Plus: He died for freedom. She’s making sure he’s not forgotten
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| On this coming Saturday, June 22, in a pasture outside the village of Épagne-Épagnette in northern France, a young patriotic woman from Utah will help unveil a memorial plaque honoring World War II soldiers who died 53 years before she was born. The dedication ceremony is expected to attract an audience in the hundreds. The mayors of nearby towns have RSVP’d, a reporter for the Stars and Stripes will be there, a lieutenant colonel will officially represent the United States Army, and that’s in addition to the local townspeople who will be attending and the more than 50 family members flying in from America who are related to the men being honored and remembered. A letter will also be read from Utah Sen. Mitt Romney. The anticipated crowd says a lot about people’s enthusiasm for saluting soldiers who fought and died to preserve freedom eight decades ago. It also says a lot about the person who made it all happen. All because of a college assignment. In 2019, Utah native Camille Noel was enrolled at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., pursuing a degree in history. In one of her classes, the students were tasked with writing a short history of a World War II veteran from their state. That’s how Camille found out about Jack Lundberg. |
Read more about how Camille Noel is honoring fellow Utahn, World War II soldier Jack Lundberg. |
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| Utah Rep. Burgess Owens said as he reviewed everything he saw related to public transportation on his trip to Nevada in December 2023, he came away impressed. During this field tour, organized by the Western Caucus Foundation, the Utah 4th District congressman and a handful of colleagues learned more about Hoover Dam and inspected the state’s public transportation capabilities. The group also visited the Las Vegas metropolitan area, said Owens. He said Nevada has a robust and well-connected transit authority system. “Utah, Nevada, Arizona — we happen to have a very entrepreneurial way of approaching government,” the GOP congressman told the Deseret News over the phone Friday. Utah’s planning has served well so far, but what happens when the state is growing much faster than previously anticipated? That was the question that concerned Owens. Read more on exploring the future of public transit with Owens. More in Politics Inside a focus group with Trump’s reluctant Utah supporters (Deseret News) Asma Uddin: Our divided nation needs the Supreme Court to be a unifying teacher (Deseret News) Rep. Blake Moore endorsed Derek Brown for Utah attorney general (Deseret News) |
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