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With time short, veterans seize the chance to keep their D-Day memories alive for others
San Mateo Daily Journal· 3 hours agoKen Hay's part in the invasion of Normandy lasted just a few weeks, but he wants to make sure the...
At 100, this vet says the ‘greatest generation’ moniker fits ‘because we saved the world’
Omaha World-Herald· 12 hours agoAndrew “Andy” Negra Jr. of Helen, Georgia, is one of a dwindling number of veterans who took part in...
Jewish veteran from London prepares to commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day landings
Crossroads Today· 3 hours agoEven as he prepared to embark for the battlefields of Normandy, Pvt. Mervyn Kersh was summoned by...
Nevada sees ‘concerning’ rise in Holocaust misinformation, denial
Las Vegas Sun· 4 days agoHolocaust denial and distortion is increasing in Nevada, and young adults are especially prone to...
Albert S. Ruddy, Producer Who Won Oscar for ‘The Godfather,’ Dies at 94
New York Times· 5 days agoEastwood. Albert S. Ruddy, who found early success in television as a creator of “Hogan’s Heroes,”...
R.I.P. Al Ruddy, producer of The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby
The A.V. Club· 7 days agoAlbert S. Ruddy, the two-time Best Picture-winning producer of The Godfather and Million Dollar...
A Forgotten Athlete, a Nazi Official, and the Origins of Sex Testing at the Olympics
The New Yorker· 4 days agoKoubek never described his procedure except to say that it “did not hurt me at all.” Koubek was not...
The 32 greatest Brad Pitt movies
Total Film via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFury (2014) (Image credit: Sony Pictures Releasing) In this hard-as-metal World War ...Pitt leads an American tank crew who roll into battle against...
The Immeasurable Value of One Life
Acton Commentary· 4 days agoUpon his arrival in Prague, Winton initiated the expansion of the organization’s mission to provide transport for the children of refugees, whose status...
D-Day: ‘I often wonder why I lived while others died’
BBC News· 10 hours agoDonald Howkins was an apprentice butcher in Buckingham when war broke out. Donald became a gunner in...
