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Letter describing Dawson City veteran's WWII experience donated to local Legion
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (600+ words) Rummaging through some old boxes recently, Gemma McIntyre-Gould stumbled across a fascinating piece of family history " and now she's donated it to the local Legion branch. The Dawson City, Yukon, woman found a letter written years ago by her great…...
USS Massachusetts joins the Navy fleet amid ongoing war with Iran
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (13+ words) USS Massachusetts joins the Navy fleet amid ongoing war with Iran'Yahoo News Canada...
Pilot Believes He Found Amelia Earhart’s Long-Lost Airplane Through Google Earth. Here’s Where He Thinks It Is
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (442+ words) A pilot, Justin Myers, believes he may have found Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane after zooming in on what seemed to be "man-made" objects on Nikumaroro Island through Google Earth Earhart was attempting to become the first woman to fly across…...
New exhibit spotlights Japanese-American soldiers who fought in World War II
3+ week, 4+ day ago (14+ words) New exhibit spotlights Japanese-American soldiers who fought in World War II'Yahoo News Canada...
Books for Kids: Stories of bravery from the Second World War
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (152+ words) Books for Kids: Stories of bravery from the Second World War'Yahoo News Canada Subtitled A True Story of an Extraordinary World War II Rescue, this is the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat who worked in Bordeaux,…...
Last surviving Second World War veteran from Alderville First Nation turns 100
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (14+ words) Last surviving Second World War veteran from Alderville First Nation turns 100Yahoo News Canada...
Letters from a WWII soldier to his sweetheart offer an intimate picture of love during wartime
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (18+ words) Letters from a WWII soldier to his sweetheart offer an intimate picture of love during wartime'Yahoo News Canada...
One of Scotland’s last D-Day veterans dies aged 100
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (543+ words) One of Scotland's last surviving D-Day veterans, who played a key role in the Allied landings as part of the Royal Navy, has died aged 100. Albert Lamond's family have spoken of their pride in the centenarian, who never thought of…...
Escondido war hero to receive medal of honor
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (31+ words) Escondido war hero to receive medal of honor'Yahoo News Canada An 100-year-old Escondido man will receive the Medal of Honor decades after single-handedly taking on seven Soviet aircrafts....
Woman brings suspected WW2 bomb to police station
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (78+ words) Woman brings suspected WW2 bomb to police station'Yahoo News Canada A road was sealed off after a suspected World War Two explosive was brought into a police station. Officers said a member of the public attended Wallasey Police Station at 14:40 GMT…...