Local soldier receives purple heart after Afghan attack The Salisbury Post Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:37 PM PST SALISBURY â" Shaking off the nightâs cold, Army Spc. Thomas Gravitte took over his solitary guard position about 4:45 a.m. He positioned himself on a makeshift tower, a perch on top of a wall of Hesco barriers, the kind that sometimes s ... | Fayette City's Jake Martin led a full life after baseball Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:00 PM PST "I don't think his heart was really into it," Rupert Martinko of Fallowfield said of his cousin's disposition toward baseball. "Yes, he had the (arm) injury, but he didn't see sports as a priority in his life." | In search of Purple Heart owner Bedford Times-Mail Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:39 PM PST BLOOMINGTON â" Sorting through her grandmotherâs belongings months after 83-year-old Maxie Hayes died, Kelsey Evans discovered a World War II heroâs medal at the b ... | Im lowering my risk ... you can too! The Charleston Gazette Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:08 PM PST See a related story here . CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Yes, West Virginia leads the nation in diabetes and heart disease, but -- as Karen Thaxton, wellness director for the city of ... | Hospital implants new heart device The Smithfield Herald Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:10 PM PST Dr. Kevin Campbell is the first in the region to use a a new model of implantable defibrillator. | | |
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