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4 WWII veterans turning 100 need birthday cards from the community
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (300+ words) JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. — Four World War II veterans are celebrating milestone birthdays this year, and Wilmore leaders are asking the community to help honor them with birthday cards. Thomson-Hood Veterans Center and Wilmore Mayor Harold Rainwater are collecting cards for…...
Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary; mayor deplores pursuit of nuclear weapons
2+ week, 1+ day ago (570+ words) HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima on Thursday marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticizing major powers for waging wars and urging them to stop justifying the possession of nuclear weapons as a…...
How a photograph lost during WWII connected 2 families across continents and generations
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (1226+ words) Estimated read time: 10-11 minutes Lt. William "Earl" Lee fought in the battle of Normandy, landing on Utah Beach, before camping along the coast just like all the other soldiers. He fought in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest and the Battle…...
99-year-old WWII vet receives Purple Heart 81 years after being wounded in combat
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (375+ words) LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — A Kentucky World War II veteran has finally received the military honor he earned more than eight decades ago. At 99 years old, retired Army Col. Glenn Fisher was presented with the Purple Heart during a ceremony at the…...
'A night with a survivor': Rival Idaho students set aside differences to learn about the Holocaust
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1032+ words) RIGBY, Idaho — Over a hundred students and community members gathered in the Rigby High School Auditorium earlier last week for a conversation with Holocaust survivor and diarist Peter Feigl. His wartime journal is featured in the acclaimed collection "Salvaged Pages....
Celeste Maloy honors the Utah soldiers behind Korean War 'miracle' on 75th anniversary
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (392+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Often called the "Forgotten War," the conflict in Korea during the 1950s holds a handful of critical battles at risk of being lost to history. On the 75th anniversary of that battle, Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy visited the Korean…...
2 new malaria treatments show promise as drug resistance grows
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (758+ words) NEW YORK — Researchers on Wednesday reported two promising new approaches to counteract malaria's growing resistance to medication — one involving a new class of drugs. Switzerland-based Novartis released results of what it called a next-generation treatment. A study of its experimental…...
'Truth & Treason': The real story behind the Latter-day Saint teen who resisted the Nazis
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (967+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — His resistance movement started quietly. When 16-year-old Helmuth Hübener's (Ewan Horrocks) Jewish friend disappeared at the hands of German Nazis, he began listening to banned shortwave radio stations at low volume after dark. The foreign news radio…...
Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote US islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (732+ words) WASHINGTON — A super typhoon with ferocious winds and pounding rains was battering a group of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean, forcing residents to seek shelter from flying tree limbs and collapsed buildings. The center of the monster storm…...
107-year-old World War II veteran honored at Massachusetts State House
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (298+ words) BOSTON — A 107-year-old World War II veteran was honored by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey during a special flag presentation at the State House on Monday. Arthur Rose survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and was at the Battle of Normandy....