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The oldest man at D-Day earned the Medal of Honor
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA Roosevelt. It would take a Roosevelt. Specifically, it took Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt III, whose son also landed that day. And he earned a Medal of
‘The first wave went through hell:’ The 16th Infantry Regiment’s role in victory on D-Day
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAmong the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th...
Honored Vietnam veteran escorts D-Day veterans to Normandy for 80th anniversary
KDVR Denver via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA group of D-Day veterans is being escorted back to Normandy by a war veteran who knows a thing or...
Congressman Ryan fights for Medal of Honor for fallen Korean War hero - Mid Hudson News
Mid Hudson News· 23 hours agoLAGRANGEVILLE – More than 70 years ago, U.S. Army Private First Class (PFC) Charles Johnson...
Clarence Sasser, 76, Vietnam medic honored for lifesaving valor, dies - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 7 days agoThe Medal of Honor is the U.S. military’s most prestigious decoration. Mr. Sasser was one of 61...
Black soldier with Middle TN ties posthumously receives top military honor
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoArmy. This week, one of the soldiers in that battalion was posthumously awarded a top military...
4 American heroes on D-Day
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe D-Day operation in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, is one of the most famous moments in U.S. military history – and out of it rose countless...
HIghway bridges dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 6—princeton After years of work, two bridges along Interstate 77 in Mercer County bear the name of a World War II hero who was presented the Medal of
A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs a Jewish man, Weberbauer’s fight with the Nazis understandably carried great significance in the...
Waverly Woodson Jr. To Be Posthumously Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Black Enterprise· 4 days agoWar II, is being posthumously honored with the Distinguished Service Cross in recognition of his...