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Local veterans commemorate 35th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm
6+ min ago (392+ words) TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Dozens of veterans gathered at the Arizona Heroes Memorial in Oro Valley on Saturday to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait. VFW Post 12222 organized the event, which included a tribute to…...
A new memorial honoring Operation Desert Storm
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (186+ words) In 1991 more than half a million Americans served in Operation Desert Storm, an allied campaign that freed Kuwait from the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Today, that campaign is all but forgotten. Marine veteran Scott Stump set out to build a…...
Another war-related death: 102-year-old man who fell en route to shelter pronounced dead
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (84+ words) Medical staff at the emergency department at Ichilov Medical Center were forced a short time ago to pronounce the death of a 102-year-old civilian who slipped and was injured during a siren. Another war-related death: 102-year-old man who fell en…...
Army Quote of the Day by General George Patton: ‘It is very easy for ignorant people to think that success in war may be gained by…’
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (1323+ words) The Battle of the Bulge, launched in December 1944, remains the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the U.S. Army. While the German offensive initially shattered Allied lines, the superior leadership of General George S. Patton and his rapid pivot of the Third…...
Honoring Operation Desert Storm: Waging a battle to build a war memorial
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (891+ words) March 1, 2026 / 9:25 AM EST / CBS News The first Persian Gulf War lasted six weeks. Kuwait was liberated from the murderous grasp of Saddam Hussein, and the Iraqi army admitted defeat, at a surrender ceremony presided over by the charismatic General Norman…...
Quote of the Day by John F. Kennedy: 'It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war' – A reflection on war from America’s 35th President
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (826+ words) The Quote of the Day highlights a powerful line by John F. Kennedy in which he stated that lasting peace can only be protected through preparedness and strength. Spoken during a period of rising global tensions, the remark reflected the realities…...
Psychology Suggests No Solider Would Fight for 30 Years After World War II Was Over. And Yet, 1 Japanese Solider Surrendered in 1974
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (657+ words) Summary and Key Points: Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a defense analyst and former US Army Infantry officer, evaluates the extraordinary survival and psychological endurance of Imperial Japan's World War II Lt. Hiroo Onoda. -Assigned to Lubang Island in 1944, Onoda ignored leaflets,…...
How Finland defeated fascism
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (446+ words) This story appeared in'Today, Explained,'a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day.'Subscribe here. Finland made international news earlier this month for a disappointing near miss: Its men's hockey team looked…...
It was buried under 30 meters of polar ice and had been missing since 1967: NASA unexpectedly finds an old secret nuclear test site in the middle of the Arctic
9+ hour, 46+ min ago (679+ words) Home - Science - It was buried under 30 meters of polar ice and had been missing since 1967: NASA unexpectedly finds an old secret nuclear test site in the middle of the Arctic When a NASA research jet flew over northern Greenland in…...
Canadian Vietnam War Veteran Shares Unique Story for Documentary
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (704+ words) Growing up in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, David Noonan was an adventurous teenager." After he turned 18 and graduated from high school, Noonan was eager to spread his wings and see the world. It was 1968, and the war in Vietnam was in…...