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The story of an Ohio Valley veteran who gave everything on D-Day
WTRF Wheeling· 7 days agoMARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — Eighty years ago, thousands of fearless men braved mines and machine...
William A. Anders, 90, Dies; Flew on First Manned Orbit of the Moon
New York Times· 6 days agoDuring the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, his color photograph of an emerging Earth, known as “Earthrise,”...
Skelton: Trump maligns real ‘darkest days’
The Columbian· 3 days agoThe following is presented as part of The Columbian’s Opinion content, which offers a point of view in order to provoke thought and debate of civic issues. Unsigned editorials represent the ...
LeRoy E. ‘Roy’ Shanklin, World War II veteran and BGE supervisor, dies at 101
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLeRoy E. “Roy” Shanklin, a World War II Army Air Corps B-24 Liberator pilot who later became a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. district supervisor, died of pneumonia June 1 at his Bel Air home ...
Thinking of walking your dog without a leash? Tacoma leash law violators face $513 fine
Tacoma News Tribune· 20 hours agoIt’s common to come across a dog that is off-leash in Tacoma, but that doesn’t mean that it’s the proper etiquette or lawful to do so. According to Tacoma Municipal Code, dogs are required to ...
'Just chaos': A son recalls his late father's experiences during D-Day, 80 years ago
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJun. 6—It was the noise that John Shelby remembered most vividly, the whine and roar of aircraft engines, the thunderous boom of big guns from destroyers, the mechanized rattle of German machine ...
With 'Ride or Die,' the Bad Boys movies become referendums on masculinity
Reason.com· 6 days agoOne way to understand the Bad Boys franchise is as a referendum on shifting cultural views of...
At 102, a WWII veteran died on his way to Normandy to commemorate D-Day
Washington Post· 7 days agoNearly 80 years after Bob Persichitti watched Marines raise an American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, the 102-year-old Navy veteran was headed to Normandy to commemorate another major World War II assault.
Evansdale tap water tastes, smells like chlorine for months as city changes well system
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 2 days agoAfter what seemed like radio silence, the city of Evansdale is addressing concerns about its tap...
Profiles Of Valor: The D-Day Medals Of Honor
The Chattanoogan· 6 days agoCodenamed “Operation Neptune,” the first phase of “Operation Overlord” is commonly referred to as D-Day, a brutal five-day Allied invasion of Europe at...
