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Kempton native killed at Pearl Harbor returning home

By STEVEN MURREYManaging Editorsmurrey@cherryroad.comA Tipton County native is finally coming home, nearly 85 years after he was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor.U.S. Navy Fireman First Class Fred H. Boyer, who was from Tipton County, died during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941. He was 22 years old. Boyer was the son of Mr.…

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25 years later; a 9/11 reflection piece

Time stood still at 8:46 am on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, and I can still remember every moment that followed. The sky was clear and blue that morning and it was the first year of…