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Yakima Valley Museum plans discussion on WWII order relocating Japanese Americans
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (142+ words) Yakima Valley Museum plans discussion on WWII order relocating Japanese Americans'Yakima Herald-Republic Reach Donald W. Meyers at [email protected] or 509-577-7748. He can also be reached securely at donaldwmeyers.93 on Signal or at [email protected]. Crime and Courts Reporter Get the day's news. Thanks!...
Book Scene: Roger Moorhouse’s ‘Wolfpack’ brings WWII U-boat crews to life
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (134+ words) "Wolfpack: Inside Hitler's U-Boat War" by Roger Moorhouse. As someone who has always been fascinated by the U-boat campaign of the Second World War, "Wolfpack: Inside Hitler's U-Boat War" by Roger Moorhouse immediately caught my attention. Still, Moorhouse writes with…...
It Happened Here: Yakima County spontaneously, joyously celebrates end of World War II
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (910+ words) The front page of the Yakima Daily Republic proclaims Japan's unconditional surrender to the Allies on Aug. 14, 1945, marking the end of World War II. "Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The…...
Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (827+ words) FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin observe a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat, from Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, on Sept. 3, 2015. FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen…...
80 years after the atomic bomb: A photo gallery from Hiroshima
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (238+ words) Attendees pay tribute during a remembrance ceremony for Korean victims at the "Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb", in Hiroshima, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 on the eve of the anniversary of the atomic bombing. A bird flies past…...
Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1015+ words) A visitor lights incense sticks at the Peace Memorial Park ahead of the memorial service to mark the 80th anniversary of the WWII U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Japan. Doves fly over the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of…...
Seattle mural honoring WWII incarcerated Japanese Americans vandalized
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (511+ words) People portray the forced removal of Japanese Americans from their homes during a "Day of Remembrance and Resistance" event hosted by Tsuru for Solidarity on Feb. 19 in Seattle. (Nick Wagner / The Seattle Times) A mural in Seattle's Chinatown International District…...
Book Scene: Alexander Rose's new book recounts daring WWII capture of German U-boat
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (224+ words) "Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II's Most Daring Heist" written by Alexander Rose. Alexander Rose's "Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II's Most Daring Heist" is a thrilling, deeply researched account…...
Opinion: Want to honor their memory? Remember what they died for
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (562+ words) A scene from a Memorial Day presentation held by the Wapato American Legion Post 133 and the Yakima Warriors Association in the Wapato Reservation Cemetary in Wapato, Wash., on Monday, May 27, 2024." It's Memorial Day weekend " three days of backyard barbecues, ads…...
It Happened Here: Valley residents solemnly observe German surrender in World War II
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (943+ words) First Presbyterian Church in Yakima, where a prayer service was held marking the Allied victory over Germany in 1945. "Our rejoicing is sobered and subdued by a supreme consciousness of the terrible price we have paid to rid the world of…...