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Surviving Bataan: Fayetteville area prisoner of war connections
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn 1988, Congress approved designating April 9 as Former Prisoners of War Day. The day commemorates...
Fort Augusta? Fort Versace? These and other names considered to replace Fort Gordon
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA commission authorized by Congress to remove the names of Confederates from military installations...
Gen. Alexander Patch Won Battles By Prizing His People
Investor's Business Daily· 8 months agoThe Marines struggled in seesaw battles with Japanese forces on Guadalcanal in January 1943. So the...
New graphic novel highlights soldier who killed six Nazis by himself
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new graphic novel from the Association of the United States Army brings to life the story of a...
Pueblo WWII veteran who visited Hiroshima after atomic bomb reflects on life and service
The Pueblo Chieftain via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWorld War II Army Air Corps veteran Bruce Elson, soon to be 100 years old, vividly recalls visiting...
Miracle landings and military heroes: RI Aviation Hall of Fame inductees
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame has announced its 2023 slate of honorees. The 2022 group...
The first female Navy gunnery officer was an Asian woman who joined during WWII
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn 1942, like many Korean Americans, the three Ahn siblings, Ralph, Philip, and Susan, children from...
South Kingstown recognizes Medal of Honor recipients. How the heroes earned that award
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLast week we reported on South Kingstown’s designation as a Medal of Honor Town, and the...
Sons and Jacksonville wife of John Wayne character from 'Green Berets' share past
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJacklyn Healy's husband of 69 years was the late Maj. Gen. Michael Healy, an Army Special Forces...
Veterans column: Newark's Paul Massa returns from WWII, finds love
Newark Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the Battle of Luzon On July 15, 1945, Lieutenant Paul Massa had been wounded twice and suffered a...