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Museum owner returns to Normandy for D-Day anniversary
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoVeterans Memorial Museum of Terre Haute owner Brian Mundell will be traveling to Normandy on Thursday for June 6’s 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. That’s to be as expected, since he ...
World War II veterans speak to the ages
CBS News· 5 days agoIn 1943 Vincent Speranza, the son of Italian immigrants, enlisted when he turned 18. "Twelve-thousand Americans in that town held off 56,000 German...
10 Films to Watch This Memorial Day to Honor Those Who Served
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFrom "The Best Years of Our Lives" to "Born of the Fourth of July" and "Flags of Our Fathers" The...
101-year-old Butler Martin is among the last surviving Montford Point Marines
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFrom Hamtramck to the Pacific theater Martin was deployed to the Pearl Harbor naval base,...
As Memorial Day arrives, Berks veterans remembered for their sacrifices
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 7 days agoWhen John Gross returned home to Wernersville after serving as a B-17 pilot in World War II, his soon-to-be wife asked if the thought of dying had ever crossed his mind during his frequent flights ...
Memorial Day celebration in SLO County honors fallen servicemembers with flyover, speeches
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFrederick said they “lost 241 souls that day,” which according to him was the “worst single loss for...
Get to Know Notre Dame Legend Jack Chevingny on Memorial Day
Fighting Irish Wire via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoChevigny opted to be where the action was, asking to serve in the Pacific theater. Ultimately those...
Omaha Memorial Day parade honors veterans and their families, female athletes
Omaha World-Herald· 7 days agoThousands lined the streets in the Old Market for Patriotic Productions’ fourth annual Memorial Day...
Hicksville veteran awarded Purple Heart posthumously
Branson Tri-Lakes News· 4 days agoWilliam Olitsky's family was present to receive his Purple Heart, awarded posthumously by Congressman Tom Suozzi, along with other lost medals, for his...
Honor the regular folks who served our nation -- Rex Tilley
Wisconsin State Journal· 5 days agoThe barber who cut my hair when I was a kid fought in the Pacific and received the bronze star and...
