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Sunday, April 21, 2013  It's 77.7 miles around Seneca Lake. At the Seneca seven race, seven members from each team complete the course together. A team from Baldwinsville was running with a specific purpose in honor of their fallen hero, Corporal Kyle Schneider.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  A Baldwinsville Post Office will be named after a Lysander soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Friday, November 09, 2012  62 years of the unknown for Cpl. Elmer Kidd's family finally came to a close Friday afternoon, as the remains of the Korean War soldier killed in action was buried.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  For years, the American soldier's remains were labeled CIL1993-312. On Friday, the Korean War casualty will be buried in upstate New York, now that his name is known.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Elmer Kidd died in combat in 1950, was just identified with DNA tests

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Representative Anne Marie Buerkle presented a bill to the House of Representatives on June 27 that would change the name of the U.S. Post Office at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville in honor of Corporal Kyle R. Schneider.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  People lined the procession route in the Syracuse area, but also in Ithaca near the Bangs Funeral Home.

Friday, April 06, 2012  Family and friends will gather next week to say goodbye to a Lansing soldier who died from injuries he suffered in Afghanistan.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Relatives say a Marine corporal from upstate New York who was wounded in Afghanistan earlier this year has died.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  A petition is circulating online, urging the U.S. Air Force to reunite Sergeant Rex, a military working dog, with his former partner, Corporal Megan Leavey, an Iraq War Veteran.

Monday, January 23, 2012  A Marine from Ithaca was critically injured in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Police say a couple excessively disciplined two children.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  A rapper scheduled to perform at Syracuse University’s Midnight Madness next week is facing assault weapon possession and domestic violence charges.

Friday, July 08, 2011  The Crouse Hospital community is pausing with a moment of silence today for a young man who made the ultimate sacrifice for the rest of us. Corporal Kyle Schneider was killed in Afghanistan last week.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  Residents have started paying their respects to 23-year-old Corporal Kyle Schneider, who was killed in Afghanistan last week.