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Trump budget seeks $1. 5 trillion in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1077+ words) Headline: Red Flag Warning from SAT 2: 00 PM CDT until SAT 8: 00 PM CDT Headline: Red Flag Warning from SUN 12: 00 PM CDT until SUN 8: 00 PM CDT Headline: Red Flag Warning until SAT 8: 00 PM CDT The sizable increase for the Pentagon had been…...
Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (425+ words) Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, has died at 104 years old. A'Facebook post'from her family announced her passing on Sunday. "This morning on the Winter Solstice, our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Betty…...
100-year-old WWII pilot takes flight in P-51 Mustang fighter plane
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (333+ words) "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to the skies over Mc Kinleyville, California, taking the controls of the same type of aircraft he flew during combat…...
WWII veteran wants 100, 000 letters for his 100th birthday
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (299+ words) Turning the big 100, a World War II veteran in the California city of Lodi is celebrating his birthday with one wish. Frank S. Wright wants 100, 000 birthday cards from people around the country to celebrate this momentous day. Wright was a corporal…...
'It's history': After 80 years an identified Pearl Harbor veteran will return home
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (331+ words) Herbert E. Mc Laughlin has been identified 80 years after the December 7, 1941/ "SHAWANO, Wisconsin (WGBA) -- On December 7, 1941, the world was forever changed when the attack on Pearl Harbor claimed the lives of countless brave Americans, including Herbert E. Mc Laughlin. Now, 80 years later,…...
Storied 'That's All, Brother' plane brings history to life in the 'Air Capital of the World"
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (341+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A plane that helped shape history touched down in Wichita this weekend. The C-47 "That's All, Brother" plane led the invasion into Normandy on D-Day, and now finds itself flying into the city dubbed as the "Air Capital…...
Historic D-Day warbird to host ride flight day at B-29 DOC Hangar in Wichita
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (181+ words) C-47 That's All Brother. Image courtesy'B-29 DOC Hangar, Education and Visitors Center.' WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) " The B-29 DOC Hangar Education and Visitors Center in Wichita will host tours and ride flights for the C-47 warbird this weekend, along with ground and cockpit tours…...