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Aces of War: William George Barker - The Hero of the Italian Front
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (1173+ words) William George Barker rose from a machine gunner in the Canadian Mounted Rifles to become one of the most decorated Allied aces of WWI with 50 victories. Flying aircraft such as the Sopwith Camel and Sopwith Snipe, Barker became famous for…...
Bronze Star Medal that went missing 35 years ago returned to family of Mashpee veteran
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (248+ words) MASHPEE, MASS. (WHDH) - A Bronze Star Medal was returned to the family of a decorated Massachusetts veteran after the medal had been missing for more than three decades, Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg announced Monday. The Massachusetts Unclaimed Property Division…...
At 103, a B-17 pilot's story silences a room
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (134+ words) Capt. Richard "Dick" Nelms, a 103-year-old World War II B-17 pilot, addresses attendees during the B-17 Alliance Foundation's Armed Forces Day Celebration at Salem Mc Nary Airfield in Salem, Ore. , May 16, 2026. Nelms, wearing his 8th Air Force veteran's cap and flight jacket, completed…...
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Spc. 5 James C. Mc Cloughan | CDN
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (477+ words) Army Spc. 5 James C. Mc Cloughan was drafted into military service as a combat medic Aug. 29, 1968, and served in South Vietnam from March 1969 to March...
Winston Churchill on war courage and destiny: Quote of the day by Winston Churchill: “Great battles, won or lost, change the entire course of events, create new. .. ” — Learn the powerful life lesson on struggle, sacrifice, and destiny by the legendary wartime statesman whose timeless wisdom still shapes leadership, resilience, victory, and human history today
13+ hour, 45+ min ago (93+ words) The Winston Churchill quote of the day on great battles, history, leadership and human destiny is again trending as readers search for deeper meaning in times of global uncertainty. More than 80 years after Winston Churchill led Britain through war, his…...
Soldiers Memorial honors WWII WASP Pilot
13+ hour, 20+ min ago (443+ words) Jane Champlin was a member of the World War II Women's Augmentation Service Pilots, also known as WASP. Champlin was born on May 14, 1917, and in 1937 she earned a B. A. in sociology from St. Louis University." After learning about the WASP recruitment…...
Historian's nearly two decade quest to piece together America's last major offensive in Vietnam
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (595+ words) It was in 2007 that James Smither received a call from Jeffrey Wilcox, a West Point grad who served in the 101st Airborne Division. Smither, who recently retired as a professor of history at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan,…...
May 25, 2 pm Grace Under Fire: Reflections from Combat in Viet Nam
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (80+ words) Wyoming Public Media May 25-2 pm'Grace Under Fire: Reflections from Combat in Viet Nam. This one-hour radio special program features Bill Schiebler " Army Ranger and decorated veteran " sharing inspiring and grueling stories from his remarkable combat experiences in Vietnam during 1965-66. Schiebler's…...
REVOLUTIONARY SHORE: Independence Momentum Builds as British Raid Hits Chincoteague and Wallops Islands
19+ hour, 9+ min ago (357+ words) Shore Daily News We value your privacy No cookies to display. Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features. Advertisement cookies are used to provide…...
How Woonsocket's 'Ghost Army' fooled Nazis in WWII
15+ hour, 16+ min ago (418+ words) The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a World War II Army unit with ties to Woonsocket, had a reputation that was highly inflated. But that was the point. The unit would have been more suited to a Hollywood movie studio than the…...