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Special Veteran’s Edition - A Tribute to Service & Sacrifice
House Explodes in Hatfield BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com A home in Hatfield is a complete loss after it e ploded due to a gas leak. The house, which sits ne t to Hatfield Library and in front of the Hatfield ymnasium, woke area residents when it e ploded around 2 a.m. ednesday morning, ovember 2, 2016. Matthew rris, a Hatfield Volunteer irefighter, lives ust one block from the home and said he physically felt the blast. “ hen it e ploded, I didn’t ust hear it, I felt it,” said rris. Hatfield Volun
Lambert Foster: Arkansas’ Blade Runner U.S. Marine Continues to Conquer & Serve
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Historical B-25 Bomber Gets Make-Over in Mena BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com Crider Aircraft ainting has planes come and go on a daily basis, but it’s not often they get aircraft with such a rich history behind it. Such is the case with one of their most recent clients. It is the duty and responsibility of the Commemorative Airforce to maintain a special aircraft, and for 18 years, they have chosen Crider’s as the place to keep the bomber looking its best. The Commemorative Airforce is the largest flying museum in the nited States, with 68 units across the country, and head uartered in Dallas, Te as. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
MRHS Welcomes New Emergency Room Physicians SUBMITTED
The Administration Team at Mena Regional Health System has been striving diligently to seek highly ualified physicians that would be a good fit for their facility. Recently, MRHS partnered with The Sessions roup, which is a full service healthcare staff ing company based in Little Rock with over 0 years of e perience. ith the combination of their vast physician database, Dr. Ses sions’ personal e perience with Emergency Departments, and the CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
U.S. Marine Lambert Foster [PICTURED ABOVE STANDING ON THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE] is n to n to n ot ’ n n to inside this special edition that honors Veterans such as WWII Veteran Buck Cureton [PAGE 34] and Brent Pearce who was recently honored with a Quilt of Valor [PAGE 7]. A complete schedule of all Veterans Day ceremonies around the area is available on PAGES 20-21 and hear special Veterans Tributes on KENA 104.1FM, KQOR 105.3FM and KENA AM1450 through Veterans Day, November 11.