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Moving East Bay ship could cost millions, officials say it's worth it
15+ hour, 14+ min ago (603+ words) The SS Red Oak Victory was one of hundreds of ships built in the Kaiser Shipyards in the 1940s, and, after serving a number of missions, is among the last few known to still be intact....
Trump budget seeks $1. 5 T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs
4+ week, 1+ day ago (881+ words) The sizable increase for the Pentagon, some 44%, had been telegraphed by the Republican president even before the the'U. S. -led war against Iran. The president's plan would also reduce spending on non-defense programs by 10%. "President Trump promised to reinvest in America's…...
Snapp Shots: Oakland hills gathering to honor WWII's 442nd combat team
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (769+ words) It was the telephone call that changed my life. The date was July 9, 1982, and on the line was the unmistakable voice of my friend, Dennis Cavagnero, who was one of my best sources for possible stories. "Does the number 442 mean…...
Historic Bay Area shipyard hosts celebration as two of World War II's legendary "Rosies' turn 100
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (940+ words) RICHMOND " Dozens of well-wishers turned the S. S. Red Oak Victory, a floating World War II museum in Richmond's historic Kaiser Shipyard, into a party on Jan. 31, celebrating the 100 years of life lived by Jeanne Gibson and Marian Sousa. They popped bottles…...
Bay Area centenarians share what gratitude looks like at 100
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (916+ words) On a holiday centered around gratitude, some Bay Area families will gather around tables anchored by something rare: relatives who have lived a full century. Their stories stretch across time " from childhoods shaped by war and migration to adulthoods spent…...
How the Bay Area's last WWII veterans and their families are keeping history alive
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (752+ words) Time is running out for the last living U. S. veterans of World War II. Before he was drafted into the war, Heiss was just another young boy growing up in San Francisco, biking through the city, catching a new movie for a…...
Historical reenactments come to a secretive Navy base in the Bay
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (223+ words) On Sept. 14, Mare Island celebrates the end of WWII with guided tours of its decommissioned shipbuilding center. There's probably only one place in the Bay Area that played critical roles in both World Wars, ran a secret nuclear-sub operation against…...
Snapp Shots: On Alameda's Hornet, celebrate 80 years since WWII ended
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (751+ words) June 2, 1992 was the day I fell in love at first sight. The moment I saw the majestic sweep of her bow, I was hooked. I'm talking, of course, about the USS Hornet aircraft carrier, which played a big part in…...
Alameda briefs: USS Hornet to mark 80 years since end of World War II
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (613+ words) Pacific-themed food vendors will have items available for purchase, and tickets are $40 for adults, $25 for seniors and military troops, $20 for students and children and free for ages 6 and younger. This event follows the Hornet's successful artifact exchange in April with…...
Japan's aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (920+ words) The U. S. attacks on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and three days later on Nagasaki killed more than 200, 000 people by the end of that year. Others survived but with radiation illness. About 100, 000 survivors are still alive. Many hid their experiences to protect themselves…...