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Anchorage Marine receives military honors

The U.S. Marine Corps performs plane-side military honors Monday for Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, as his body arrives at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Cpl. Fleury, a Service High graduate, was one of four Marines who died in a helicopter collision in Afghanistan Oct. 26.

This one hit me hard. Harder than all the rest. Semper Fi soldier. Your mother, family and friends are proud of their brave warrior. No words, actions or compromises on this day. Our world has grown smaller.

Fallen soldiers gallery

RIP Shirley

My good friend Shirley, passed away in her sleep Saturday night, at home with her cats by her side.

I will miss her smile, sense of humor and positive outlook on life despite living with lifelong disabilities.

Shirley was one of those friends that change your life in subtle ways and my life is better by being a small part of hers.

I hope her heaven is full of soft ice cream cones and great silver fishing.

G-U-11 Down

This is tough to write. One of our recent graduates from Valdez High committed suicide. We are heartbroken. I am writing his obituary and paying the $75 to the Anchorage Daily News to publish. Its the least I can do.