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Germany's WWII munitions a toxic legacy on Baltic Sea floor
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (784+ words) Researchers are taking water samples from various depths during the three-week voyage An open sea mine on the seafloor of the Baltic Sea, seen in an image from the GEOMAR oceanographic research centre The research vessel Alkor of the GEOMAR…...
Killeen vet celebrated 22nd birthday at first day of basic training
2+ week, 3+ day ago (996+ words) Greg and Brandi Brothers met in the military and have been married since 2009. Brandi left the service in 2012 to stay home with their children, while Greg served another 12 years. Greg and Brandi Brothers celebrating their master's degree in 2024. After he…...
Exhibit honors Japanese Americans who fought for US in WWII while their families were locked up
3+ week, 3+ day ago (763+ words) Rosalyn Tonai, Executive Director at the National Japanese American Historical Society, walks through the "I am an American: The Nisei Soldier Experience" exhibit during an interview at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. The…...
Exhibit honors Japanese American who fought for US in WWII while their families were locked up
3+ week, 5+ day ago (763+ words) Rosalyn Tonai, Executive Director at the National Japanese American Historical Society, walks through the "I am an American: The Nisei Soldier Experience" exhibit during an interview at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. The…...
Teen writes 102-year-old WWII hero to thank her for her service
3+ week, 6+ day ago (705+ words) Jonathan Halvarsson, 16, wrote Dr. Jean Munro, 102, a letter. (Parklands Care Home via SWNS) A 102-year-old wartime codebreaker in Britain has received a heartfelt letter of thanks for her service - from a teen in Denmark. Dr. Jean Munro worked at Bletchley…...
Clickbait and 'AI slop' distort memory of Holocaust
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (627+ words) An emaciated and apparently blind man stands in the snow at the Nazi concentration camp of Flossenbuerg: the image seems real at first but is part of a wave of AI-generated content about the Holocaust. As the world marks International…...
General George S. Patton, Jr. House: Army vice chief honors legendary general
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (394+ words) A dedication ceremony was held recently for the General George S. Patton Jr. House at Fort Myer. JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. " In a place steeped in military history, a new honor has been bestowed upon a legendary figure. Quarters 8 on…...
Retired Maj. Gen. Cox served 36 years in uniform; never expected to reach general officer ranks
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1608+ words) Retired Maj. Gen. Ken Cox, a former deputy commander at Fort Hood, is one of four generations in his family to serve as Army officers and one of three men including his father and his son to become West Pointers....
WHO chief says turmoil creates chance for reset
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (570+ words) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been the WHO's director-general since 2017 The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that the dramatic cuts of 2025 as the United States headed for the exit created the chance to forge a leaner, re-focused WHO....
'Voices of Veterans' keeps alive memories of service, World War II of Bell County native
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (1136+ words) Roy Goad was born on April 3, 1921, in northwest of Temple, Texas. Before the Temple native died December 9, 2013 at the William R. Courtney Texas State Veterans Home, he was able to share his story of military service with the Texas "Voices of…...