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101-year-old WWII veteran from Fairhope flies in Pensacola air show
35+ min ago (397+ words) Born and raised in … PENSACOLA — Bob Hasewinkle, a 101-year-old World War II veteran from Fairhope, took to the skies as part of the annual veterans flight in Pensacola on Saturday, July 18. Hasewinkle lives in Fairhope with his wife, Jeanne. Although he…...
Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (294+ words) A timeless tradition, a dazzling celebration, Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert returns to State Theatre New Jersey this holiday season! This soul-stirring symphony of sound and spectacle evokes Vienna’s Golden Age by bringing the music of “Waltz King” Johann…...
Press Release: Derek Schmidt Introduces Bill to Create World War II Education Program | Stock News
50+ min ago (416+ words) Bipartisan legislation would create a World War II education program honoring Bob Dole and preserving Greatest Generation history. Bill introduced on World War II education: Rep. Derek Schmidt said he introduced bipartisan legislation with Rep. Julie Johnson to create the…...
Today in History: The July 20 Bomb That Almost Ended Hitler
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (134+ words) On July 20, 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg's bomb plot to kill Hitler failed by inches, triggering a Nazi purge that killed hundreds of German resistance figures. But it was called off. Some think that was because Hitler was a terrible strategist. So…...
Scuffle at event for WWII anti-Nazi hero over far-right party's wreath
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (212+ words) A ceremony marking the anniversary of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg's failed assassination attempt on Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was disrupted on Monday by an attempt to remove a wreath laid by Germany's far-right AfD party. Tobias Korenke, a relative…...
An excavation in Taiwan searches for remains of Japanese soldiers lost in WWII ship sinking - myMotherLode.com
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (752+ words) Published Jul 20, 2026 6:33 am The site is linked to the sinking of a military transport vessel and other ships in the Bashi Channel after they were attacked by U.S. forces in 1944. According to historian Kazuko Tachi, who is also an activist involved…...
Fort Drum updates signage to match modern Army standards
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (347+ words) FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) – Fort Drum’s Directorate of Public Works (DPW) has initiated a comprehensive project to standardize and enhance the signage across the installation following multiple unit redesignations categorized under the 10th Mountain Division’s modernization efforts. According to the Fort Drum…...
Nearly six decades after Staff Sgt. Curtis R. Patton was killed in Vietnam, his Purple Heart was returned to his family on Monday during a ceremony at Chippewa Lake Yacht Club.
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Low-flying military jet makes top-secret appearance over airfield
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (186+ words) A low-flying military jet has been videoed passing over a Sussex airfield. The jet was part of a pair which were scheduled to fly over Tangmere airfield, east of Chichester, this afternoon (July 20) at around 2.20pm. However, according to eyewitnesses, only…...
Ukraine fires 400 drones at Russia as Zelensky confronts protests
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (139+ words) Ukraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow in its latest major attack on the Russian capital, the city’s mayor said Monday. The blitz came hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in a relentless cycle…...