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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier marks 100 years since first Guard Posting
23+ hour, 37+ min ago (797+ words) "We do not know from whence he came, but only that his death marks him with everlasting glory of an American dying for his country." - President Warren G. Harding, Nov. 11, 1921. Harding delivered the remarks during the burial ceremony for the Unknown…...
US aims to exhume and identify 88 USS Arizona crew members buried as unknowns after Pearl Harbor
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (611+ words) It's part of an effort to use advances in DNA technology to attach names to those the military was unable to identify after the aerial assault 85 years ago. The disinterments from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific are due…...
Vietnam exhibit opens at UT Arlington with items donated by Bob Schieffer
3+ week, 6+ day ago (527+ words) An exhibit has opened at UT Arlington that highlights the work of Bob Schieffer covering the war in Vietnam when he worked for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Schieffer was born in Austin, grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from…...
Letters from a WWII soldier to his sweetheart offer an intimate picture of love during wartime
3+ week, 6+ day ago (723+ words) The letters by William Raymond Whittaker and Jane Dean were found in a Nashville home that had belonged to Jane and her siblings. They were donated in 2016 to the Metro Nashville Archives. Whittaker, who went by Ray, was from New…...
For this Black World War I regiment, battle was on two fronts
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1329+ words) Even the blaring sounds of a 100-piece jazz band turned to whispers in the throngs of cheering Americans who lined New York City's Fifth Avenue on Feb. 17, 1919. It was the city's first homecoming for troops returning from the Great War....
Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' to be promoted posthumously
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (643+ words) The seven were students at the University of Hawaii and cadets in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, on track to become Army officers, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. They initially served in the Hawaii Territorial Guard, but soon…...
Remains of Arthur, Illinois soldier killed in World War II finally identified
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (143+ words) Remains of Arthur, Illinois soldier killed in World War II finally identified'Audacy It took more than 80 years, but the remains of a soldier from downstate Arthur, Illinois who was killed in World War II will soon be coming home. U.S. Army…...
Vintage military aircraft to fly across the country
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (201+ words) Five vintage aircraft from Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia will participate in the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Fly-In and Convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from July 21-27. The fleet includes four aircraft that will offer rides to the public at Fond…...
Army Capt. Paul E. Pearson, died as POW in WWII, accounted for
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (168+ words) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that U.S. Army Capt. Paul E. Pearson, 38, of Manhattan, Kansas, killed during World War II, was accounted for March 18, 2025. Pearson's family recently received their full briefing on his identification, therefore, additional details on his identification…...
Killed in WWII, 2nd Lt. Frank A. Johnstone accounted for
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Frank A. Johnstone, 20, of Beaumont, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for Feb. 6, 2025. Johnstone's family recently received their full briefing on his identification, therefore, additional details on…...