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McConnell takes aim at 'isolationist' colleagues in scathing D-Day essay
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSen. Mitch McConnell tied World War II-era isolationism to current day global tensions in a warning...
D-Day anniversary shines a spotlight on 'Rosie the Riveter' women who built the weapons of WWII
NBC New York· 3 days agoAfter Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that pitched the United States into war on Dec. 7, ...
Remember When: Legacy of two families, Part II
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoII draft card in 1940, he was 24 and employed by the Isthmian Steamship Co. He enlisted in Feb. 1941, married Mary Kate Van Gundy in Dec. 1941& ...
King Charles III honors a generation that fought, died and waited for freedom
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoVER-SUR-MER, France (AP) — King Charles III came to northern France on Thursday to honor the 22,442...
'Incredibly Emotional': Navy Veteran, 100, Recalls D-Day on USS Nevada
Military.com· 3 days agoDick Ramsey was on board the USS Nevada off the coast of France during the Allied invasion on D-Day,...
New book offers insight into Korean War through priest chaplain's letters
National Catholic Reporter· 2 days agoThe Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, changed Kapaun's views on the Second World War....
D-Day was 80 years ago. Tennessee football stopped for a war. Four players never returned.
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoThe massive assault on the Normandy beaches was a turning point in World War II. The United States...
Recognizing, celebrating 'Our Boys' this D-Day
The Gaston Gazette via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe U.S. economy had been humbled by The Great Depression. What happened over there was of casual interest and little concern over here. That changed on ...
80 years after D-Day, the number of WWII veterans is dwindling
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 4—ROCHESTER — Names have power. In the case of Jerry Williams of Rochester, his name powerfully has tied him to his uncle, another Jerry Williams who, on June 6, 1944, found himself part ...
Army asks for comments on proposed Oahu land leases
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 9 hours agoThe Army is seeking public comments on a draft environmental impact statement it released Friday for its proposed retention of up to 6,322 acres of...
