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Don McAllister column: Making friends and memories with the Louis Lee family
The Herald Bulletin· 1 day agoLike so many boys of that day, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Louis Lee was eager to get...
Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoMore than 8 million people of color served with the Allies, and the series digs deep to focus on how...
Tom Bower Dead: ‘The Waltons’ And ‘Die-Hard 2’ Actor Was 86
Forbes· 3 days agoTom Bower, who appeared on "The Waltons" and in "Die Hard 2, has died. He was 86.
Runaway siren on Oahu determined to be false alarm
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 1 day agoThe SWP issued a Cancel Tone for Oahu to stop the siren, and both Pearl Harbor Military Police Dispatch and the Pacific Command Fleet 24/7 Watch...
D-Day anniversary shines a spotlight on 'Rosie the Riveter' women who built the weapons of WWII
Houston Chronicle· 4 days agoWhen the 5,000th B-17 bomber built after Pearl Harbor rolled out of its Boeing factory, teenage...
100-year-old World War II veteran remembers D-Day, worries others 'don't know it exists'
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHe learned about the Holocaust by reading his grandfather’s Yiddish newspapers and wanted to be part...
Cumberland University hosted the Tennessee Maneuvers ahead of World War II
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBefore young soldiers were shipped off to World War II, they were trained right here in Middle...
‘I'm proud of it,' 104-year-old San Diego vet on D-Day's 80th anniversary recalls landing on Omaha...
NBC San Diego· 3 days agoBob Wilson takes pride in his Paradise Hills backyard garden. “Yeah,” Wilson said with a grin, “I've...
WWII Veteran Dies At 102 While Traveling To D-Day Event In France
HuffPost· 3 days agoRobert “Al” Persichitti, who served as a radioman in the Navy and witnessed the raising of the U.S....
St. Augustine's Ed Trester commemorates D-Day
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhen safely back in New York, with an understanding of the horrors Adolph Hitler imparted on the Jewish people and a "patriotism" stemming from Japan's ...