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Wyoming POW On Sunken Japanese 'Hell Ship' May Be Close To Coming Home After 82 Years
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (1796+ words) For 82 years, Lt. Col. John Clarke Goldtrap of Casper has been in a watery grave as a POW on the sunken wreck of the brutal Japanese “hell ship” Oryoku Maru. Now his remains may finally be ID'd and brought home....
Coast flight school flies high
3+ hour ago (1041+ words) Published 9:03 am Sunday, August 16, 2026 By Jay Corella/For the Observer At Astoria Regional Airport in Warrenton, airplanes of all shapes and sizes take off from the airstrip, from helicopters, private jets and even small propeller craft. However, sometimes it’s somebody’s…...
What Are Those White Patches on the B-2 Bomber? | Afterburner - MiGFlug's Magazine
4+ week, 2+ day ago (393+ words) di Team MiGFlug | 28 marzo 2026 | Aviazione militare, Notizia | 0 commenti The patches are prominent and unmistakable. For the world's most secretive bomber — whose stealth coating is maintained with near-obsessive care — something conspicuous appearing on the wings before a live combat sortie is…...
Takaichi Avoids Yasukuni Visit, Demonstrates Convictions
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (142+ words) Sends LDP Executives, Performs Remote Bow to Honor War Dead ◇Sending LDP's 'Four Key Figures,' She Performs 'Remote Bow' Herself Takaichi performed her remote bow toward Yasukuni Shrine from the parking lot of Nippon Budokan, where the war dead memorial…...
CT war hero honors paratroopers on National Airborne Day
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (164+ words) News12 | Connecticut CT war hero honors paratroopers on National Airborne Day National Airborne Day honors the courage and sacrifice of paratroopers who jump out of airplanes into high-risk combat zones. Aug 16, 2026, 12:01 PM Bridgeport Police honor 'community heroes' at City Hall ceremony…...
Holy cow! History — The World War II hero nobody believed - Daily Independent
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (775+ words) OPINION — The U-boat skipper peered through his periscope and smiled. It looked like such an easy target. And indeed, it was. Yet going after it sealed his doom while also setting in motion a series of events that made another…...
Bristol F.2 Fighter
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (863+ words) The two-seater that Germany learned to fear — once its crews stopped flying it like one. Tough, versatile and honest, the “Brisfit” went on to soldier through the 1920s as the RAF’s standard army-cooperation aircraft, policing the frontiers of an empire from…...
Arrest made in World War II Memorial vandalism: 'Despicable"
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (26+ words) Arrest made in World War II Memorial vandalism: 'Despicable' NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Arrest made in World War II Memorial vandalism: 'Despicable' You may also like...
Lifelong adventurer, veteran celebrates 102nd birthday
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (645+ words) By Mallory Waligora, For The Oakland Press Richard “Dick” Nicholas served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, has hiked the Swiss Alps several times and skied until he was 87. On Friday, Nicholas celebrated his 102nd birthday and adventurous…...
What is Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, linked to Japan’s wartime atrocities?
24+ min ago (842+ words) Around 2.5 million people including Japanese war criminals who fought for the country are enshrined at Yasukuni. Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, which commemorates some two and a half million mostly Japanese soldiers and civilians killed in World War II, is one of…...