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Legionnaires Receive The Body Of Maj. George Vlisides, February 1965 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Legionnaires Receive The Body Of Maj. George Vlisides, February 1965 image
Year:
1965
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 3, 1965
Caption:
Members of the American Legion Erwin Prieskorn Post 46 of Ann Arbor lift the body of Maj. George F. Vlisides, killed Jan. 27 in a Viet Nam airplane crash, onto a cart at plane side. The Legionnaires acted as honor guard when the casket arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from San Francisco yesterday afternoon. Maj. Howard Halstead of Travis AFB in California accompanied the body and will attend the funeral Friday.

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25
Month
June
Year
1959
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University of Michigan Football Coach Bo Schembechler Returns From Pasadena, January 1970

University of Michigan Football Coach Bo Schembechler Returns From Pasadena, January 1970 image
Year:
1970
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 20, 1970
Caption:
Michigan Football Coach Bo Schembechler is wheeled through the lobby at Metropolitan Airport after his arrival from Pasadena where he was hospitalized for 19 days following a heart attack.

Filipina Narciso, Center, Hugs Her Mother, Macaria While Leonora Perez Greets Her Father, Anacleto, On Left, Upon Arrival At Detroit Metro Airport, September 1976 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

Filipina Narciso, Center, Hugs Her Mother, Macaria While Leonora Perez Greets Her Father, Anacleto, On Left, Upon Arrival At Detroit Metro Airport, September 1976 image
Year:
1976
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 18, 1976
Caption:
Leonora Perez (back to camera) rushes to hug her father, Anacleto, while Filipina Narciso (center) greets her mother, Macaria. At the same time, Mrs. Perez's mother, Maxima (far right) rushes toward her daughter whom she had not seen in years.
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AACHM Oral History: Tessie Freeman

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Tessie Ola Freeman was born June 19, 1924 in Alabama and has lived in Washtenaw County since 1947. An avid lover of poetry and spectator sports, Ms. Freeman raised three children while doing domestic work and dressing hair to supplement her family’s income. Ms. Freeman is proud of her children and encouraged them to get an education, even going so far as to enroll at Wayne State University at the same time her youngest son. Ms. Freeman has always spoken for herself and she’s proud to share her story.