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A snapping turtle crossing a highway.

What an encounter with a snapping turtle taught me about my own family | Charles D. Allen

BY: - April 5, 2023

We must stay vigilant, work with others, and provide help when necessary. Sometimes that is all we can do.

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Black History Month 2023: How far Black soldiers have come — and the road ahead | Charles D. Allen

BY: - February 8, 2023

The true story of three officers who persevered as patriots in service to the nation. Remember them.

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Martin Luther King Selma March

Dr. King’s ‘Road Ahead’ — and what it means to one Pa. community | Charles D. Allen

BY: - January 16, 2023

Our commemoration committee invites you to be part of this celebration as we seek to unite our Carlisle Community in truth and love.

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What will the next generation of military leaders learn from our years of upheaval? | Opinion

BY: - June 15, 2022

From the pandemic to Jan. 6 and the Ukraine War, there has been no shortage of lessons.

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This Black History Month, let’s put the focus on Black health and wellness | Charles D. Allen

BY: - February 17, 2022

Black Americans are twice as likely as whites to not see a doctor for thinking and memory problems. We need to change that.

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What MLK meant by justice. And how one central Pa. community is commemorating it | Opinion

BY: - January 13, 2022

As we begin a new year, our Carlisle community continues America’s quest to embrace Dr. King’s commitment to social, economic, and political justice.

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9/11 20th Anniversary: How will you honor their memory? | Charles D. Allen

BY: - September 8, 2021

On Saturday, consider how you will be a “patriot” and, through your service to others, enact the values upon which our nation was founded.

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A new class at U.S. Army War College must meet the challenges of a changing world | Opinion

BY: - August 9, 2021

Prepare yourself for the uncertain future. Our nations are counting on you.

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For these U.S. Army War College students, a graduation like no other | Charles D. Allen

BY: - June 8, 2021

I hope that our student cohorts will appreciate their demonstrated agility and resiliency after completing a unique year.

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Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers: A legacy of Black history | Charles D. Allen

BY: - February 2, 2021

Rogers was one of three African-American officer students in the U.S. Army War College Class of 1971.

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In 2021: We have to keep working toward ending what MLK called ‘The Other America’ | Charles D. Allen

BY: - January 5, 2021

As we begin a new year, my hometown of Carlisle, Pa., continues America's quest to embrace Dr. King's commitment to social, economic, and political justice.

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Freedom, Democracy, and Thanksgiving Day 2020 | Charles D. Allen

BY: - November 25, 2020

With the year 2021 ahead, let us make this an American decade and rise to establish freedom from want for others in our society and for our democracy.