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Nearly 80 years after his death, WWII soldier’s remains identified, sent home to Kansas
Wichita Eagle via AOL· 2 years agoWilliam Dorsey was just a baby when his uncle, U.S. Army Pvt. Carl G. Dorsey, was declared missing...
World War II vet Lawrence McCauley, 99, must chose between beloved Ohio State or Notre Dame
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoSome people want to live forever. Lawrence McCauley just wanted at least eight more years, long...
Paul A. Ilves was awarded a Silver Star for heroics less than three weeks before his death
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWESTMINSTER – A native of Rosario, Argentina, Pablo (Paul) A. Ilves moved to Westminster with his...
Stories of survival by veterans who were at Normandy still resonate this D-Day anniversary
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMonday marks the 78th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces launched the largest military...
April Veteran Flag to honor PFC Frank F. Lewis
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring the month of April, the 43rd Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber - Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of PFC Frank F. Lewis,...
Kansas man killed in Germany in World War II identified
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHILL CITY, Kan. (AP) — The remains of a Kansas man who died during World War II in Germany have been identified and will be returned to his native state for burial later this year. The body ...
Soucheray: Why do those 12 days hold us so? What’s the secret, Jerry Hammer?
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNot yet an eternal mystery, but certainly a spiritual quest for 169 years, is the attempt to explain the grip the Minnesota State Fair has on us, we who wander in, dutifully, probably having ...
How Vance County's fallen soldiers are remembered
Henderson Daily Dispatch, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 27—HENDERSON — Elegies for fallen soldiers can be found throughout Vance County this Memorial Day. They are in Blacknall Cemetery, Elmwood Cemetery and Sunset Cemetery. They are in the crosses ...
For 101-year-old Rockford WWII veteran, holiday is about remembering friends lost in war
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAccording to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, there are just over 167,000 World War II veterans still alive today of the 16 million Americans who served.
