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DNA Stunner: Lander Veteran Finds New Life With Daughter He Never Knew He Had
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (1288+ words) Lander's Jim Stewart has led a life full of surprises that include service on a Navy submarine, a heart attack, and discovering a daughter he never knew existed. That DNA miracle has given Stewart a new life after he thought…...
military records DD214 Archives
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (22+ words) High Plains Journal Veterans event April 24 in Wichita offers benefits assistance, exams, claims help, and resources. Read More...
A new program unites West Coast readers for stories of Japanese American incarceration
52+ min ago (1000+ words) "They Called Us Enemy" is a 2019 graphic novel focused on Takei's experiences during the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. A new program dubbed "the largest book club on the West Coast" is uniting libraries to explore an often…...
In 1982 A Carrier Pigeon Skeleton Was Found In A Chimney, Still Carrying An Encrypted Message Sent During World War II
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (500+ words) You can find some surprising things while working in your home, but few will be as unexpected as what David Martin found when looking in the chimney of his Bletchingley, Surrey, UK home in 1982. He saw some skeletal remains of…...
Book Review: "The Nazi Mind" is discomforting reading, but appropriate for an age that feels unsettlingly familiar
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (393+ words) There's a par'tic'u'lar genre of muse'um exhib'it that lingers with you longer than expect'ed. Its the kind that presents frag'ments of let'ters, record'ed tes'ti'mo'ny, and offi'cial doc'u'ments, invit'ing vis'i'tors to sit with the voic'es of peo'ple who lived through catastrophe....
WWII-era aircraft gives Bakersfield veterans 15-minute flights - Bakersfield Today
12+ hour, 27+ min ago (446+ words) Dream Flights organization provides free flights for veterans, including a 102-year-old WWII vet Apr. 11, 2026 at 12: 54am The flights aboard the WWII-era aircraft provide a unique and transformative experience for older veterans, allowing them to relive their younger days and feel the…...
Cover - May 22, 1944, Vol. XLIII, No. 21 - The Vault
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (26+ words) TIME'Time Magazine May 22, 1944 | Vol. XLIII No. 21 May 22, 1944 |Vol. XLIII No. 21...
Jerry and Susan Forsberg: Dedicated to those who have served
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (370+ words) Jerry and Susan Forsberg are pictured on a Lake Vermilion cruise on their wedding anniversary. In 1971-72, Jerry Forsberg served in Vietnam with D Troop, 17th Air Cavalry, as a U. S. Army Specialist 4, repairing helicopter armament subsystems and flying as a Night Hawk…...
Weekend U. S. Navy Quote of the Day By Admiral Chester Nimitz: 'Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men"
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (941+ words) Chester Nimitz took command of the Pacific Fleet weeks after Pearl Harbor " when American naval power was at its lowest point in history. He turned it into the force that destroyed the Imperial Japanese Navy and signed the surrender on…...
World War II Mystery in Ibadan: Story of 22-year-old South African Pilot Buried Beside Justice Atinuke Ige
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (597+ words) A quiet visit to a family grave in Ibadan has uncovered a striking link to World War II, as renowned publisher Gbenro Adegbola reveals the story of a 22-year-old South African Air Force pilot who died in 1941 and now lies…...