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Speaking before a crowd of about three dozen Wednesday evening at the Rockingham County Administration Center, Freitas, who left the U.S. Army as a sergeant after 11 years of service, said his active-duty experience helped prepare him for politics. "If you didn't know, Green Berets primarily focus on unconventional warfare and counterinsurgency, which really prepares you for domestic politics in Virginia," said Freitas, R-Culpeper, who volunteered to join the Army's Special Forces and served two tours in Iraq following the Sept.
Two Republicans who are trying to win their for party's nomination for the U.S. Senate made campaign swings through Albemarle County over the weekend. Chesapeake minister E.W. Jackson had a rally Sunday evening at the Double Tree Hotel.
Mohamed Nawabe has begun clearing the trees and bushes on the property purchased for an Islamic prayer center in Culpeper and has received a permit to demolish the long-abandoned house.