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Navy Drivers Find Army Boot in WWII POW Shipwreck
34+ min ago (527+ words) By Theodore Bunker | Thursday, 30 July 2026 03:17 PM EDT Navy divers searching the wreckage of the Japanese transport ship Oryoku Maru have recovered an Army boot, a potentially significant breakthrough in the decades-long effort to identify and repatriate American prisoners of war…...
‘Foyle’s War’ TV Series Sets Stage for Today
27+ min ago (721+ words) The TV series “Foyle’s War” is one of the most engaging the relevant programming in this era, even though the series originally appeared via PBS over two decades ago. One of the most compelling aspects of the show was its…...
Conejo Valley’s oldest WWII warrior, Len Zerlin, dies at 102
43+ min ago (652+ words) Eighty-two years ago, Leonard “Len” Zerlin flew into history as a turret gunner aboard a Martin B-26 Marauder twin-engine bomber, crossing the English Channel on the morning of June 6, 1944, to attack German positions in support of the Allied landings in…...
WWII veteran and Carolina Beach resident passes away at 102 - AOL
10+ hour, 57+ min ago (383+ words) Ida Marie Levesque, a World War II veteran and longtime Carolina Beach resident, passed away on July 25 in Wilmington at the age of 102. Known as Miss Ida, Levesque was born on March 9, 1924, and enlisted immediately after getting her high school…...
If This Is Communism, Then Teddy Roosevelt Was a Communist
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (558+ words) Thom Hartmann: The policies under attack today once defined mainstream American leadership from Teddy Roosevelt to FDR and LBJ. Posted by Corky at 01:32 PM | 13 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | AOC shut down a reporter's "communism" question with one simple…...
Andrew Dickens: Winston should know better
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (236+ words) Winston Peters escaped censure yesterday from the Speaker after his little outburst against a Green MP. But Mr Peters is still being judged in the court of public opinion. Carmel Sepuloni was jumping up and down demanding he resign, or…...
Boyington Shot Down and the Zero-sen Pilot who claimed to have Shot Down his Corsair that sold its wares at Airshows next to Pappy’s Stall
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (915+ words) Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviation Geek Club” one of the world’s most read military aviation blogs. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news…...
2026 POW-MIA Recognition Ceremony
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (240+ words) Next date: Friday, September 18, 2026 | 10:30 AM Join Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and his Veterans Advisory Council in paying tribute to our nation's heroes and standing together as a community to honor their service and sacrifice. On Friday, September 18 at 10:30 a.m. at the…...
Two families help uncover a WWII flight suit's remarkable past
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (743+ words) Surviving World War II enemy fire and a fatal crash in rural Whanganui are just part of the remarkable history behind a Royal New Zealand Air Force flight suit. The sheepskin flying jacket and matching trousers had different owners and…...
Fenwick teacher plans to use her ‘powerful experience’ in Poland to fight Holocaust misinformation
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (490+ words) While standing in the middle of a gas chamber in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, Julie Mewhort Klein knew it was a moment that she would share with her classroom. As an educator, it is her responsibility to make…...