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| World War Two battleship USS Iowa sets off on final voyage Reuters It carried the late President Franklin Roosevelt across the Atlantic to his historic meeting with Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin in World War Two. The battleship was equipped with a special bathtub for Roosevelt - who was partially paralyzed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Final Voyage: USS Iowa on Way to S. Calif.... ABC News A famed battleship that saw action during World War II and the Korean War and carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a wartime summit traveled along the California coast Sunday on its final voyage. The iconic USS Iowa left San Francisco Bay on its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Noble Warrior' reflects on sacrifice Atlanta Journal Constitution As a Marine captain serving in the Vietnam War, Livingston led charges under heavy fire May 2, 1968, at Dai Do to rescue other stranded Marines. He is the author of "Noble Warrior," which recounts his career and offers observations about America's war ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wanted Nazi war criminal dies at age 90 -- a free man Detroit Free Press AP BERLIN -- Klaas Carel Faber, one of the world's most-wanted Nazi war criminals, has died at age 90 after decades of living free in Germany, which rejected repeated attempts to extradite him to face prison for murder and collaboration. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Honoring the Vietnam War's fallen Washington Post Engraver Jim Lee inscribes one of 24 additional names of servicemen to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial who died as a result of wounds suffered in, or remain missing in the Vietnam War. The new names, which were approved by the Department of Defense, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Civil War towns' claims to first Memorial Day a gray area Denver Post Residents say it was here, in the years after the Civil War, that Memorial Day was born. They say the same thing in Columbus, Miss. It does not take much for the historically curious in either town to explain why theirs is the true originator of a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Community support made Taunton's Global War on Terrorism Memorial possible ... Taunton Daily Gazette Lighting has been installed at Taunton's Global War on Terrorism Memorial on Church Green. A dedication ceremony for the memorial is scheduled for June 10 at 2 pm on Church Green next to the Taunton Vietnam Memorial. By Marc Larocque With Taunton's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| USS Iowa On Way To New Home In Southern California NPR by AP SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The USS Iowa — the iconic World War II-era battleship that once served as transport to President Franklin D. Roosevelt — left San Francisco Bay on Saturday on its way to its new home in Southern California. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Memorial Day - More Than a Day at the Beach Huffington Post Over the past two years we've had the opportunity to interview dozens of World War II veterans for our feature-length documentary that is premiering Honor Flight this August at Milwaukee Brewers baseball stadium to a crowd of tens of thousands ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Dutch-born Nazi war crimes convict dies in Germany Chicago Sun-Times By GEIR MOULSON May 26, 2012 1:18PM BERLIN — Klaas Carel Faber, a Dutch native who fled to Germany after being convicted in the Netherlands of Nazi war crimes and subsequently lived in freedom despite several attempts to try or extradite him, has died. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| War Heroes: Honoring our veterans Herald and News By 1951, he was in Korea during a war that's still officially called a "police action," even though the casualties were massive. More than 37000 Americans died, 92000 were wounded, 3800 listed as missing in action and 4400 taken as prisoners of war. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Empty chairs used to memorialize local soldiers killed in Vietnam War Chronicle-Telegram Among those standing were veterans of the war who made it home and have pledged to never forget those who did not. "I did not know any of the 98. I know no one on this wall," said Don Attie, president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| End to wars gives US flexibility, Biden tells grads The Olympian WEST POINT, NY – Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war in an election-year commencement address to jubilant graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Vietnamese community inaugurates site for war memorial Orlando Sentinel The event, which featured a 6-foot replica of the statute, marked the groundbreaking for the Vietnam War Memorial Committee of Florida's memorial. Barr, 73, listened during the Memorial Day weekend as speakers from Orlando's Vietnamese-American ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| War of 1812 Flag on View This Memorial Day Patch.com Courtesy of Historical Society of West Caldwell Caldwell's rare New Jersey Militia Company flag from the War of 1812 has come home. After a year and a half undergoing conservation and stabilization, the fragile, 200-year-old artifact is on display at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN observers warn of civil war in Syria after massacre Xinhua Mood condemned "in the strongest possible terms the brutal tragedy," saying "Those who use violence for their own agenda will create more instability, more unpredictability and may lead the country to a civil war." Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Ban ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| It's time for a national World War I memorial Bakersfield Californian Veterans and their descendants will participate in ceremonies and parades across the country, and many will be in Washington, DC, to visit the national memorials dedicated to the wars in which they fought. But there is one glaring exception: World War ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Remember ... They paid the ultimate price Burlington Times News The most visible of our monuments here is the Alamance County War Memorial in Graham, which bears almost 600 names of those heroes who gave the last great measure in every war and conflict since the US Civil War, including the USS Liberty Attack, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| War of words heats up, Team Anna says ready to face action Hindustan Times Team Anna said it was prepared to face any legal action the government and ruling party might want to take after accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee for first time in corruption cases. "These are not allegations ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Looking back at Erie's role in Civil War GoErie.com By RON LEONARDI, Erie Times-News Stroll through the Heritage Room at Blasco Library and you'll see the remains of a Civil War regimental military flag. The flag, now displayed and vacuum-sealed in a treated plexiglass case, was made by a group of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Memorial Day: Area events honor fallen war heroes today, Monday Pensacola News Journal From a motorcycle cavalcade that promises to feature hundreds of rumbling bikes to a 21-gun salute, the long Memorial Day weekend abounds with red, white and blue events to honor those who have died in war. There's something scheduled in the Pensacola ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Civil War baseball: Beavers spike Oregon's late rally, but Ducks' stay tied ... The Register-Guard The Ducks (42-16) overall, could use some cheering up after losing an early lead to the Beavers (37-18, 17-12) for the second consecutive day, and ending up in the outfield grass in a staredown with their Civil War rivals after a game-ending double ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Joe Biden West Point Speech: Vice President Says End To Wars Gives US New ... Huffington Post By MICHAEL HILL 05/26/12 02:39 PM ET Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war. WEST POINT, NY -- Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Liberty County War Memorial Monument rededicated Your Houston News The chiseled names of Cpl. William W. Partlow and 1st Lt. Nolan D. Pickett are separated by four inches on the Liberty County Veterans War Memorial Monument. They are nevertheless inseparable in their honor. The theme of the May 25 rededication of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| War & Remembrance Mail Tribune Alex Motes, 95, of Medford, is a World War II veteran who survived the Battle of Normandy and was wounded in Belgium. Motes earned a Purple Heart medal for being wounded and a Bronze Star for valor during his three months in combat nearly 70 years ago. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Family ends 40-year search for missing Vietnam War captain Chicago Sun-Times George Macdonald, whose plane was shot down in 1972 during the Vietnam War. | Jennifer Johnson~Sun-Times Media In December 1972, three weeks before the end of American fighting in the Vietnam War, anti-aircraft fire ripped through the fuselage of Capt. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Memorial Day: A Day of Remembrance Towanda Daily Review Tioga County remembers 169 fallen heroes from WWI to Iraq as well as many from the Civil War and Revolutionary War. The American, POW/MIA and New York State flags at the Tioga County Veterans Memorial are lowered to half staff until noon. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Families bury remains of 66 Muslim Bosniaks who were killed during the war 2 ... Washington Post VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Several thousand people held a mass funeral on Saturday for 66 Muslim Bosnians who were killed by Bosnian Serb forces during the country's 1992-1995 war. The victims' remains were only discovered two years ago, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Dutch-born war crimes convict dies in Germany Fox News BERLIN – Klaas Faber, a Dutch native who fled to Germany after being convicted in the Netherlands of Nazi war crimes, has died. He was 90. A hospital official in Ingolstadt, where he lived, confirmed on condition of anonymity because he wasn't ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Top Nazi war criminal dies at 90 ABC Online A Nazi war criminal who escaped from a Dutch jail after the war and evaded all attempts by the Netherlands to get him back has died at the age of 90 in Germany, a hospital source said on Saturday. Klaas Carel Faber, who was second on the Simon ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| War World II Oklahoma service members buried in Draguignan, France NewsOK.com Here are the names of World War II Oklahoma service members buried at Rhone American Cemetery in Draguignan, France, or those listed on Tablets of Missing. Here is a list of Oklahomans who are buried at Rhone American Cemetery in Draguignan, France, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| World War II vets are losing the fight with time StandardNet By Charles F. Trentelman Three years ago, veterans of World War II were the grand marshals of the Ogden Veterans Day parade. That's where Norm Nelson gave me a list of all the World War II vets he knew in Box Elder County. I recently showed that list ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Battlefield chaplain's war unfolded on many fronts CNN (blog) Editor's note: CNN.com writer Moni Basu is author of "Chaplain Turner's War," published by Agate Digital. By Moni Basu, CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) - Darren Turner insisted on going to war, even though the Army usually reserves desk jobs at home for new ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Civil War soldier's memory not forgotten Appleton Post Crescent Joseph Marston, a former Appleton mayor who was wounded multiple times during the Civil War, resides at Riverside Cemetery in Appleton. Marston played a major role in rounding up local volunteers from Appleton to serve in the Union Army. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN observers warn of Syria civil war after massacre | Bangkok Post: news Bangkok Post The head of a UN mission has warned of "civil war" in Syria after his observers counted more than 92 bodies, 32 of them children, in the central town of Houla following reports of a massacre there. A handout picture released by the Syrian opposition's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Border War comes to merciful end for KU Columbia Daily Tribune Kansas is refusing to schedule Missouri in any sport, effectively ending the Border War. Price, who is in his 10th year at Kansas, said the rivalry is now in his blood. "I've got three sons that played in this rivalry. Your last name's Price, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Civil War re-enactors commemorate Memorial Day WatertownDailyTimes.com In a few years, no one driving by the aging stones might know the story of George H. Green, wounded in action in Pennsylvania on May 13, 1864, or other Civil War veterans laid to rest here. "They're being worn away," Civil War re-enactor Dallas ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Memorial to war dogs possible in Columbia The Herald | HeraldOnline.com By Joey Holleman — jholleman@thestate.com Johnny Mayo's determined quest for a national memorial for war dogs in Washington, DC, has turned closer to home – to Memorial Park in Columbia. And after years of planning, the goal to build a war dog ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Home from overseas wars, South Floridians cope with wounds that aren't always ... MiamiHerald.com Both Marines were badly hurt by improvised explosive devices, a hallmark of both wars. Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, have taken a lot of lives in both Afghanistan and Iraq, but they have also left many others seriously hurt, sometimes in ways ... See all stories on this topic » |
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