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World War II Vet, 100, Marries Fiancée, 96, in France amid D-Day 80th Anniversary: 'Beside Myself...
People via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoCasey Sykes/Rank Studios Harold Terens and Jeanne Swerlin on their wedding day on June 8, 2024 He...
Rochester WWII veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 on way to D-Day ceremony in France
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoAfter graduation, Persichitti joined the U.S. Navy and went to radio school in New York City to...
What Does 'SOS' Mean? Surprisingly, It's Likely Not What You Think
Parade via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoSOS (pronounced as the letters S-O-S) is used as a distress call, signifying that someone needs...
Raue Center School For The Arts Announces STATIC: NOISE OF A NEW MUSICAL
Broadway World· 4 days agoRaue Center School For The Arts will present "Static: Noise of a New Musical," an original Morse ...
Northern Ireland veteran recalls ‘slaughter house’ at D-Day landings
Press Association News via AOL· 7 days agoMemories of June 6 1944 are sad and emotional for Mr Horner who recalled the scene on Sword Beach as...
D-Day at Omaha Beach taught Carl Felton, now 98, that life and democracy are fragile
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe fanfare was more than 98-year-old Felton expected to experience when he returned to the Normandy...
32 of the loudest animals on Earth
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoScott via Getty Images) Diving to depths of over 10,000 feet (3,050 meters), sperm whales are another whale species that emit loud clicks similar to ...
102-year-old WWII vet from New York dies while traveling to D-Day ceremony in France
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHe spent 15 months at sea assigned to the command ship USS Eldorado in the Pacific as a junior radio...
A Skeptic Visits the Holy Waters of Lourdes—And Surprises Even Himself
AFAR· 3 days agoTwo days after I get sued for unpaid hospital bills, I fly to Lourdes, France. Because if you need a...
Ceremony pays tribute to local Battle of Midway veteran
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe radioman had to copy 25 words per minute of Morse code, which Brown, who died in 2019, had said was "no easy feat." Naval Submarine Base New London ...