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This Black Iowan saved hundreds of soldiers in WWI. Should he have received a Medal of Honor?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe bodies of his friends, men he’d grown to call brothers, lie just out of reach, twisted and...
Op-Ed: Colorado gets a national monument to war's potential to make 'a better peace'
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoColorado's Pando Valley, set to be designated President Biden's first national monument, was the...
Look Back: Last Forty Fort Civil War veteran died in 1930
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 15—Less than a month after enlisting in the 143rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in April 1864, Private Samuel R. Laphey, 18, was wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness in ...
Look Back: Nanticoke graduate pinned by King of England in 1919
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 26—Wonder if any other Greater Nanticoke Area graduates met English royalty? Among the 13 graduates of Nanticoke High School in 1906, one would be awarded the British Military Cross for ...
Bill OBoyle: We can never thank veterans enough
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 12—WILKES-BARRE — Veterans really can't be thanked enough. Veterans deserve to be thanked every day and every time we encounter them. Like I said, we can never thank them enough. And veterans ...
Pony swim, Bali myna hatches, giant catfish: News from around our 50 states
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlabama Monroeville: The Swiss owner of a pulp mill in Alabama said it is investing $80 million to...
Grab Your Helmet: Epic Motorcycle Rides Across America
Cheapism via AOL· 1 year agoWhether you're an experienced biker or new to riding a motorcycle, these 16 highways, byways, and...
