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Palau: diving in a tropical Pacific paradise
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA tourist diving in the waters at Palau. Set in a marine reserve almost as big as France, and with coral reefs in "glorious form", the Pacific island...
Emmys flashback: Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg produce winning tributes to the Greatest Generation
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 2 months agoExecutive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have reunited for a third historical mini-series,...
Retired Somerville firefighter celebrates 100th birthday
WFXT via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA retired Somerville firefighter is celebrating his 100th birthday. William Griffiths retired in...
Remembering and honoring the Montford Point Marines from World War II | Along The Way
Record-Courier via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWanted: 17,000 World War II era African American Marines, or their survivors, who trained to become...
UGA professor chronicles search for MIA soldiers in the ocean's depths for Smithsonian magazine
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoStephen Mihm teaches history at the University of Georgia and grows heirloom apples on his Oconee...
Hometown Heroes: Lakin Hightower Garth
The News Courier, Athens, Ala. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 2—Lakin Hightower Garth was born November 16, 1926. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Winston Garth and resided on resided on West Hobbs Street in Athens. Garth joined the United States Marine ...
Gen. William Rupertus' Leadership Helped Turn Around The Allies
Investor's Business Daily· 9 months agoThe Allies' outlook looked grim after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Gen. William...
80 years later, Navajo Code Talker marks group's early days
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s been 80 years since the first Navajo Code Talkers joined the Marines, transmitting messages...
The Monday After: Dog fighters of World War II
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn New Year's Day 75 years ago – two years after World War II ended – a former sergeant in the United States Marines was reported to have come home a...
How a remote lagoon and a 'secret weapon' allowed the US Navy to overwhelm Japanese forces during...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUS Navy aircraft carriers, from front to back, USS Wasp, USS Yorktown, USS Hornet, USS Hancock, and...
