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When Freedom Calls: Veterans Remember
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (345+ words) From the beaches of Normandy to the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan, generations of Americans have served for one word: freedom. But what does that word mean to the people who wore the uniform? For Army veteran Joseph Cote it…...
A look inside New England's first Holocaust museum, currently under construction in Boston
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (407+ words) BOSTON " Boston 25 News took a tour of New England's first Holocaust museum, currently under construction, on Holocaust Survivor Day. "These are the central stairs, and the visitor will take their journey through their experience on these stairs," Jody Kipkins, co-founder…...
A rare Edith Wharton story is unearthed about the gap between everyday life and the horrors of WWI
4+ week, 1+ day ago (577+ words) Boston 25 News A rare Edith Wharton story is unearthed about the gap between everyday life and the horrors of WWI NEW YORK " When World War I broke out in 1914, Edith Wharton's initial response was less as a storyteller in search…...
Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is keeping memory of the surprise bombing alive at 106
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1008+ words) CENTERVILLE, Mass. " 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 the boilers of the USS St. Louis. Freeman Johnson, who turned 106 in March, never…...
I was compelled: Callout draws hundreds in support of fallen WWII Veteran with no known family
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (322+ words) HANSON, Mass. " World War II Veteran John Bernard Arnold III passed away with no known family and was expected to have very few people at his services in Hanson. But on Monday, after a callout for support, the community stepped…...
Community asked to attend services for Mass. WWII veteran with no family
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (93+ words) People are being asked to come together to show support for a local World War II veteran who died this week at 98-years-old. John Bernard Arnold is from East Bridgewater and has no known family. Visitation hours for his services…...
Russia fires 800 drones at Ukraine despite recent talk by Putin and Trump of possible peace
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (947+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime barrage on about 20 regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, including children, in one of the longest attacks by Moscow in the 4-year-old…...
Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (690+ words) Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv's ceasefire earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia's upcoming Victory Day…...
Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote US islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (824+ words) A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U. S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains, shredding tin roofs and forcing residents to take cover from flying tree limbs. Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounded the Northern Mariana…...
107-year-old veteran of World War II honored at State House in Boston, gets police escort
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (235+ words) Young, vibrant hosts teach you to master the world's hottest dishes BOSTON " World War II veteran Arthur Rose has seen a lot in his 107 years on earth. The Boston centenarian survived the horrific attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, according to…...