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STORIES OF SERVICE: U.S. Navy Super Hornet Fighter Pilot Lt. Cmdr. David Manges Selected to Command Operational Squadron

Lt. Cmdr. David Manges, the son of a Satellite Beach, Florida, native, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Six in support of the F/A-18 Super Hornet. “My proudest Navy accomplishment is my selection for command of an operational F/A-18 squadron,” said Manges. […]

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STORIES OF SERVICE: Retired Army Lt. Col. Skip Taylor of Viera Inducted Into Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame

Military Officers Association of America Cape Canaveral Chapter member Retired Army Lt. Col. Harry “Skip” Taylor of Viera has been inducted into the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame. During his two years in Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry Division, he was awarded a Silver Star and three Bronze Stars for valor, plus two purple hearts. He rose from the bottom to close to the top, working at the Pentagon, NATO, the DIA and the State Department. […]

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STORIES OF SERVICE: World War II Vet Frank Richiuso’s ‘Someone to Remember’ Recreated By Family

WATCH: In the latest edition of “Stories of Service,” Steve Wilson talks with Pete Richiuso, Jay Richiuso and Gianna Rose. Pete and Jay’s father, Frank Richiuso, was a World War II veteran who wrote the song, “Someone to Remember,” in Germany in 1945. His granddaughter Gianna Rose, Jay’s daughter, recently recorded the song at Lily Pad Studio in Cocoa. […]