WWII Marine Corps hero to be honored with plaque at Mt. Soledad
Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, one of World War II’s most decorated Marines, received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross ...
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Villanova Coach Ed Geisz – a World War II Hero – and the Story of General George Patton’s Watch
Villanova coach Ed Geisz engaged in a heroic act during World War II, leading to General George Patton handing Geisz the ...
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This Medal of Honor recipient became an ace pilot in a day
Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...
River Valley High grad is high-flying, battle-experienced Navy commander
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Nathan Sawyer’s article reads like a scene from Top Gun or Star Wars. Crews are awakened at 3 a.m. by a tactical action officer’s call for launch. They rush to complete ...
Operation Mincemeat: How Britain's Weirdest WWII Mission Became a Broadway Musical
MI5 and Royal Navy officers tricked the Nazis with a risky deception that saved thousands of lives. That incredible act of derring-do has since inspired a bestselling book, a Hollywood movie, a West ...
‘Presidents at War’ Review: In the Crucible of Combat
Among the millions of World War II veterans were multiple future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.
Francis Marion's troops used this South Carolina farm for shelter. History nearly forgot it.
Graham's Farm in Lake City was a stop for Francis Marion’s troops during the Revolutionary War. A festival, reenactment bring ...
Why is war breaking out in the Congo?
The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...
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Spanish Leopards on the Frontline of Pokrovsk: "This Tank Saves Lives"
EL MUNDO visits Ukraine's 155th brigade, which owns some of the combat tanks provided by our country. The surrealism of war ...
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Ukraine's Battlefield Fights Are Messy. Its Political Battles Are Getting Messy, Too.
The mayor of Kyiv is feuding with the president. The defense minister is under investigation as part of a bitter fight over ...
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The Son of an American Legion Founder Led a Guerrilla Campaign of Terror Against the Nazis
By today's standards, Eric Fisher Wood Sr. would probably not have joined the National Guard, let alone join two armies to ...
Missing Medal of Honor portrait found in McDowell County
A Medal of Honor recipient’s portrait and citation are now out of a courthouse closet and back up on a courthouse wall. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recently ran a letter to the editor from Ed ...