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User Clip: Al, from Watertown. Carpeting bombing with truth.
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (11+ words) C-SPAN...
The 1996 movie Tom Hanks thinks can't be improved
19+ min ago (335+ words) We all have our favourite movies. Some are indisputable cinematic classics, while others are guilty pleasures we always get a kick out of watching. Some favourites are meaningful because of where we were in life when we saw them or…...
Wisconsin Guard Helps Return WWII Plane Section
11+ min ago (599+ words) By Leslie Westmont, Wisconsin National Guard MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard has helped return a recovered section of a P-38 Lightning plane, more than 80 years after Wisconsin native and World War II fighter ace Maj. Richard I. Bong flew combat…...
Remembering Sgt. Angel Rampersad: An Immigrant's Ultimate Sacrifice for America
47+ min ago (516+ words) BOSTON—The story of U.S. Army Sgt. Angel Rampersad is one of courage, service, and sacrifice—a reminder that America’s strength has long been built by individuals from every corner of the world who choose to make the nation their…...
Putting World War II Behind Us
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (255+ words) But this is absurd. Vladimir Putin is not Adolf Hitler. The Russian leader’s ill-considered aggression has not produced great victories. His nostalgia for Russian imperial dominance is dangerous and must be countered, but it does not arise from fevered…...
Veterans honored with special flights in World War II aircraft
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (22+ words) CBS News Veterans honored with special flights in World War II aircraft...
What's the fate of the historic Brass Ass sign?
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (58+ words) Cincinnati Enquirer NEWPORT, KY – The neon glow of the historic Brass Ass sign has cast a red hue on Newport passersby for decades. Despite the rust and occasional faulty lighting on the sign, it served as a throwback to the…...
Austrian town turns Hitler’s birthplace into a police station to keep neo-Nazis at bay
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (431+ words) The move has inspired debate how to preserve Nazi history without glorifying it....
Wisconsin National Guard assists in bringing Richard Bong's P-38 ‘Marge’ home from Papua New Guinea | Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (576+ words) MADISON, Wis. — More than 80 years after Wisconsin native and World War II fighter ace Maj. Richard I. Bong flew combat missions over Papua New Guinea, a recovered section of his P-38 Lightning “Marge” has returned to the United States with…...
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2+ hour, 28+ min ago (17+ words) Minot Daily News - 301 4th St SE, Minot, ND 58701 - Copyright © Minot Daily News...