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US veteran in Ukraine said that he'd pile Russian bodies up like sandbags after taking trenches in...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"They know every nook and cranny. They know every turn," he said. A Ukrainian soldier fires an AK-4...
Local orld War II veteran turns 100, reflects on D Day
Bennington Banner· 2 days agoWorld War II veteran George Stone Sr. recently celebrated his 100th birthday. "It's fitting because...
Martinez WWII veteran and TikTok star "Papa Jake" marks 80th anniversary of D-Day
CBS News· 2 days agoThursday marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France, the turning point in the war...
Nemesis Munster await after Glasgow pass big test
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 5 hours ago"It was very physical. Both teams in defence were really on that pitch to hurt people. In a rugby sense, they were trying to smash them and dominate and...
WWII veteran recalls Army signup on D-Day
The Elkhart Truth, Ind. via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoELKHART — Glenn Drumm turned 98 on Thursday, which also marked the 80th anniversary of both D-Day and the day he signed up for the draft. The Elkhart man registered just as the Allies landed ...
Legacy of America’s past battles looms over Israel-Gaza crisis
Washington Post· 1 day agoBrown, then a three-star general, thought it was time to refocus away from the war’s front lines,...
Today in History: June 4, World War II’s Battle of Midway begins in the Pacific
Houston Chronicle· 5 days agoToday is Tuesday, June 4, the 156th day of 2024. There are 210 days left in the year. On June 4, 1942, the World War II Battle of Midway began, resulting in a decisive American ...
A turning point in world history
Weirton Daily Times· 3 days agoBecause of the sacrifices that were made on that day — June 6, 1944 — along the beaches of Normandy, France, Allied forces were able to continue on their mission of defeating Adolph Hitler, ...
As new arms flow to Ukraine, Putin is running out of time to achieve goals
South China Morning Post· 1 day agoWhile Russia is mounting attacks at several points along the front line, “we have chances to change the situation in our favour,” Ukrainian armed forces Commander-in-Chief ...
D-Day at 80: Honoring the WWII heroes of the Normandy Invasion | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 7 days agoOn June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest military invasion in history, a nearly...