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Remembering D-Day, as a new war rages in Europe
The Economist· 4 days agoBob Fagan was a 21-year-old private from Texas when he plunged from his assault craft into the cold sea off Utah Beach in Normandy, under the rattle of ...
Albert S. Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of 'The Godfather' and 'Million Dollar Baby,' dies at 94
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoAlbert S. Ruddy, a colorful Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather” and...
Gregory Peck - Actor
TV Insider· 3 days agoAs an actor who conveyed moral certitude and unwavering strength, Gregory Peck became the unofficial conscience of postwar Hollywood, turning in several...
Top US lawmakers invite Israel’s Netanyahu to Congress amid Gaza war
Al Jazeera· 3 days agoThe top legislators in the United States have issued a formal invitation for Israeli Prime Minister...
William A. Ryan: Trip to Normandy evokes a time of action for Illinois World War II veteran
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoKohnke straightens his 101st Airborne cap, glances at the American flag hanging above his bed and...
Rocky Point VFW Post, museum, honors those who served on D-Day
Newsday· 1 day agoDrops of sweat streamed down Frank Lombardi’s face as he described what it must have been like for...
A Jewish veteran from London prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings
Associated Press· 5 days agoEven as he prepared to embark for the battlefields of Normandy, Pvt. Mervyn Kersh was summoned by...
Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” dies at 94
Denver Post· 6 days agoTheir original idea was a comedy set in an American prison, but they soon changed their minds. “We...
The Death Squad and the Bomber Pilot ❧ Current Affairs
Current Affairs· 4 days agoThe prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has announced that he has filed...
Incredible pictures of D-Day veterans reuniting 80 years after saving Britain
Daily Express· 6 days agoYesterday reluctant heroes from what is rightly called the Greatest Generation mustered at Biggin...