A photo montage preceding Jamal Mitchell’s memorial service flashed through the life of the 36-year-old Minneapolis police officer, killed in the line of duty. It depicted him doing the things a lot of us do, surrounded by family and friends. Watching a ball game. Playing a board game. Eating a Sweet Martha’s cookie. Holding a […]
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Pueblo County veteran killed in Vietnam to be memorialized with highway designation
Pfc. Thomas Michael “Mike” Hanratty grew up in the Beulah Valley and was known for his athletic skills. He attended Pueblo County High School and started studying architecture at Southern Colorado State College in 1964. American ground troops first arrived in Vietnam in 1965 and Hanratty enlisted a year later. Hanratty first worked as a […]