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Kevin de León seeks to rename Pershing Square for Biddy Mason, ex-slave and unsung L.A. hero
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoL.A. Councilmember Kevin de León will propose the renaming of Pershing Square after Biddy Mason, a...
For Veterans Day, US still can't be bothered to place flowers at graves abroad
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoVeterans Day is around the corner. For John Kelly and Bob Holliday, the day will be for remembering...
History column: This Hispanic WWI soldier was first to earn Distinguished Service Cross
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe generation that fought World War I is now gone, but their legacy of bravery continues to live...
National World War I monument nears finish line in Englewood
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThey won't come back till it's over Over There. "Over there" being the U.K. — where the last of 38...
Leading up to Veterans Day, Nov. 11, take a moment to remember men and women who served
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn Aug. 15, 1944, Andrew Perry, of the Choctaw Nation, landed on the southern coast of France. The...
Our top 5 favorite Medal of Honor comic books
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoArmy Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez (center) is flanked by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger (left) and President Ronald Reagan at his Medal of Honor...
General of the Armies Grant only third officer to hold the rank
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUlysses S. Grant (National Portrait Gallery) Look, I apologize. I try to keep up with cool military...
Life of adventure: Tupelo native publishes thesis on Tippah County legend Paul J. Rainey
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 26—TUPELO — Growing up, Tupelo native Peyton Holliday often passed by the Rainey estate in Cotton Plant in the car with her family on their way to visit her grandparents in Ripley. Her ...
Buncombe, Asheville property transfers for Oct. 6-12
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSales filed in Buncombe County for Oct. 6-12: Asheville 11 Pershing Road, $265,000, Charles D Dodd to Gregory T Starks 68 Craven St Unit 400, $486,000,...
Honoring America's war dead far from home
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 months ago100 years ago the American Battle Monuments Commission was created to honor fallen and missing service members overseas, with the promise that "Time will...