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Honor flight |
34+ min ago (131+ words) Honor flight Bakersfield.com U.S. Air Force veteran and California City resident Keith Middleton, 78, pauses in line before entering a TSA security check in preparation for boarding Honor Flight Kern Countyâs 54th flight to the nationâs capital. During his long…...
Busting the Myths of the US Military’s Presence in Hawai‘i
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (1104+ words) As land leases come up for renewal, a new report reveals the facts about the U.S. Armed Forces’ impacts in the Pacific Islands. A flight line mechanic assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, mans a.50-caliber…...
‘Extraordinary’ Normandy veteran Ken Hay dies aged 101
19+ hour, 25+ min ago (592+ words) Normandy veteran Ken Hay, who survived capture just weeks after D-Day and spent years educating children about the war, has died aged 101. The British Normandy Memorial, for which he was an ambassador, announced his death on Sunday, saying he “gave…...
After 82 years, a Lehigh Valley World War II soldier is laid to rest | PHOTOS
52+ min ago (165+ words) The Morning Call U.S. Army Private First Class Howard G. Krapf on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, was laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in Whitehall Township. Krapf was killed in action during World War II but his remains were unidentified for 82 years. Man fatally…...
‘On top of the world’: Family honors WWII soldier Sgt. Adolph Aguirre after 83-year wait
23+ hour, 39+ min ago (31+ words) WCHS 'On top of the world’: Family honors WWII soldier Sgt. Adolph Aguirre after 83-year wait...
Merz vows to protect German Jews after far-left party wins Berlin election
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (91+ words) Haaretz The election result could make 45-year-old Elif Eralp Berlin's first mayor of Turkish heritage. She has rejected antisemitism allegations against her party, Die Linke, and could form a coalition with the center-left Social Democrats and Greens German Chancellor Friedrich…...
Today in History: October 5, Steve Jobs dies at 56
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (352+ words) Today is Monday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2026. There are 87 days left in the year. On Oct. 5, 2011, Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former chief executive who invented and master-marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, died in Palo Alto, California,…...
France Awards Fred Ryan the Legion of Honor
2+ hour ago (372+ words) The Republic of France awarded the Legion of Honor to Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., former publisher of the Washington Post and of Politico, and now, chairman of the the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute on Sept. 16. In an intimate gathering…...
Woman accused of WWII Memorial vandalism pleads not guilty
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (101+ words) Woman accused of vandalizing WWII Memorial pleads not guilty washingtonexaminer.com A Kentucky woman accused of vandalizing the World War II Memorial with spray paint pleaded not guilty Monday to two felony counts, shortly before she was released on her…...
Preserving Military History Aboard the USS Midway Museum
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (1689+ words) More than 750 volunteers help support the decommissioned aircraft carrier and share its “Midway Magic” with over 1 million guests each year What I value most is what we call “Midway Magic.” It’s hard to define, but you feel it the moment…...