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'It's not just a visit.' Chorus for a Cause will perform at D-Day event in France - AOL
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (549+ words) (This story has been updated to correct an error.) CANTON " Chorus for a Cause has lent its time and talent to support local nonprofits through the gift of music since 2009. Next month, several dozen members of the choir will head…...
A Girl Who Survived Fear, Violence, and Hunger. .. She Became a Psychotherapist [Book] - MK
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (255+ words) A young girl who once dreamed of becoming a ballerina saw that dream blocked by the immense wall of World War II. Even amid extreme fear, violence, and hunger, she never gave up hope and eventually became someone who heals the…...
After 84 years, U. S. sailor killed during Pearl Harbor attack laid to rest in Terre Haute
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (249+ words) An honor guard carries the remains of U. S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Wayne E. Newton, who was laid to rest at Grandview Cemetery in Terre Haute Saturday. Newton was just 22 years old when he was killed while serving aboard the USS California during…...
WWII Warbird Expo brings historic flights to Shenandoah Valley Airport
40+ min ago (57+ words) Cleveland 19 News WWII Warbird Expo brings historic flights to Shenandoah Valley Airport Laurel County marks one year since deadly EF-4 tornado "Forge Strong: Valley Forge students launch initiative to heal after tragedy Jeep crashes into a power pole in northeast…...
This Armed Forces Day, let's revisit two iconic photos taken during US conflicts
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (374+ words) While Armed Forces Day celebrates currently active US military personnel, their stories and sacrifice are embodied in the iconic images captured during conflicts gone by Every year, on the third Saturday of May, the US celebrates Armed Forces Day " a…...
Veterans reunite with their vintage war planes
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (25+ words) In Peru, Illinois, the veterans reunite with the vintage warplanes they once flew. Noel Brennan has the story. Veterans reunite with their vintage war planes...
Marion County World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (421+ words) FAIRMONT, W. Va (WDTV) - Family and friends came together Saturday to celebrate a man who served his country in World War II. Virgil "Donley" Rinehart was born on May 18, 1926 in the town of Fairview, WV. He joined the military when he was…...
USS Cleveland (LCS 31) commissions in namesake city
6+ hour, 36+ min ago (109+ words) CLEVELAND (May 16, 2026) " Robyn Modly, center, Ship Sponsor of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) speaks during the commissioning ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, May 16, 2026. Cleveland is the fourth warship to be named after Ohio's second largest city and is…...
My suburb has gone from daggy to desirable. But we still miss the roller disco
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (388+ words) May 17, 2026 " 6: 00am Having a front-row seat to this noisy, often congested, east-west thoroughfare, I've watched Stafford slowly transforming from daggy to desirable. Those worker's cottages, built during Brisbane's suburban expansion in the 1950s and since left to rot and peel under the…...
Kaiser's Coffins: The Casablanca Class [21: 02]
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (296+ words) Watched this last night. The Kaiser in the title refers to Henry J Kaiser, the man who mass-produced Liberty ships as well as the Jeep carriers. My Dad served on several of Kaiser's Liberty Ships in the Atlantic and in…...