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9 area men were killed in rarely discussed Exercise Tiger drill for D-Day invasion
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 6 days agoFor quite a long time, most Americans did not know the truth of what happened April 27 and 28, 1944,...
Startup makes old cargo plane technology new again with cost-cutting approach to shipping: 'The...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoMoving cargo with them isn't a revelation, either. According to the Imperial War Museums, Horsa...
WWII veteran to marry fiancée in France 80 years after D-Day
WFLA· 5 days agoHarold Terens and his fiancee Jeanne Swerlin kissed and held hands like high school sweethearts as...
King to become patron of Royal British Legion after patronages review
Press Association News via AOL· 19 hours agoCharles will become the figurehead of the country’s leading armed forces charity as it prepares to...
France prepares for D-Day’s 80th anniversary this year
WFLA· 5 days agoA ceremony at Omaha Beach, with many heads of state expected to be present.
Harry unlikely to meet William next week - but 'clearly keen' to see Charles
The US Sun· 10 hours agoPRINCE Harry is unlikely to meet William when he jets into the UK next week, sources claim. It’s...
Emotional: local veterans honor, memorialize fellow service members
KOAA5· 7 days agoDel Jessen, an Army veteran, planned to honor his father, Elbert, and his daughter's father-in-law, David Osborn at the World War II memorial. Paul Knott, an Air Force veteran, never met one ...
9 area men were killed in rarely discussed Exercise Tiger drill for D-Day invasion
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoApr. 28—Les Mlakar knew his uncle Albert was killed during World War II. But when his other uncles discussed it — which was rare, if ever — they only did so in Slovenian. For quite a long time ...
RAF fighters carry out night flying exercises over Lincolnshire
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoThe training will take place from Monday until 2 May. One of the Typhoons has recently been...
HMS Cattistock: Navy warship granted Freedom of Poole
BBC via AOL· 6 days agoHe said: "In 1944 an earlier ship of the same name protected minesweepers in the days and hours...