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vfw post 1989 honor guard saluting return of pfc john walko's remains
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (172+ words) Indiana Gazette Online From left, Indiana VFW Post No. 1989 Honor Guard members Donald J. Strotman Jr. , Herman Fisher (hidden by flags), Walt White, Edward Steele and Ian Gilbert saluted as the hearse containing PFC John Walko's casket arrived just after 9 p. m. Friday…...
private reception for pfc john walko at rairigh-bence funeral home
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (171+ words) Indiana Gazette Online Local veterans and regional members of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association gathered with PFC John Walko's family members, friends and other supporters in front of the funeral bier in the parlor at Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home, where visitation…...
Community turns out to welcome return of recently identified WWII serviceman John Walko
3+ hour ago (219+ words) Members of local veterans groups awaited the arrival of PFC John Walko's remains Friday evening at Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home on Philadelphia Street. Local veterans and regional members of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association gathered with PFC John Walko's family members,…...
An Introduction to American Involvement with War Crimes Trials
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (1144+ words) If certain acts and violations of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them. We are not prepared to lay down a rule of criminal conduct against others which we would…...
1944 Monte Cassino falls to the Allies
11+ hour, 13+ min ago (443+ words) The Polish flag is flying over the ruins of the ancient Italian monastery which has been a symbol of German resistance since the beginning of the year. Polish troops entered the hill-top abbey this morning, six days after the latest…...
Flypast celebrates Lancaster bomber sculpture - AOL
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (362+ words) An aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) has taken to the skies over Lincolnshire to celebrate the inauguration of a full-sized sculpture of a Lancaster Bomber. The flypast by Hurricane PZ865 on Friday was part of a series…...
'It's time for everyone to step up"
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (16+ words) 'It's time for everyone to step up' Manchester United 'It's time for everyone to step up'...
San Francisco celebrates iconic peace activist Wavy Gravy's 90th birthday
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (54+ words) The peace activist, counterculture icon and philanthropist known as Wavy Gravy turned 90, and San Francisco threw a big party. San Francisco celebrates iconic peace activist Wavy Gravy's 90th birthday The peace activist, counterculture icon and philanthropist known as Wavy Gravy turned…...
Massachusetts Community Rallies to Bury Alone World War II Veteran
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (354+ words) A community-wide effort is underway across Massachusetts to provide a proper funeral service for John Bernard Arnold III, a 98-year-old World War II Navy veteran from East Bridgewater who died on May 6 without any surviving relatives, as reported by Dailycaller....
Spitfire could return to production 90 years after first flight
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (613+ words) The Supermarine Spitfire could go back into production 90 years after its first flight " if the dreams of a team of enthusiasts are realised. The next generation of the aircraft, a concept model called the Aerolite Spitfire Type 433, has been built…...