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www.stripes.com November 30, 2022 | View in browser   Gary Bautell, voice of the US military in Europe for decades, dies at 80 American Forces Network Europe this week said farewell to the man who for decades was the signature voice on the airwaves for U.S. troops in Europe. Read more > Racial discrimination by Veterans Affairs spans decades, lawsuit says The case could determine if the government can be held liable for systemic prejudices that disadvantaged Black veterans and their descendants, advocates say. Read more > Pennsylvania Tuskegee Airman dies days before his 99th birthday William Rice was a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian recognition by Congress in 2007 for his service with the Tuskegee Airmen, flying in a P-51 Mustang as a Red Tail Fighter with the 332nd Fighter Group in Europe during World War II. Read more >   Army veteran who subdued Club Q shooter receives $50,000 Community Advocate Award For his bravery, selflessness and quick thinking in halting a mass shooting that killed five people and injured dozens more, Richard Fierro was awarded Ent Credit Union's first-ever Community Advocate Award. Read more >   Connecticut VA hospital deaths report finds protocols not followed, issues remain A federal investigation released Monday of a hot steam accident that killed two workers conducting maintenance on a boiler system at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut substantiates a whistleblower's allegations that employees did not follow proper protocols. Read more > Kentucky historical society helps return long-lost uniform to family of World War II veteran Kelvin Gabbard and Jackie King discovered a World War II uniform of a U.S. Army veteran in the contents of a storage unit they won in an auction. Read more >   Training service dogs for veterans is therapy at new University of Pennsylvania program A new program on the University of Pennsylvania campus aims to help veterans who need service dogs — and other veterans who can benefit from training them. Read more >   Ex-Border Patrol agent and Navy veteran accused of killing 4 goes on trial The capital murder trial of a former U.S. Border Patrol agent and Navy veteran who confessed to killing four sex workers in South Texas in 2018 has begun. Read more >   Maryland county celebrates unveiling of memorial for Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Alfred Hilton Alfred B. Hilton is one of 16 Black Union Army soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their service during the Civil War. He is the only service member from Harford County, Md., to receive this distinction. Read more >   New Jersey Marine reservist sentenced to jail time for his role in the Capitol riot Marcos Panayiotou told a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that he’d been swept up in the mob outside the building that day, which he described as “flowing through the doors like a wave of water.” Read more >   Now 99, Massachusetts veteran survived World War II’s ‘best-kept secret’ As a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier, Saul Gurman was aboard the British ship Rohna on Nov. 26, 1943, when it was struck by a radio-controlled missile dropped from a German plane. Read more >   FOLLOW US STRIPES.COM | EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM © 2022 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-3050