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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

Air Force heads to West Point with the CIC Trophy on the line

Plus, six unclaimed veterans were honored at Pikes Peak National Cemetery

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Air Force plays Army on Saturday with the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy on the line

Air Force plays Army Saturday after beating Navy 14-⁠9

  • Air Force
    Army
    Sat., Nov. 7, 5:30 p.m.At West Point, on KKTV
  • Navy9
    Air Force14
    FinalLast month at Falcon Stadium

Sources: KKTV, The Gazette

If you follow the Falcons, Saturday is the big one. Air Force plays Army at West Point, and a win would bring back the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, which Air Force hasn't won since 2022. Before the Navy game last month, the team called it "a need, not a want at this point."

The matchup is The Diesel vs. The Mob, two of the country's top offensive lines. Army's Cale Hellums leads the Black Knights with 874 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns. Air Force's quarterback spot is less settled: five players have taken 20-plus snaps this season because of injuries. Evan Medders could be back from a turf toe, Kemper Hodges had 200 rushing yards and four touchdowns last week against UConn, and freshman Howard Fisher IV could make a second straight start.

342 yardsArmy's rushing average per game, tops in the nation

Air Force is right behind at one yard fewer per game. They're the only two teams averaging over 300.

Source: KKTV

  • Kickoff: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, on KKTV
  • Air Force's 21 trophy titles are the most in the series
  • Army is 5-3 this season
  • Last year's academy games: all three decided by three points or fewer

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Veterans

Six unclaimed veterans received a final salute at Pikes Peak National Cemetery

About three dozen people gathered at Pikes Peak National Cemetery on Thursday to salute six unclaimed veterans. Very little is known about them beyond their service in the Army, Air Force and Navy. All were honorably discharged and recently interred at Pikes Peak or Fort Lyon National Cemetery. The burial flag, which normally goes to family, went to a volunteer veteran who keeps it in their memory.

Six unclaimed veterans from three branches were honored Thursday

VeteranService and rank
Nelson Edward CollinsArmy, Specialist 6
Richard Lee PlummerAir Force, Sgt.
Edward David KernAir Force, Airman 1st Class
Douglas Edward AndersonAir Force, Airman 1st Class
Horacio Orlando MartinezNavy, Fireman
Billy Bean NortonNavy, Airman

Source: The Gazette

The 1,000 lbs. was tolled for each of them. It came to Colorado Springs last November.

535times the Honor Bell has been tolled at interments since last November

That's the count from the Foundation.

Source: The Gazette

“Every veteran deserves to be called home with dignity and honor.”

Crum, the Marine Corps League chaplain who presided
  • Salute: three volleys from a seven-member rifle party
  • Nationwide: VA estimates 11,500 to 52,600 unclaimed veterans at funeral homes
  • The bell holds artifacts from 12 deceased Colorado veterans
  • The cemetery holds these ceremonies once or twice a year

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Parade

If you're headed downtown, the In Their Honor Veterans Day Parade starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and runs south on Tejon Street from St. Vrain Street to Vermijo Avenue. Expect closures along Tejon from Dale Street to Vermijo Avenue, with Cache La Poudre Street as the detour on the north side. KOAA News5

Manitou

Manitou Springs voters approved 2A, an excise tax on sales at local attractions, and Mayor Natalie Johnson projects an additional $1.1 million in revenue from it. The tax is meant to offset part of the $3 million in tax revenue that used to come from marijuana sales. KOAA News5

Manitou's 2A is meant to offset part of a $3 million loss

$1.1 million
in added revenue Mayor Natalie Johnson projects from 2A
$3 million
in tax revenue that used to come from marijuana sales
300,000
visitors a year, Johnson says

Source: KOAA News5

Pikes Peak

Colorado Springs Utilities used a contracted helicopter to carry replacement poles from a pull-off along Pikes Peak Highway to the installation sites. The poles serve a circuit that powers the Pikes Peak Visitor Center and the U.S. Army High Altitude Research Laboratory, and many of the old ones had been in service since about 1980. Line superintendent Shaun Dillon called it "one of our highest wildfire-risk circuits and one of the most difficult for crews to access." KRDOFOX21 News ColoradoKKTV

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Ten events, one medal stand. A new exhibit called A Legacy of Victory: U.S. Olympic Decathletes debuts today at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum, in the newly renovated Bill Daniels Gallery of Inspiration. It celebrates the athletes, achievements and moments behind one of the most demanding events in sport. Gold-medal energy.

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Air Force heads to West Point with the CIC Trophy on the line

Plus, six unclaimed veterans were honored at Pikes Peak National Cemetery

The TLDR

  1. Air Force plays Army Saturday for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
  2. Six unclaimed veterans were honored at Pikes Peak National Cemetery
  3. A review of data center rules makes 14 recommendations
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