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Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of U.S. combat troops arriving in Vietnam.Two battalions made up of hundreds of marines arrived in Danang on March 8, 1965.

Approximately 70 soldiers assigned to Basic Combat Training were involved in a one-vehicle accident while returning from church services on Sand Hill on Sunday, March 8 at 12:30 p.m. 

Columbus police are asking for the public’s help identifying a robbery suspect. The individual is considered armed and dangerous.  

An 8-year-old girl tried to take down “The Terminator” in a chess match.

The driver of Johnson’s vehicle was killed and another passenger was wounded in a drive-by shooting.

A rally was held at Brown Chapel AME Church on Sunday afternoon prior to a symbolic recreation of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

It says involving all students in similar activities encourages active participation and a feeling of belonging.

You can be a part of the 50th anniversary of the historic march from Selma, AL to Montgomery, AL on WTVM.com and the WTVM News Leader 9 app.

President Barack Obama commemorated an epic event Saturday with his family by his side as he addressed the crowd. News Leader 9’s Jenyne Donaldson was live in Selma, AL on Saturday.

Dozens of bikers attended the annual Bike Blessing today at the National Infantry Museum before heading 54 miles to Box Springs, Georgia.