The latest news and press releases from Atlantic Shores Retirement Community in Virginia Beach, VA. 55+ active adult community.
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Press Releases Virginian-Pilot Veterans Day special section: William Jenkins
Col. William Jenkins, U.S. Navy Navy Reserved, National Guard In 1942, WWII was heating up and Bill Jenkins, age 18, was not a man to let a mere 4-F classification stand in the way of his plans to serve in military. “I had decided I wanted to be a Navy pilot,” recalls Jenkins. “So I […]
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Press Releases Virginian-Pilot Veterans Day special section: Bob Cleary
Bob Cleary, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Retired It was the early ‘60s and despite occasional mentions on nightly newscasts, Vietnam had little claim on Americans’ attention. Sergeant Bob Cleary, U.S. Marine Corps, was training in Okinawa when word went out that volunteers were needed. “They wanted four officers and four NCOs to go […]
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Press Releases Virginian-Pilot Veterans Day special section: William Stanley
Lt. William Stanley Army Air Corps GROTTAGLIE, ITALY 1944 The Worrybird, a brand new B-24 carrying a rookie crew just out of training, was loaded with bombs and heading for a target in Bucharest, Hungary. In the bombardier’s seat? Second Lieutenant Bill Stanley, a farm boy from Kansas. It was them first of 50 missions […]
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Press Releases Atlantic Shores Retirees Shelter Wayward Wildlife
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – September 26, 2016 — Things are wild at Atlantic Shores, the Neighborhood for 55 and Better in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The 100-acre campus, located just one mile from the Atlantic Ocean shoreline, is providing a coastal refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including wayward Arctic seabirds recently washed inland by a […]
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Press Releases Atlantic Shores Residents Embrace Technology in Community-Wide Initiative
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – July 27, 2016 – They’re making new friends, posting photos of their latest adventures, comparing their video gaming scores, and booking reservations for their next social outing. These are not techie teens, but residents at Atlantic Shores, the Neighborhood for 55 and Better in Virginia Beach, Virginia. As information technology becomes […]
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Press Releases Naval Cadets and an App Keep Our Veteran’s Stories Alive
More than 25 of our veterans were able to spend their Saturday with naval cadets from First Colonial and Cox High Schools at the Military Aviation Museum. The two groups came together to support the “Vets & Cadets Program”. This program gives future military members the opportunity to interview veterans about their experiences in the […]