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AEDC at 75: Truman dedicates AEDC
20+ hour, 7+ min ago (137+ words) On the morning of June 25, 1951, then-U.S. President Harry S. Truman arrived in middle Tennessee. His plane, the Independence, which was the 1950s version of Air Force One, landed at Northern Field near Tullahoma. Upon exiting the aircraft, Truman was welcomed by officials…...
Middletown World War II veteran celebrating 100th birthday this weekend
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (20+ words) Middletown World War II veteran celebrating 100th birthday this weekend'Yahoo Middletown World War II veteran celebrating 100th birthday this weekend...
Trump compares US strikes on Iran to WWII Pearl Harbor attack
21+ hour, 46+ min ago (72+ words) Trump compares US strikes on Iran to WWII Pearl Harbor attack'Inbox.lv Trump compares US strikes on Iran to WWII Pearl Harbor attack During Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's visit to Washington, Donald #Trump was asked why #US allies - including…...
Leading From Every Angle | Barksdale Airman’s Journey comes Full Circle
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (208+ words) Lt. Col. Michael Minamyer smiles while standing in front of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March 24, 2026. After enlisting in the Air Force as an aircraft maintainer in 1996, Minamyer quickly climbed the ranks, earned his commission, and became…...
Macron awards Legion of Honor to Papikyan
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (76+ words) Mobile'PanARMENIAN.Net Macron awards Legion of Honor to Papikyan PanARMENIAN.Net - By decree of French President Emmanuel Macron, Armenia's Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan has been awarded the Legion of Honour of the French Republic. The decoration was presented to…...
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday with family and beer
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (22+ words) World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday with family and beer'Yahoo World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday with family and beer...
Otter Tail County Historical Society opens military exhibit to honor local heroes
1+ hour ago (82+ words) Otter Tail County Historical Society opens military exhibit to honor local heroes'Valley News Live Otter Tail County Historical Society opens military exhibit to honor local heroes Fargo Memorial Honor Guard invites public to honor unclaimed Marine veteran Grand Forks man…...
From escaping Soviet oppression to the Olympics, Mansfield woman shares stories from her historic life
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (305+ words) Late one night in November 1956, as the Hungarian Revolution unfolded, Maria Balogh, 90, along with her late husband Joseph Balogh borrowed a friend's motorcycle to escape Soviet oppression. "He put me behind him and, oh my God, we took off," she…...
WWII service remembered on Bust Street
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (466+ words) The brave World War II service of Victor Lloyd Bust has been remembered, with Streets of Remembrance signage now adorning the street named in his honour. Bust Street in Svensson Heights displays the Rising Sun badge of the Australian Army…...
When the US went to war with Guam — and no one told them
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (589+ words) It was perhaps the politest "battle" in human history. Upon entering Guam's harbor on June 20, 1898, instead of experiencing the expected whizz of bullets and the booms of a cannonade, U.S. Navy Capt. Henry Glass and his crew aboard the re-commissioned cruiser…...