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Monday, January 28, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: Seeking Local Military Recruiters

Patch is looking for experts who can talk about signing up for the military and offer their advice this week.

Whether you're considering options after high school graduation or looking for a new career path, Patch wants to help find the answers to questions about joining the United States military this week, but we need a little help.  In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro" we need local experts who can answer readers' questions and offer advice about how to prepare, where to sign up, requirements and what each branch has to offer.  If you are a local military recruiter or consider yourself an expert and can answer these questions and more, let us know two ways. One: You can leave a comment on this post with your email address. Two: You can send an email to jordan.lanham@patch.com. We need experts to answer questions on Thursday, Jan. 31.   …

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Jordan Lanham

11:54 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Hi Lt. Raines, thanks so much for your comment! I called NC1 Hyatt and was unable to reach him, but will try again this afternoon. Can I add you to our list for Military Recruiters to answer questions tomorrow? Please call me if you have questions: 314-210-4987. Thanks!   more ›

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Amos Joseph Almeida, WWII Paratrooper and War Hero, Dies at 90

One of the original 101st "Screaming Eagles," Almeida jumped in D-Day, Operation Market Garden and The Battle of the Bulge. He moved to Glendale in 2007.

The following obituary was provided by Bopp Chapel. Almeida, Amos Joseph, one of the original 101st Screaming Eagles, passed away at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in the Bellefontaine Neighbors on Friday, Aug. 31. He was 90 years old. Born in Somis, CA, a small farming town north of Los Angeles to Mexican immigrants Luis and Teresa Almeida on Dec. 28, 1921, he was the oldest of 12 children. He also had three older half-siblings. Amos quit school in the ninth grade to help support the family and joined the U.S. Army in 1942, volunteering to become a paratrooper for the extra $50 monthly “jump pay” to send home to his mother. Amos jumped into Normandy on D-Day and also jumped in Holland for Operation Market Garden then off to a brutal winter …

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