Camp Hale

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    Witnessing history: A memorable day at Camp Hale

    Witnessing history: A memorable day at Camp Hale thumbnail The Pletchers with Sofía Friedman (center), of the White House Press Office, displaying our "Mellys." Camp Hale, Oct. 12. Courtesy photo

    The text from the White House press liaison came while we were at dinner in Avon. My wife Bonnie would be credentialed and able to join me the next day (Oct. 12) at the ceremony where President Joe Biden would dedicate the new Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument!… read more →

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    A living local legend: John Waldo Tripp

    A living local legend: John Waldo Tripp thumbnail John Tripp skinning up to Pearl Pass in a German Army hat. Courtesy photo

    By Ted Frisbie
    Special to The Sopris Sun

    In response to the National Geographic cover story, “The Last Voices of World War II” (published June 20, 2020), I felt compelled to draw attention to one of our Valley’s last surviving members of the 10th Mountain Division. 

    Born July… read more →