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Ousted Army chief of staff says soldiers deserve "courageous leaders" in email
15+ min ago (390+ words) April 4, 2026 / 3:46 PM EDT / CBS News Ousted Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, told Pentagon officials in an'outgoing email'that U.S. soldiers deserve "courageous leaders of character," after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to step down and take immediate retirement. CBS…...
'Heroism and sacrifice' | World War II Air Force veteran laid to rest in Georgia hometown 80 years later
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (434+ words) PIERCE COUNTY, Ga. " A U.S. World War II Air Force veteran is finally returning home to Georgia'after over 80 years. Pvt. Bennett Hubert Waters served on the 17th Bombardment Squadron, 27th Bombardment Group in the Philippines in 1942, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting…...
Veteran who liberated Nazi concentration camps honoured with BEM
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (194+ words) Stanley Fisher was presented with the British Empire Medal for his dedicated services to Holocaust remembrance. His recognition celebrates both his wartime service and decades of community work. Stanley said: "I feel very proud and privileged to receive this award....
Yoshiko Kanazawa talks about her wartime journey on April 8
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (148+ words) Come to the Menlo Park Library on Wednesday, April 8, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm to listen to Yoshiko Kanazawa, a docent at the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, as she recalls her family's wartime experience through a child's eyes. Born in…...
Youngsville tribute honors identified World War Two soldier
2+ week, 1+ day ago (139+ words) Youngsville tribute honors identified World War Two soldier'AOL.com Join us in honoring PFC Charles Theodore Plog, a recently identified World War II soldier, at a special tribute event in Youngsville. New 'Ferris Bueller' book reveals other "80s teen heartthrob almost…...
CPU Students Complete WWI Simulation
10+ hour, 1+ min ago (117+ words) Block 3 First Place: Jack Mallie and Ashlyn White (Japan) Block 3 Second Place: Sawyer White, Maddox Burkhart, and Aidynn Burkhart (Germany) CENTER POINT " Students in Mr. Burke's American History classes at Center Point-Urbana School have been learning about WWI and recently…...
6 Best Nonfiction World War II Books
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (509+ words) 6 Best Nonfiction World War II Books'Nerdable 6 Best Nonfiction World War II Books While there are plenty of films and books about World War II out there, some of the best content about the war is real accounts of the battles…...
Canada's oldest person, Fort Erie's Burd Sisler, dies at 110
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (364+ words) Fort Erie resident Burd Sisler, Second World War veteran and Canada's oldest person, has died at the age of 110. His death on Thursday was confirmed by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 71 on Friday. According to reporting by CHCH News, Sisler died…...
What this author learned tracing her grandparents across Europe after World War II
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (688+ words) This is what Gerson set out to discover in a five-year journey that took her to Poland, Austria, Uzbekistan and Ukraine, sifting for clues that would culminate in the writing of her new book "The Wanderers." I chatted with Gerson…...
Norfolk family never knew Grandma served with the Six Triple Eight in WWII until after she died at 102
12+ hour, 20+ min ago (642+ words) She'd been so looking forward to lounging around that March 1 morning. But a voice in Breona Brown's'head kept repeating: "Get up. Go to church." On a top shelf in a back closet is where she found it: her grandmother's secret....