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D-Day Anniversary Shines a Spotlight on 'Rosie the Riveter' Women Who Built the Weapons of WWII
Military.com· 1 day agoWhen the 5,000th B-17 bomber built after Pearl Harbor rolled out of its Boeing factory, teenage...
A Portrait of Japanese America, in the Shadow of the Camps
The New Yorker· 2 days agoThe late historian Gary Y. Okihiro argued that these suspicions were purely speculative, drawing...
Voices of Veterans: Sgt. Robert 'Bob' Bearden shares his story of service during WWII and D-Day
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoJun. 5—AUSTIN — Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. In this ...
2 Utah groups to perform in France for 80th anniversary of D-Day
KSL TV Utah· 1 day agoMcKay Taylor has been reading about World War II and the D-Day landings at Normandy. Taylor is a...
‘It’s personal’: The Virginia town of Bedford still remembers 20 men lost on D-Day
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoLiz Beverly often heard stories about how her grandfather would stand on the town’s courthouse steps...
FINAL SALUTE: Pearl Harbor Veteran, Jackson Neighbor Honored Upon Passing
FOX 47 News Lansing· 1 day agoJackson neighbor Herbert James Elfring, Sr., one of America's last living Pearl Harbor survivors, passes away at 102. Family, friends, and neighbors gathered ...
Biden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France
San Francisco Chronicle· 9 hours agoJapan's deadly sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in December 1941 was a galvanizing moment in...
D-Day anniversary shines a spotlight on 'Rosie the Riveter' women who built the weapons of WWII
NBC New York· 11 hours agoAfter Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that pitched the United States into war on Dec. 7,...
Idris Elba Helps Uncover the WWII Soldiers of Color Who Never Got Their Due
US News & World Report· 3 days agoOne of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn't know what he endured. “That part of my family’s history has been erased somewhat,” says Elba. More than 8 million people ...
Biden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France
Seattle Times· 10 hours agoJapan’s deadly sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in December 1941 was a galvanizing moment in...