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Honoring those who gave all: Patriots Association holds Memorial Day program
The Gadsden Times via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoHe is considered Alabama’s first fatality in World War II, although the U.S. didn’t officially enter...
'Gentle giant.' Family mourns West Palm Beach freediver who went missing on Mother's Day
The Palm Beach Post· 5 days agoThe U.S. Coast Guard officials launched a search but suspended it Monday evening, May 13 evening...
Presentation on Alabama's first WWII casualty to highlight Memorial Day program
The Gadsden Times· 7 days agoS. ships escorted convoy ships bound for Great Britain to the coast of Iceland, where the escort was...
Shribman: On Memorial Day, don't forget the rescuers
The Salem News· 17 hours ago“There were very few Coast Guard resources here, so boat owners like my father went offshore every night to make the U-boats think there was something out ...
On Memorial Day, remembering our heroes: A tribute to Asa Benson Miner and his sacrifice
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoJohn’s, Antigua, 300 miles from San Juan. Antigua, the government..., is only 12 miles long but, as...
U.K. review reveals death toll at little-known Nazi camp on British soil
CBS News· 5 days agoIt is not a commonly known fact that the Nazi's most westerly concentration camp during World War II...
Nursing Home Week celebrates with aliens, WWII veterans
The Post-Star· 7 days agoThe theme inspired the Warren Center in Queensbury to hold a unique celebration which included an...
Today in History: June 4, World War II’s Battle of Midway begins in the Pacific
San Francisco Chronicle· 15 hours agoToday is Tuesday, June 4, the 156th day of 2024. There are 210 days left in the year. On June 4, 1942, the World War II Battle of Midway began, resulting in a decisive American victory against ...
Norris Burkes: On Memorial Day, remembering a story of 'despair caught in hope’s grasp'
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGale-force winds made for a nauseating voyage, according to later...their faith. On the evening of Feb. 2, 1943, the ship’s captain, concerned over the sightings of three ...
Norris Burkes: 'Four chaplains. Two faiths. One God'
Elko Daily Free Press· 3 days agoMost often, callers are like the young mother of three who told me, “I have three churches I’m considering attending, but first I’m asking the pastors to...