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Bend Gold Star wife recounts losing husband in Vietnam, finding home with Band of Brothers
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (627+ words) Bend Gold Star wife Beverly Allen recounts falling in love with Army helicopter pilot Craig Fox and the day in 1970 when his helicopter was shot down in Vietnam. Nearly six decades later, she reflects on grief, understanding and the support…...
War is the reason Americans don’t trust their government
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (426+ words) Foreign Policy is a global affairs magazine offering diverse perspectives on issues shaping nations and the world. After President Donald Trump launched a major military attack on Iran in conjunction with Israel without providing a consistent rationale and without making…...
Calhoun American Legion marks 107 years
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (52+ words) Calhoun American Legion marks 107 years'The Rome News-Tribune Officers of Paul Gwin American Legion Post 47 Auxiliary present a cake in celebration of the post's 107th birthday on March 15. Pictured are President Dr. Joann Meadows (from left), Secretary Ginger Byrd, Chaplain Kathy Dixon,…...
Richland Bomb Squad Disposes of Hand Grenade Found in Household Drawer
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (260+ words) Saturday afternoon, March 14th around 1:30 PM, The Richland Bomb Squad responded to a home in the 1000 block of Smith Ave. about a strange discovery. A caller said she and her mother were cleaning out a relative's home, and found a hand…...
Memorial for the victims of communism, Klosi: We cannot play with the nation's memory, Veliaj: Let's face the past
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (187+ words) Memorial for the victims of communism, Klosi: We cannot play with the nation's memory, Veliaj: Let's face the past'Balkanweb.com Memorial for the victims of communism, Klosi: We cannot play with the nation's memory, Veliaj: Let's face the past June…...
Kingston Centenarian revisits school she left at start of WWII
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (479+ words) By Tilly O'Brien 16th Mar 2026 A 100-year-old recently returned to her old school " for the first time since the outbreak of WWII. Maureen Smith visited Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form 86 years after her education was abruptly halted in September 1939. She was…...
Local WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (36+ words) Local WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday'WPSD Local 6 March Bracket Battle 2026 Challenge World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family UPDATE: Gibson Electric Membership Corporation reports power restored to all members...
Film ‘The Optimist’ shares Holocaust survivor Herbert Heller’s story of hope and friendship
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (784+ words) After Jeanine Thomas was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, she knew she needed to create a film about her friend Herbert Heller, a Holocaust survivor. "When you're faced with really wondering if you have tomorrow, when you do have tomorrow,…...
A Historian Finally Identified the Nazi in This Infamous 84-Year-Old Photograph
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (419+ words) Here's what you will learn when you read this story: This story is a collaboration with Biography.com When Hannah Arendt reported on the trial of Adolf Eichmann in her landmark work Eichmann in Jerusalem, she coined the phrase "banality…...
World Of Tanks Is Crossing Over With Mafia For Some Reason
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (253+ words) 2K Games and Wargaming are teaming up for an unexpected crossover event. From March 19-29, World of Tanks is adding Mafia-themed content with the Battle Pass Special: Mafia. "A renowned family of decent people has arrived in World of Tanks. These respectable…...