The following story was pieced together from an interview entitled The War years (and Wild Times) of Wesley Mayfield Riley, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II and died in 2006. NETTLETON ...
The annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day observance was held in Lehighton on Sunday, but with an addendum. Each year for ...
Holocaust museums and Jewish veterans’ groups objected to the move, which had not previously been explained, as distorting ...
As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day before becoming a prisoner of war. Back home, a ...
Decorated Native American veteran Charles Shay has died at age 101 in France. Shay was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he ...
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No invite to the parade: The postwar fate of Poland's WWII heroes
After victory in 1945, Polish veterans found themselves in political limbo. This video explores Britain's complex position: pressured by Stalin's USSR, it could not grant Poland true independence but ...
The 84th Pearl Harbor anniversary had no living survivors present, but stories like Alice Beck Darrow's keep the memory alive ...
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The Japanese American ‘draft dodgers’ of WWII
In 1944, a few hundred U.S.-born Japanese Americans defied their draft orders, citing the constitutional rights of the interned Nisei.
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Veterans honored for service, community work with Congressional Veteran Commendation Award in Sun City Center
A group of 19 veterans received the Congressional Veteran Commendation Award at a ceremony in Sun City Center on Thursday, recognizing the work they’ve done no matter how long they served.
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How German pilots came to respect American airmen in World War II
During World War II, German fighter pilots entered combat expecting American airmen to be inexperienced and fragile. This ...
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‘A true hero’: State College man, WWII pilot honored with France’s highest medal
Caroline Monvoisin, a Consul General of France, pins the Legion of Honor medal on 101-year-old World War II veteran John F. Homan during a ceremony at Foxdale Village on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Abby ...
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