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California inmates fight wildfires — but if prisons can’t supply enough crews, what’s next?
Merced Sun-Star via AOL· 14 hours agoCalifornia has long depended on incarcerated people to battle wildfires. Since the end of World War ...
Washington bridge named after World War II veteran
Observer-Reporter· 7 days agoTribute is being paid to a Washington native who died in World War II by renaming in his honor a bridge that carries Interstate 70 over Jefferson Avenue...
A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed in a field in England, killing the pilot
WHIO-TV 7 Dayton· 6 days agoLONDON — (AP) — A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed near a British air force base in...
World War II veteran who turns 103 on Memorial Day recalls his months as POW in Germany
Austin American-Statesman· 5 days agoIt was a far cry from the two loaves of bread per week that he and 19 other officers had to share as...
Our World Is Scarier Now. We Have to Change Our Investing Ways.
Barrons.com· 9 hours agoFactory conditions, however, were less than optimal for workers and the environment, resulting in...
Biden announces ceasefire proposal as Gaza pier remains out of service
Task & Purpose· 4 hours agoCapping a tumultuous week around the war in Gaza, President Biden proposed a new ceasefire Friday...
98-year-old veteran looks back on his World War II service
WCAX-TV Vermont· 4 days agoA World War II veteran in New York who’s almost 100 years old is telling his story this Memorial...
101-Year-Old WWII Veteran celebrates birthday
1011 News· 2 hours agoIt’s rare someone gets to see their 101st birthday, but on Friday World War II veteran Alfred “Al” Zieg reached that milestone. Zieg is the sole survivor...
Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed
The Columbian· 7 hours agoFor British women who came of age during World War II, the answer to that question is often: quite a...
Bellevue woman’s unspoken heroism during World War II may soon become a full-length film
1011 News· 4 days agoFor years, Jean Watters kept secret her critical role in helping defeat Hitler in World War II....
