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Remains of 20th-century Ukrainian military leader reburied near Kyiv
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (446+ words) Editor's note: The article was updated with additional information. The remains of 20th-century Ukrainian military leader Andrii Melnyk and his wife, Sofiia Fedak-Melnyk, were reburied at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv on May 25. The ceremony, attended by President…...
Memorial Day on the Intrepid: Remembering 250 years of sacrifice
23+ min ago (174+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin boarded the Intrepid Museum on Monday to observe Memorial Day and honor the lives of those who perished in the line of duty. Inside the iconic aircraft carrier, one veteran could…...
Ukraine must return remains of Mazepa, Orlyk " Yushchenko
42+ min ago (374+ words) Ukraine is obliged to seek the return of the remains of Hetmans Ivan Mazepa and Pylyp Orlyk, Ukraine's Third President (2004-2010) Viktor Yushchenko said. Ukraine is obliged to return the remains of "the great Hetman Ivan Mazepa, the creator of the…...
'We Gave Up Our Yesterdays for Your Tomorrows' " 97-Year-Old WWII Hero's Rain-Soaked Speech Goes Viral
47+ min ago (594+ words) A little rain wasn't about to stop 97-year-old WWII vet David Yoho from delivering his powerful speech at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D. C. , on Saturday. Instead of participating in mobs rampaging through the downtowns of our cities…...
Breaking the Hindenburg Line
44+ min ago (147+ words) Time will not diminish the glory of their deeds." General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I, spoke those words about America's. .. Breaking the Hindenburg Line Posted By: DVC, 5/25/2026 12: 43: 31 PM Time will not…...
Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is a 106-year-old Massachusetts man
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (936+ words) May 25, 2026 / 12: 14 PM EDT / AP On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country's oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one of the boilers of the USS St. Louis. Freeman Johnson, who turned…...
Memorial Day: See our stories about the remains of fallen WWII soldiers being brought home
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (432+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " This Memorial Day, the Rochester area is honoring those who died while serving their country. As News10 NBC has covered, advances in DNA technology are helping to make sure that military members who gave the ultimate sacrifice are never forgotten....
Native American Women Patriots in World War I
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (738+ words) It just so happens that this post is landing on Memorial Day, 2026. We honor the women and men who sacrificed their time and sometimes their lives to protect our country. May God bless all veterans and those in service today....
1, 500 strangers show up to bury World War II veteran
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (73+ words) John Bernard Arnold III, a World War II U. S. Navy veteran who died on May 6 at 98, had no known living relatives to celebrate his life and service. A veterans service officer in Hanson, Massachusetts, put out a call for support, and…...
In "Pressure," the story of the meteorologist who helped save D-Day
9+ hour, 9+ min ago (459+ words) D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944. The story of why it ultimately took place on June 6 is one that has been a bit lost to history, consumed by the larger events surrounding it....