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When the Army barred men from serving as nurses, they fought back and won
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (1206+ words) Men were nurses, but not commissioned in the Army Nurse Corps. The post When the Army barred men from serving as nurses, they fought back and won appeared first on We Are The Mighty. As the national conversation swirls around…...
The Yellow Footprints: The Marine Corps Educators Workshop
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (854+ words) A former Marine recruit recounts returning to Parris Island as an educator. The post The Yellow Footprints: The Marine Corps Educators Workshop appeared first on We Are The Mighty. In 2026, I returned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island not…...
Almost Every World War 2 Movie Pales in Comparison to This 10/10 TV Show That’s Easy To Stream
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (997+ words) A geek enthusiast of fantasy and sci-fi, Catherine is also a screenwriter, completely obsessed with pop culture. Graduated in Audiovisual Production, she creates characters and writes about fictional universes when not writing articles, binge-watching shows, or reading sagas. She's a…...
Avenue of Heroes: Fred E. Rose
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (197+ words) Prepared by: Lori Zielinski and Linda Dawson (granddaughters) Captain Fred E. Rose, United States Army, was killed as a Prisoner of War during World War II. Rose moved to Coronado in 1920. By 1940, he was working for the Coronado Fire Department, serving in…...
What Exactly Is a ‘Concentration Camp’?
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (1070+ words) For the past month or so, I've been writing about the abysmal conditions in ICE detention centers. Last week, I argued that you could use the term "concentration camp" to describe the system the Trump administration is using to seize…...
Letters: Lehigh County commissioners were right to oppose fascism
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (358+ words) I read The Morning Call's reporting on the Lehigh County Commissioners' antifascism vote. Some present expressed the view that this vote was beyond the purview of this body. Silence carries as much weight, if not more, on the subject. The…...
1916: The Bloody Battle of Verdun | 🌎 LatestLY
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (671+ words) The small, French town was the site of one of the bloodiest chapters of World War I, where German and French soldiers battled for 300 days " with neither side emerging victorious.It was still early in the morning when a rain…...
The Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II. Here’s where the plane is now.
6+ hour, 32+ min ago (746+ words) The Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II, is so large that it couldn't fit into the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's flagship location on the National Mall in…...
Austria turns Hitler’s home into a police station
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (558+ words) BRAUNAU AM INN (AFP) : Turning the house where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station has raised mixed emotions in his Austrian hometown. "It's a double-edged sword," said Sibylle Treiblmaier, outside the house in the town of Braunau am…...
This Spring, the Battle for 'Freedom' Begins on Awaji Island in Japan
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (530+ words) Starting from February 16th, tickets for this event can be reserved via the official Nijigen no Mori website (nijigennomori.com). In this event, guests can enjoy the world of the TV anime "Attack on Titan" through two separate immersive experiences held…...