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Bone, BUFF and Viper: Where Aircraft Nicknames Come From | MiGFlug
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (911+ words) by José Duncan | Sep 25, 2026 | Aviación militar | 0 comments Walk onto a US Air Force flight line and ask someone to point you at a Fighting Falcon and you will get a blank look, then a correction. It is a Viper. The…...
Coast Guard’s role in liberating Rome during World War II
11+ hour, 42+ min ago (38+ words) United States Coast Guard (.mil) Official websites use.mil Secure.mil websites use HTTPS Coast Guard’s role in liberating Rome during World War II No camera details available....
Michigan family buries Korean War soldier identified by DNA
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (19+ words) wxyz.com Michigan family buries Korean War soldier identified by DNA...
Clodagh Finn: The real-life Cork woman who was Eisenhower’s wartime chauffeur and confidante
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (1247+ words) There’s a moment in Pressure, the tense drama on the fraught run-up to D-Day, when Kay Summersby (Kerry Condon) gives a kind of potted CV of her wartime activities to meteorologist Group Captain James Stagg (Andrew Scott). She tells him…...
The Only Victim Hitler Could Have Killed with His Own Hands: New Data Emerges
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (29+ words) Inbox.lv The Only Victim Hitler Could Have Killed with His Own Hands: New Data Emerges...
As WWII memories recede, Peleliu manga speaks to a new generation
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (107+ words) Nikkei Asia A scene from the anime film adaptation of the manga “Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise.” Creator Kazuyoshi Takeda uses approachable characters to show a new generation the brutality of war and the endurance of the human spirit. (From the…...
New Jersey veteran celebrates 100th birthday
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (31+ words) CBS News - The 5:33 | Legacy of the LIRR Massacre - On The Dot with David Schechter: Wildfires & Climate Change New Jersey veteran celebrates 100th birthday...
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging and RCPA Member United Healthcare Team Up to Celebrate Grandparents
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (154+ words) Desire'e Williams has a lot to celebrate when it comes to grandkids. "Oh, I have like 18, but I'm only taking care of two," says Williams who lives in Northeast Philadelphia. She spent time with some of them at a Philadelphia…...
Today in History: September 25, jetliner and private plane collide over San Diego, killing 144
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (344+ words) Today is Friday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2026. There are 97 days left in the year. On Sept. 25, 1978, 144 people were killed when a Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 and a private plane collided over San Diego. In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa…...
Freedom250 Reflective Moments of America's Military Week 39
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (317+ words) This week we highlight the launch of the first U.S. Liberty ship, the beginning of the Siege of Yorktown and the conclusion of the Berlin Airlift. Keep up with the Department of War on social media! If you are a California…...