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Retired general who once led Air Force Research Laboratory goes missing
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (265+ words) A retired U.S. Air Force general was reported missing in New Mexico, with authorities warning that medical concerns have heightened fears for his safety. Retired Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland, 68, was last seen around 11 a.m. Friday near Quail Run Court NE in…...
War Guilt in the Middle East
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (149+ words) Into the heart of the peasant and nomadic Arab world of the Middle East there came, on the backs and on the bayonets of British imperialism, a largely European colonizing people.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/war-guilt-middle-east War Guilt in the Middle East…...
WATCH: Trump Honors US Soldier Who Boldly Defied Nazis and Saved 200 Jewish Troops
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (421+ words) President Donald Trump posthumously honored Army Sergeant'Roddie Edmonds on Monday for a daring maneuver that saved hundreds of Jewish soldiers from "certain death" at the hands of the Nazis in World War II. Trump recounted the courageous story while awarding Edmonds…...
Springfield Community Gathers to Remember 35th Anniversary of Desert Storm Cease Fire
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (117+ words) Brig. Gen. Steven B. Rice was a 23-year-old Staff Sergeant serving on active duty in the U.S. Air Force at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona during Operation Desert Storm. Rice, now the Assistant Adjutant General " Air, Illinois National Guard, told the group…...
WWII soldier from South Knoxville receives Medal of Honor
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (52+ words) WWII soldier from South Knoxville receives Medal of Honor'WBIR WWII soldier from South Knoxville receives Medal of Honor To stream WBIR on your phone, you need the WBIR app. Download the WBIR app Next up in 5 Example video title will…...
Teen writes 102-year-old WWII hero to thank her for her service
4+ hour ago (705+ words) Jonathan Halvarsson, 16, wrote Dr. Jean Munro, 102, a letter. (Parklands Care Home via SWNS) A 102-year-old wartime codebreaker in Britain has received a heartfelt letter of thanks for her service - from a teen in Denmark. Dr. Jean Munro worked at Bletchley…...
Nevada Army veteran who inspired RAMBO dies aged 87
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (483+ words) By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER The Nevada Army veteran who reportedly inspired Sylvester Stallone's Rambo film franchise has died at age 87. James 'Bo' Gritz, a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran who is cited as the inspiration for John…...
East Tennessee soldier awarded Medal of Honor for saving 200 Jewish American POWs in WWII
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (446+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. " An East Tennessee soldier is 1 of 3 war heroes receiving the Medal of Honor at the White House on Monday. Master Sergeant Roderick (Roddie) W. Edmonds is credited with saving the lives of more than 200 Jewish Americans during World War II. He…...
Poland’s Jewish museum director returns, 7 years after being pushed out by nationalist politics
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (495+ words) The first director of Poland's leading Jewish museum, squeezed out seven years ago by a nationalist government, is returning to the helm in a symbolic reversal. Dariusz Stola steered the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw…...
Margherita Bertola Fray, Scottsdale resident who was in WWII Italian resistance, dies at 99
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (260+ words) Margherita Bertola Fray, a Scottsdale resident and one of the last members of the Italian resistance during World War II, has died at age 99. Fray grew up in Turin, Italy, during the rise of Benito Mussolini's fascist government. She served…...