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Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (832+ words) MOSCOW " Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that the conflict in Ukraine is nearing its end after he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II " a show that didn't include…...
Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and historian embraced by Obama, dies at 88
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (341+ words) TOKYO " Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor in Hiroshima and a historian but best known for a big hug he was given by then U. S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the city a decade ago, has died....
96-year-old Holocaust survivor shares his story with Seneca Valley High School students
7+ mon, 18+ hour ago (658+ words) JACKSON TWP " Even at 96-years-old, Howard Chandler still carries vivid memories of the unimaginable atrocities he witnessed and experienced as a young boy. As one of only an estimated 220, 800 living survivors of the Holocaust, according to a recent Claims Conference…...
WWII Army Veteran reflects on a spirited life rooted in faith and family
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (830+ words) From burrowing into foxholes during the infamous Battle of the Bulge to relaxing card nights with friends, Tom Streicher has experienced a little bit of everything through nearly a century of a life. .. . From burrowing into foxholes during the infamous…...