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Young Man Interviews 3,000 World War II Vets Over 10-year Project–Preserving Their Stories
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (227+ words) A decade ago, a young American began recording interviews with World War II combat veterans to satisfy his curiosity about the war. That curiosity became something of an obsession, and 3,000 veterans later, his hard drives and SD cards have become…...
“Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” – Sun Tzu
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (41+ words) Good News Network Quote of the Day: “Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” – Sun Tzu Leave a Reply Cancel reply...
100-Year-old D-Day Hero Fulfills Final Wish to be Awarded Campaign Medal From France After Helping Liberate Her
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1079+ words) One of the last D-Day heroes has fulfilled his final wish, after being granted a medal recognizing his role in the historic invasion of June 6, 1944. Don Butt was presented with the medal last week, more than 80 years since he lived…...
Poland Secures Return of Gorgeous Artwork from Danish Auction Stolen During World War II
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (366+ words) A gorgeous 20th century painting has been donated to Polish cultural authorities following its reappearance after 70 years. Recorded as being housed in a girl’s school in the city that would become Wroclaw after World War II, it never resurfaced following the…...
Lost Painting Looted by Nazis Found Hanging on Wall in a Real Estate Listing
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (589+ words) A painting looted by Nazis in World War II has been turned over to the Argentine police after a years-long search led the rightful owners to a property listing that showed it hanging on the wall in a living room....
A New Generation of Tuskegee Aviators Takes to the Skies to Tackle Another National Challenge
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (292+ words) Having once trained the first Black military pilots for deployment in World War II, Tuskegee University is now training another Black generation for another national challenge. Hoping to address the nation’s pilot shortage, the aviation science program at Tuskegee University…...
Descendants of Heroic WWII Flight Crew Surprised with Reunion After 80 Years
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (539+ words) To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of WW II on September 2, Ancestry.com used its historical records and online family trees to uncover the remarkable story of a heroic B-17 crew. Their modern-day descendants came together for the first time…...
These Trees Survived Hiroshima, Group Plants Their Seeds Worldwide to Preserve Their Memory
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (514+ words) In Japan, an organization is planning how to help ensure the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings are remembered for thousands of years, rather than hundreds. Its plan revolves around the hibakujumoku or the A-bomb-surviving trees of Hiroshima. With the 80th anniversary of…...
Top Secret D-Day Maps Found in Cardboard Box Detail Scary Defenses Faced By Allies at the 5 Landing Beaches
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (595+ words) Top-secret WWII maps used by Allied troops for the famous D-Day landings were found in a cardboard box after being purchased for just $10. Five of the six maps provide restricted-access detail of the five landing beaches of Utah, Omaha, Gold,…...