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WWII veterans visit DC memorial ahead of D-Day remembrance
WDVM via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Veterans visited the World War II Memorial along D.C.’s National Mall...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoA parade float drives by during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in...
Honor Flight to Washington, DC celebrates service of RI Veterans
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWell before dawn on Thursday, a group of senior citizens will begin assembling at a parking lot on...
Petersham WWII vet, fresh off 100th birthday, headed to DC for Memorial Day parade
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPETERSHAM — World War II pilot Vincent “Bill” J. Purple of Petersham, who turned 100 earlier this...
'Share their stories': Pause to honor sacrifices on Memorial Day | Candace McKibben
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoWhen my husband and I took our grandson to Washington, D.C., for Spring Break 2024, I learned...
U.S. must provide Ukraine with weapons so it can win the war against Russia | Opinion
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI wonder. The April 30, 2019, National Archives and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in...
'Guarding' a veteran on Blue Ridge Honor Flight from Asheville to Washington DC
Times-News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWASHINGTON, D.C. - April 27 marked my fourth Blue Ridge Honor Flight, but there was something unique...
As World War II was ending, a Jewish teen became the final American combat death
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn August 15, 1945, above the skies of Tokyo, 1st. Lt. Philip Schlamberg, a 19-year-old Jewish honor...
Blue Ridge Honor Flight Fall 2022, Part II: 'Tell your stories... tell your stories'
Times-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is the second part of a three-part series on Blue Ridge Honor Flight's Fall flight for veterans...
5 Best Memorial Day Weekend Destination Deals
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoAs the unofficial curtain-raiser to summer, Memorial Day weekend presents an opportunity for a getaway. This extended holiday offers ample opportunities...