Monthly Archives: March 2012

Virginia Beach Celebrates the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 with the Patriotic Festival and OpSail 2012 Virginia™

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03/27/12     For more information: Ron Kuhlman  Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau  |  757.385.4700 Kari Journigan  BCF  |  757.497.4811  |  kjournigan@boomyourbrand.com Virginia Beach Celebrates the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 with the Patriotic Festival and OpSail 2012 … Continue reading →

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The War of 1812 Bicentennial

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Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction | First Look at New Books, March 30, 2012

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libraryjournal.com March 29, 2012 By Bette-Lee Fox Jenkins, Mark Collins & David A. Taylor. The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U.S. Navy. National Geographic, dist. by Random. Apr. 2012. c.280p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781426209338. $30. HIST … Continue reading →

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He shoots and scores

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NiagaraThisWeek James Culic, staff | Mar 29, 2012   He shoots and scores. The War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee is ready to kick off the next event in its three-year lineup of celebrations by re-kindling the rivalry between the two … Continue reading →

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Top U.S. Military Officials, New England Leaders Join Forces to Support Families of Fallen and Wounded U.S. Special Forces at New England Warrior Benefit

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MarketWatch.com March 29, 2012 U.S. Special Operations Commander Eric T. Olson, retired U.S. Senator John Warner, former House Armed Services Chairman Duncan Lee Hunter honored as Boston Celebrates America’s Independence & the U.S.S. Constitution’s Bicentennial BOSTON, Mar 29, 2012 (BUSINESS … Continue reading →

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Friday, March 30, 2012 Albany Money Will Aid Effort to Remember the War of 1812 By THOMAS KAPLAN Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times A historic house at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site in Sackets Harbor, N.Y., … Continue reading →

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Sackets Harbor officials voice enthusiasm about War of 1812 bicentennial funding

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By GORDON BLOCK TIMES STAFF WRITER FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012 SACKETS HARBOR — Area leaders are optimistic about new state funding that would go toward commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812. The new state budget, released on Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Regional Team Helps Launch U.S. Navy War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration

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SOURCE The Perry Group U.S. Secretary of Navy Presented with Commemorative Flag Emblazoned with The Motto ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship’ PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — United States Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, recently launched the Navy’s commemoration … Continue reading →

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Theatre group recruits War of 1812 actors

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Auditions Tuesday and Wednesday By Brian Kelly, The Sault Star Sault Ste. Marie’s history is anything but in the past for Wendy Hamilton. She wrote and directed the drama, MindLands, as part of the city’s HomeComing celebrations in 1998. A … Continue reading →

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DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration

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March 28, 2012 by glenn.selby We recently held a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with Mark Romig, Chairman of the NOLA Navy Week Host Committee, on March 29. A native New Orleanian, Mark is serving as Chairman of the NOLA Navy Week … Continue reading →

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