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Honoring Uncle Pete at the veterans park in Ocala: 'I wanted something lasting'
Ocala Star Banner via Yahoo News· 1 week agoVisitors to the Ocala-Marion County Veterans Memorial Park can see 5,000 dedicated bricks, 200...
The forgotten hero: Uncovering Rhode Island's lost Medal of Honor recipient from WWII
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBack in March, I wrote a column about the Medal of Honor awarded to WWII hero George Peters from...
WWII veteran's medals, including Purple Heart, returned to his Ohio family with answers
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA chance encounter by a caring Dutch filmmaker has helped return the service medals and personal...
Wendell A. Nye's combat death was part of a double tragedy
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWESTMINSTER – Arthur and Mildred Nye were well-known storekeepers in the center of Westminster from...
Voices of Veterans: Mess Sgt. Melvin Brown shares his story of service during WWII and D-Day
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoJun. 6—AUSTIN — Texas Land Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham on Thursday introduced the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. In this ...
100-year-old WWII Army vet awarded French Legion of Honor
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 7 months ago(twitter.com/ALDesjonqueres) The Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur, Legion of Honor, is the...
The 4 most dangerous missions American troops carried out 80 years ago on D-Day
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told his invasion force, "Your task will not be an easy one." He was...
January Veteran flag to honor Thomas Tripp Cary
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring the month of January, the 41st Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber - Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of Thomas Tripp...
Stuck between life and death in WWII, Cincy native Lt. John Fox chose his country
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoMaybe you’ve heard of 1st Lt. John Robert Fox. His story bears repeating, often. The Cincinnati...
Bradenton vet survived D-Day at Normandy. He turns 100 on Christmas Eve.
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCosmo Uttero landed on Omaha Beach at Normandy as a member of the 175th regiment of the U.S. Army's...