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floridatoday.com > story > news > 02/25/2026 > space-force-wwii-era-practice-bomb-found-removed-near-cocoa-beach-school > 88863256007

Space Force team removes WWII-era ordnance found near Cocoa Beach school

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (225+ words) A World War II-era practice'bomb was discovered near Freedom 7 Elementary School in Cocoa Beach and later safely removed by the 45th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Patrick Space Force Base, officials confirmed. The incident unfolded Tuesday, Feb. 25, after a construction…...

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Markers and Headstones Contributes to Historic Restoration of Commonwealth War Graves in Iraq

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (895+ words) A family-led initiative brings renewed dignity to a World War veteran's resting place at Basra War Cemetery Victoria Markers and Headstones +1 (800) 775-0089 email us here SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, January 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ " Holistic Asset Finance Group Inc. (OTC: HAFG) (HAFG" or the…...

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New Book Explores the Lasting Scars of War Through a Child’s Eyes

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1016+ words) Author Philip Effiong Jr. Releases "My Biafran Scar," a Powerful Memoir of the Nigerian Civil War Therapeutic, emotionally charged, and enlightening, "My Biafran Scar" explores the profound emotional and psychological marks left on individuals and communities embroiled in brutal conflicts....

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floridatoday.com > press-release > story > 61363 > cast-announced-for-the-world-premiere-of-douglas-lackeys-hans-litten-the-jew-who-cross-examined-hitler

Cast Announced For The World Premiere of DOUGLAS LACKEY’s HANS LITTEN: THE JEW WHO CROSS-EXAMINED HITLER

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1070+ words) Philosophy Productions announces the cast of the world premiere of Hans Litten: The Jew Who Cross-Examined Hitler, a gripping new play by Douglas Lackey. It will begin on January 30 for a four-week limited run, opening on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Theatre…...

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floridatoday.com > videos > news > local > 09/07/2025 > hundreds-welcome-48-space-coast-honor-flight-veterans-as-they-return-from-washington-d-c > 86024920007

Space Coast Honor Flight veterans welcomed home by hundreds of cheering people in Melbourne

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (22+ words) Hundreds welcome 48 Space Coast Honor Flight veterans as they return from their Washington, D.C., trip at Melbourne Orlando International Airport....

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floridatoday.com > story > news > 09/07/2025 > melbourne-orlando-international-airport-crowd-greets-military-veterans-home-after-d-c-honor-flight > 86011959007

'Overwhelming': Cheering MLB crowd welcomes Space Coast Honor Flight veterans home from D.C.

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (912+ words) Like a patriotic parade, a procession of U.S. military veterans from the Vietnam War era and other conflicts walked and wheeled through a throng of hundreds of cheering well-wishers who were waving American flags, shaking hands and holding signs at Melbourne…...

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floridatoday.com > story > news > 09/03/2025 > melbourne-orlando-international-airport-honor-flight-veterans-brevard-florida > 85935846007

'I hope we pack the terminal': MLB officials want patriotic crowd to greet Space Coast Honor Flight

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (755+ words) On Jan. 28, 1967, enemy troops ambushed U.S. Marine Corps rifleman Joe Testa Jr. and his platoon while they were on patrol near Duc Pho in South Vietnam. Testa crawled from his position, disregarding his own safety, to help rescue several seriously injured…...

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floridatoday.com > story > news > 08/14/2025 > brevard-ceremony-honors-wwii-veterans-at-80th-anniversary-of-wars-end > 85654823007

Brevard ceremony commemorates the end World War II 80 years ago

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (386+ words) Cam Pelletier was a 23-year-old serving in the Navy in the South Pacific in August 1945 when President Harry Truman announced that Japan had surrendered ending World War II. Now 103, Pelletier laid a wreath at the a memorial to fallen service members…...

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floridatoday.com > story > news > 06/14/2025 > thousands-at-no-kings-events-in-brevard-county-amid-nationwide-protests > 84188950007

'No Kings' anti-Trump protests draw thousands in Cocoa and Palm Bay

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (220+ words) Thousands turned up in Cocoa on June 14 as part of nationwide "No Kings Day" protests against President Donald Trump's administration. The Brevard demonstrations were peaceful and had little law enforcement presence or interaction between police and activists. Both Space Coast…...

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floridatoday.com > story > news > local > 04/01/2025 > who-started-april-fools-day-why-all-you-need-to-know-famous-prank > 82741850007

Did someone pull a fast one on you today? How did April Fools' Day get started and why?

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (408+ words) Today belongs to the pranksters. April 1st has long been known as April Fools" Day, but when did this day of tricking people become a thing and why? The origins are traced back to 1500s in France, according to the History Channel'and…...