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🌱 Remembering Howard Heinecke, Eglin-born Vietnam veteran and banking executive

Eglin AFB, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Eglin AFB! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Remembering Howard Heinecke, Eglin-born Vietnam veteran and banking executive

Also on today's calendar: Youth Center Gymnastics Classes – Preschool 3:30 PM and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Thursday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 48.
  • Friday: Sunny and not as warm, with a high of 65 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Howard C. Heinecke (villages-news.com) — Howard C. Heinecke, an Eglin AFB native raised in Valparaiso, died November 4 at 80 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. The Choctawhatchee High School graduate earned a Bronze Star while serving in Vietnam before building a banking career. He leaves behind his wife, Rosemarie, with whom he shared 32 years.
   

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  • KBR, Inc. posted a job opening for Cost Analyst-Weapons Programs in Eglin Afb. Apply here.
  • Ladgov Corporation posted a job opening for Catholic Mass Musician in Eglin Afb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Eglin AFB here.

🗞 Nearby News

Destin

  • HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital collecting food for Sharing and Caring through Nov. 20 (getthecoast.com)
  • PNJ Football Power Poll rankings entering the 2026 FHSAA playoffs (pnj.com)
  • No Charges for 26-Year-Old After Police Say He Acted in Self-Defense When Co-Worker Was Shot and Killed at Fort Walton Beach Towing Lot (usacarry.com)

Niceville

  • Estella Scoma ‘represents the very best' of Destin youth (midbaynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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