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ELDRED: Author, daughter of Holocaust survivor to speak at WWII Museum
43+ min ago (290+ words) ELDRED " Author Lee Goldman Kikel, daughter of Holocaust survivor Melvin Goldman, will speak at the Eldred WWII Museum on April 15. Kikel will present at 6:30 p.m. in the museum's Mitchell Paige Hall. The event is free and open to the public. She…...
Army Quote of the Day by General George Patton: 'The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation..."
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (1787+ words) Army Quote of the Day by General George Patton: "The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing…...
In glitzy interwar Warsaw, truth meets fiction as 2 young women hunt for missing mentor
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (803+ words) Renee Ghert-Zand is the health reporter and a feature writer for The Times of Israel. Five years ago, it was clear to author Judy Batalion that she was not done with the determined, resilient young Jewish women she had come…...
Downed pilot’s mission to uplift fellow Veterans
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (508+ words) It began with a shudder. But South's mission wasn't over " he returned to refuel fast, too fast. A four-vehicle convoy had formed and he pushed to intercept. No time for delay. No time to complete an assessment of the fuel....
The Jewish Soldier Who Refused to Kneel
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (371+ words) Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz reflects on a wartime episode in which his father, a decorated World War II sergeant, respectfully refused to kneel before Pope Pius XII. Full Story By Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz " Jews for Judaism This coming Shabbat marks the Yahrzeit…...
107-year-old veteran of World War II honored at State House in Boston, gets police escort
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (214+ words) World War II veteran Arthur Rose has seen a lot in his 107 years on earth. The Boston centenarian survived the horrific attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, according to reports. He also saw the Battle of Normandy. On Monday, with a…...
All 4 Expendables Movies Ranked
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (431+ words) "The Expendables" franchise isn't exactly critically revered. Even among the audience members, people tend to view the films as nothing more than big, dumb fun " with the thinnest story threads connecting one action scene to the next. Yet, this series…...
Rep. Erin Houchin, Indiana National Guard Open New Modernized Bloomington Armory
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (255+ words) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. " U.S. Representative Erin Houchin and The Indiana National Guard opened the newly modernized armory in Bloomington. The facility is home to the 2nd Battalion, 150th Field Artillery Regiment, a unit with a storied lineage dating back to 1882. The extensive renovation project…...
Ret. Lt. Gen. Twitty: I served in the Army 40 years and I have not been in a predicament like this
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (163+ words) Ret. Lt. Gen. Twitty: I served in the Army 40 years and I have not been in a predicament like this'MS NOW Rep. Ansari calls Trump's threats against Iran "apocalyptic': "Nightmare scenario' Sen. Van Hollen: "Completely unhinged president who is threatening…...
WWII P-47 Thunderbolt ‘Flying Bathtub’ Destroyed 86,000 Railroad Cars, 9,000 Locomotives, and 6,000 Armored Vehicles — The Two Top American Aces in Europe Refused to Fly Anything Else
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (990+ words) This writer is already on record as buying into the strong (though not universal) consensus that the North American Aviation (NAA; sadly now defunct) P-51D Mustang was the best fighter plane of World War II. However, I objectively noted that the Republic…...