day with online World War II exhibit

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With Veterans Day falling in the middle of the week, it can be hard peel away and recognize how large an influence veterans have had on Florida. The Florida Department of State this week announced the release of a new webpage chronicling the World War II era in Florida, complete with pictures, articles and even video of how the Sunshine State and its residents contributed to the war effort. Florida deployed nearly 250,000 soldiers during the war, and more than…

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Pinellas honors its Veterans with Nov. 11 ceremonies

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Pinellas County residents will join forces with Americans across the nation to observe Veterans Day on Wednesday with ceremonies and events. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 94,997 veterans were living in Pinellas County in 2014 with nearly 1.57 million in Florida. California had the most veterans, 1.7 million, and Florida tied with Texas for second place. Veterans Day celebrations in Pinellas are a long tradition. One of the largest local ceremonies begins at 11 a.m. in the courtyard between…

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Today on Context Florida: Veterans & disability, lying pollsters and ex-offenders returning to the workforce

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Today on Context Florida: It’s Veterans Day Wednesday, and Tom O’Hara is more excited than usual. In researching this column, he learned that as a Vietnam veteran O’Hara might be eligible to collect VA disability benefits due to his diabetes – even though I’m sure a tedious year at Phu Cat Air Force Base has nothing to do with my blood-sugar levels today. It’s a great time to be a veteran, O’Hara says. Jac VerSteeg believes polling accuracy might be worse…

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