Red County/OC Blog News Roundup -- November 11, 2007

Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

The Marine who beat 70 Iraqi roadside bombs -- OCR
Veterans Day means more after you've stared down death for a living.

Luxury 'mess hall' hosts troops -- DP
Dan Marcheano had a restaurant full of Marines to serve Saturday at lunch, so he prepared a dish familiar to anyone who had been in the service.

Armed with paintbrushes to fight graffiti -- OCR
Kids work on murals at their Lake Forest school in project to ward off graffiti.

Veteran fest today dedicates Stanton memorial -- OCR
City honors service members, veterans with new Katella Avenue park.

War stories -- DP
From the Greatest Generation to our own, these veterans have served in wars spanning back to World War II.

A ship without a port -- OCR
The tall ship Privateer Lynx, formerly docked next to the nautical museum in Newport Beach, no longer has a harbor to call her own.

O.C. writers feel the pinch -- OCR
The writers strike is having an effect on Orange County writers and could impact the economy.

Troy science team competes at Siemens -- OCR
The six students did not advance to the national finals in the nation's top science competition.

Public's help needed in murder, rape cases -- OCR
DNA evidence has linked a 24-year-old Stanton man to a murder in Anaheim and three rapes throughout Orange County. Authorities believe there may be more victims.

Cellphones to illuminate issue of homeless youths -- DP
No one can say how many cellphones will illuminate Tuesday outside the California Pizza Kitchen in Newport Beach, but the defining number for the evening will be 13

La Palma parade celebrates heroes -- OCR
The parade included more than 200 entries, live entertainment, food and children's activities.

Armed with paintbrushes to fight graffiti -- OCR
Kids work on murals at their Lake Forest school in project to ward off graffiti.

Different faiths to come together in harmony -- OCR
A Thanksgiving Interfaith Choir Festival is planned for Sunday in Irvine.

Investigative journalist to speak at UC Irvine -- DP
No history of investigative journalism in the last half-century would be complete without Seymour Hersh, the Pulitzer Prize-winner whose work has encompassed the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, the CIA’s involvement in a number of countries and, most recently, the Abu Ghraib scandal in Iraq.