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102-year-old WWII vet dies en route to France for D-Day commemoration
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoRobert Persichitti died in a hospital in Germany during his travels toward Normandy where veterans...
Ken Pennington of Lakeland, a Navy veteran of World War II and Korea, dies at 105
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGary Clark, chairman of the Polk County Veterans Council, reported Pennington’s death. Pennington...
Republican Party uses pic of Ho Chi Minh City for GOP convention in Milwaukee
The Raw Story· 23 hours agoWisconsin and Vietnam may not have a lot in common, but the Republican Party struggled to tell them...
Batavia man marks 100 years, recalls serving during World War II on historic battleship
Daily Herald· 2 days agoRobert Larson was an 18-year-old high school graduate with a horn when he joined the U.S. Navy on...
USS Nevada has key role in liberating France, toppling Nazis
Elko Daily Free Press· 9 hours agoThe invasion, informally referred to as Operation Liberation by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was...
Today in History: Battle of Midway begins
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoIn 1812, the U.S. House of Representatives approved, by a vote of 79-49, a declaration of war against Britain. In 1919, Congress approved the 19th...
Brother travels 2 days, 8,000 miles to surprise sister at graduation | Times News Online
Times News· 1 day agoAlex Romankow flew 8,000 miles to surprise his sister, Julia, at her graduation from the Carbon...
Former South Milwaukee mayor celebrates major milestone
TMJ4 Milwaukee· 5 days agoOne of the longest-serving mayors in South Milwaukee history is about to celebrate a major...
The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
San Francisco Chronicle· 17 hours agoUnder their feet, the sands of Omaha Beach, and in their rheumy eyes, tears that inevitably flowed...
Today in History: June 4
The Herald Bulletin· 1 day agoPresident Obama forcefully defended his decision to exchange five Taliban prisoners — without notifying Congress — to free Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who...
