KOOL 98 » Army http://98kool.com Lubbock's Greatest Hits of All Time! Sat, 25 May 2013 04:52:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 A Soldier Came Home to Surprise His Parents on Veterans Day from Center Ice at an NHL Game [VIDEO] http://98kool.com/a-soldier-came-home-to-surprise-his-parents-on-veterans-day-from-center-ice-at-an-nhl-game-video/ http://98kool.com/a-soldier-came-home-to-surprise-his-parents-on-veterans-day-from-center-ice-at-an-nhl-game-video/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:20:13 +0000 Landon King http://98kool.com/?p=19626 The Boston Bruins hosted the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. And to celebrate Veterans Day, they had the parents of an Army lieutenant named Charles Jacobs drop the ceremonial first puck.

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Smartphones can be used to text updates about surroundings, send GPS photos, and access maps. “When they have a problem or need to submit a report, they default to the texting. These young soldiers grew up with this technology. They’re very familiar with it. They’re very comfortable with it,” said Michael McCarthy, an Army director for the program.

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