Illinois vet's remains headed home after 40 years

07/20/11 GLEN CARBON, Ill. (AP) -- Told that Randy Dalton was killed during the Vietnam War, his family in southwestern Illinois wondered for decades if their loved one, killed with an Army pal when their helicopter was shot down in Cambodia, would ever make his way home. On Sunday, 40 years to the day since Dalton died, that cloud -- and the serviceman's remains -- finally will be laid to rest. Dalton ...

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Veteran's remains headed home after 40 years

07/19/11 Told that Randy Dalton was killed during the Vietnam War, his family in southwestern Illinois wondered for decades if their loved one, killed with an Army pal when their helicopter was shot down in Cambodia, would ever make his way home.

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Part of largest Marine Corps Reserve exercise of the year taking place in Yuma

07/19/11 With a makeshift command center on top of a mountain at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, approximately 1,200 Marines with the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing are currently participating in exercise Javelin Thrust 11 to sharpen long-distance command and communication techniques.

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