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Baseball field dedicated to 98-year-old US WWII veteran as Germans recall Berlin Airlift
Berliners on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the day the Soviets lifted their blockade strangling West Berlin in the post-World War II years with a big party at the former Tempelhof airport in the German capital.
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V-E Day 1945: The celebration heard ’round the world
V-E Day, May 8, commemorates the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces in 1945, ending World War II in Europe.
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Unclaimed remains of 28 veterans to be interred in Oregon
The unclaimed cremated remains of 28 veterans have been removed from a mortuary in Roseburg, Oregon, to be stored at the Douglas County Courthouse until May, when they will be interred with full military honors.
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Marine whose book helped inspire HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ dies
A Marine whose book about grueling jungle combat during WWII became a basis for the HBO miniseries “The Pacific” has died at his home in Texas.
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Meet a 94-year-old blind Navy veteran who decided to try downhill skiing
His next challenge will be competing at the National Veterans Golden Age Games in Alaska in June.
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Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role
Army veteran Richard Bean Sr. took his wartime secret to the grave, dying a hero without anyone knowing about it for decades.
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Man achieves goal to bury the father he never knew, a World War II veteran, with military honors
Having waited 64 years for the reunion, Rex Beach struggled to leave his father’s casket when the time came.
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Daughter’s plea draws 50,000 birthday cards for World War II veteran
When Sue Morse requested on Facebook that friends send her father well-wishes for his Dec. 30 birthday, she expected maybe 160 cards.
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These Medal of Honor recipients were men of God
Both priests lived and died for the grunts they loved.
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Volunteer group Soldiers’ Angels helps vets at home, afar
The war in Iraq was still in its first year when Patti Patton-Bader’s son, a soldier there, told her that he was one of the few service members he knew who was getting care packages.
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Baseball field dedicated to 98-year-old US WWII veteran as Germans recall Berlin Airlift
Berliners on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the day the Soviets lifted their blockade strangling West Berlin in the post-World War II years with a big party at the former Tempelhof airport in the German capital.
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V-E Day 1945: The celebration heard ’round the world
V-E Day, May 8, commemorates the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces in 1945, ending World War II in Europe.
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Unclaimed remains of 28 veterans to be interred in Oregon
The unclaimed cremated remains of 28 veterans have been removed from a mortuary in Roseburg, Oregon, to be stored at the Douglas County Courthouse until May, when they will be interred with full military honors.
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Marine whose book helped inspire HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ dies
A Marine whose book about grueling jungle combat during WWII became a basis for the HBO miniseries “The Pacific” has died at his home in Texas.
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Meet a 94-year-old blind Navy veteran who decided to try downhill skiing
His next challenge will be competing at the National Veterans Golden Age Games in Alaska in June.
-
Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role
Army veteran Richard Bean Sr. took his wartime secret to the grave, dying a hero without anyone knowing about it for decades.
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Man achieves goal to bury the father he never knew, a World War II veteran, with military honors
Having waited 64 years for the reunion, Rex Beach struggled to leave his father’s casket when the time came.
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Daughter’s plea draws 50,000 birthday cards for World War II veteran
When Sue Morse requested on Facebook that friends send her father well-wishes for his Dec. 30 birthday, she expected maybe 160 cards.
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These Medal of Honor recipients were men of God
Both priests lived and died for the grunts they loved.
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Volunteer group Soldiers’ Angels helps vets at home, afar
The war in Iraq was still in its first year when Patti Patton-Bader’s son, a soldier there, told her that he was one of the few service members he knew who was getting care packages.
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Baseball field dedicated to 98-year-old US WWII veteran as Germans recall Berlin Airlift
Berliners on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the day the Soviets lifted their blockade strangling West Berlin in the post-World War II years with a big party at the former Tempelhof airport in the German capital.
-
V-E Day 1945: The celebration heard ’round the world
V-E Day, May 8, commemorates the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces in 1945, ending World War II in Europe.
-
Unclaimed remains of 28 veterans to be interred in Oregon
The unclaimed cremated remains of 28 veterans have been removed from a mortuary in Roseburg, Oregon, to be stored at the Douglas County Courthouse until May, when they will be interred with full military honors.
-
Marine whose book helped inspire HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ dies
A Marine whose book about grueling jungle combat during WWII became a basis for the HBO miniseries “The Pacific” has died at his home in Texas.
-
Meet a 94-year-old blind Navy veteran who decided to try downhill skiing
His next challenge will be competing at the National Veterans Golden Age Games in Alaska in June.
-
Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role
Army veteran Richard Bean Sr. took his wartime secret to the grave, dying a hero without anyone knowing about it for decades.
-
Man achieves goal to bury the father he never knew, a World War II veteran, with military honors
Having waited 64 years for the reunion, Rex Beach struggled to leave his father’s casket when the time came.
-
Daughter’s plea draws 50,000 birthday cards for World War II veteran
When Sue Morse requested on Facebook that friends send her father well-wishes for his Dec. 30 birthday, she expected maybe 160 cards.
-
These Medal of Honor recipients were men of God
Both priests lived and died for the grunts they loved.
-
Volunteer group Soldiers’ Angels helps vets at home, afar
The war in Iraq was still in its first year when Patti Patton-Bader’s son, a soldier there, told her that he was one of the few service members he knew who was getting care packages.
