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November 8, 2007
A breed of heroes |
City honors Almaden veteran
By Ron Cruger
Special to the Times
On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council honored Frank Carbone, an Almaden resident and decorated World War II hero. Carbone served three years in the U.S. military to help save the world from the terror derived from German and Japanese tyrants. While he has a unique story, he would be the first to remind that he was just one of many who gave of himself—and in some cases who gave themselves—to make the world safe for all.
Current Almaden resident Frank Carbone was attending high school in Syracuse, N.Y. when Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. Nine months later, on Aug. 11, 1943, Read more...
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Holiday gift program brightens holidays
for teens
By Jeanne C. Carbone
Staff Writer
With Christmas less than two months away, the elves are getting busy, and Almaden’s Jeannemarie Gibson is one of them.
She is among a group called Holiday Gifts for Teens, an organization that collects and assembles holiday gifts for teens--an often forgotten segment of the low-income population.
“My mom belonged to a women’s club that did charitable things,” said Gibson from her home in Almaden, where she has lived since 1996. Read more...
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