Tag: World War II

World War II veteran, 95, gets his dream car

Luke Gentile · October 15, 2021 4:55 pm

Woman who survived 1918 flu and world war succumbs to COVID-19

Associated Press · October 2, 2021 3:40 pm

98-year-old World War II veteran awarded French Legion of Honor

Luke Gentile · September 20, 2021 10:25 pm

World War II veteran Lawrence Brooks holds a photo of him taken in 1943.

Oldest WWII veteran in US celebrates 112th birthday

Misty Severi · September 13, 2021 7:33 pm

A carry team at Dover Air Force Base, Del., carries one of the transfer cases containing the remains of one of five fallen soldiers on Sunday, April 12, 2009. Staff Sgt. Gary L. Woods Jr., 24, of Lebanon Junction, Ky.; Staff Sgt. Bryan E. Hall, 25, of Elk Grove, Calif.; Sgt. Edward W. Forrest Jr., 25, of St. Louis; Cpl. Jason G. Pautsch, 20, of Davenport, Iowa; and Private Second Class Bryce E. Gautier, 22, of Cypress, Calif. died April 10, 2009 when their military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

World War II soldier’s remains found in Germany are identified

Mike Brest · August 27, 2021 5:25 pm

In this Feb 23, 1945 file photo, U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan. The Marine Corps has corrected the identify of another of the men who were photographed raising the American flag at Iwo Jima during World War II. The Marines said Thursday that after questions were raised by private historians who studied photos and films, it determined that Cpl. Harold P. Keller was among the six men who raised the flag. The Marines say Pfc. Rene Gagnon had helped in the effort but for decades was mistakenly identified by the Marines as one of the flag-raisers.

Top Taliban unit, donning US military gear, appears to mock famous WWII photo

Kaelan Deese · August 21, 2021 8:47 pm

Ted LipieÅ and Zofia KorboÅska work in the Voice of America Polish Service office in Washington, D.C., in 1974.

How this Voice of America refugee journalist campaigned against communism

Ted Lipien · August 10, 2021 4:00 am

Alabama police officer endures rainstorm to honor fallen veteran

Charles Hilu · July 25, 2021 1:00 pm

Members of the U.S. Military who return home with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are not eligible to receive the Purple Heart traditionally given to all who are wounded in combat. A major step forward in treating PTSD would be to award those who suffer with it the Purple Heart.

Black WWII veteran awarded Purple Heart after 77 years

Charles Hilu · June 26, 2021 1:00 pm

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From Berlin to Beijing

Robert Gerwarth · June 25, 2021 3:00 am

Medal of Honor recipient Hershel Williams, front, reacts as he is introduced during the 2012 Medal of Honor luncheon presented by the National Foundations of Patriotism in Atlanta, Friday, May 11, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

WWII Medal of Honor recipient welcomes great-grandson into Marines

Kaelan Deese · June 24, 2021 7:27 pm

Brothers killed at Pearl Harbor identified and given military honors

Haley Victory Smith · June 16, 2021 7:12 pm