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The Rashid Behbudov Song Theater has hosted an event themed
“Azerbaijani-American Cultural Bridge: Jeffrey Werbock”.

The event was organized on the occasion of the 100th anniversary
of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev, with the support of the State
Committee on Work with Diaspora, Azernews
reports.

A minute of silence was held to honor the memory of National
Leader Heydar Aliyev and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for
Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Moderated by the jury chairman of the National Mugham
Competition Givami Rahimli, the event brought together ADA
University representatives, the Azerbaijani Diaspora, famous public
figures, and…

The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony today (Oct. 14, 2023) to honor U.S. Army First Lieutenant Thomas M. Martin, son of career military parents, SGM Ed Martin  (U.S. Army retired) and CW5 Candy Martin (U.S. Army retired). 

The ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. (CT) at the South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls (1600 W. Russell Street).

The James River Bridge on US HWY 14, near Huron, will be dedicated to 1LT Martin.

Martin, who was born in Huron, was assigned to 1^st Squadron, 40^th Calvary Regiment, 4^th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne). He died October 14, 2007, in Al Busayifi, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations.

Naming bridges in honor of…

The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony today (October 7, 2023) to honor U.S. Army Warrant Officer Roger S. Cameron.

The ceremony will be at 2:30 p.m. (CT) at the Community Building in Pierpont (311 W. Main Street).

The Mud Creek Bridge on SD HWY 27, at Lake Pierpont, will be dedicated to WO1 Cameron.

Cameron distinguished himself while serving as a helicopter pilot gunner. His fire team was sent to My-Tho, Vietnam on January 31, 1968, and came under immediate attack by enemy .50 machineguns. Cameron was killed while engaging the enemy.

Naming bridges in honor of our combat veterans who died while serving their country is an initiative of Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Departments of Military, Transportation, and…

Rocket.Chat, a Wilmington Del.-based startup that provides an open-source chat platform, raised US$ 10m in a Series A “bridge” funding round.

The round was led by Alexia Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, Endeavor Scaleup Ventures, Bob Young (Founder of RedHat), NEA and Valor Capital Group, in addition to investors such as Greycroft, Monashees, DGF, and Graphene.

The company, which had already raised US$19m in February 2021, intends to use the funds for Research & Development and commercial expansion.

Founded in 2016 and led by Gabriel Engel, CEO, Rocket.Chat provides a Commercial Open Source Software (COSS) communications platform that allows for collaboration between colleagues, across organizations (through bridges, such as MS Teams or federated servers) and…

The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony at 2pm CT this afternoon (Sept. 16, 2023) to honor U.S. Army Lieutenant Peter H. Monfore, son of Howland and Gertrude Monfore of Springfield and Sioux Falls.