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Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote US islands in the Pacific with ferocious winds
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (791+ words) Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounded the Northern Mariana Islands for hours before daybreak Wednesday, slowing just to inflict more damage across the islands of Tinian and Saipan, home to nearly 50, 000 people. In the village Susupe on Saipan, the wind tore the…...
WWII Veteran Turns 104
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (76+ words) KWTX WWII Veteran Turns 104 Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again Fan-favorite former Baylor guard Melissa Jones dies at 36 Deputy wounded, suspect dead after shots fired at first responders in Johnson County, Texas "This…...
Waco WWII veteran turns 104
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (116+ words) WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Ralph Coleman Graham is celebrating his 104th birthday. Graham was born in East Texas in 1922. After college, he entered the service and trained as a B-17 radio operator -- serving in World War II and flew 33 missions over Germany including…...
Student helps 99-year-old veteran return to site where he lost his hand in World War II
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (462+ words) BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WPVI) - A 99-year-old World War II veteran recently returned to Germany to the site where he lost his hand decades ago. The trip was all thanks to a Pennsylvania college student with a passion for history. "Given…...
It's a win-win'- Texas A&M Forest Service relocates aircraft to Killeen airport
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (364+ words) KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - Texas A&M Forest Service is partnering with the City of Killeen to help improve wildfire response times. 2 Large Air Tankers used by the forest service to battle wildland fires are now stationed at Killeen airport. "Large…...
CAV WEEK: Fort Hood soldiers spend week celebrating 104 years of the 1st Cavalry Division
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (40+ words) CAV WEEK: Fort Hood soldiers spend week celebrating 104 years of the 1st Cavalry Division Cyclist honors her brother at Waco Wild West Bike Tour...
Waco veteran celebrates 100th birthday
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (183+ words) WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Edward Lee Newman is celebrating his 100th birthday Friday. From military service to working at a bakery, and even owning and operating gas and tire stations in Waco, Newman has spent a majority of his life working! At…...
Fort Cavazos officially redesignated Fort Hood, officials on post confirm
10+ mon, 5+ hour ago (198+ words) FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) - Fort Cavazos has officially been renamed Fort Hood less than a week since President Trump announced he planned to revert name changes implemented at military posts by the Biden administration. The installation on June 16 confirmed what…...
World War II prisoner of war laid to rest more than 80 years after his death
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (344+ words) CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - More than 80 years after his death, a World War II veteran who was listed as missing in action has finally been laid to rest. Private First Class Norman Thomas, of Verbena, was a 20-year-old…...
I've had an active life': World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (151+ words) TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW/Gray News) - A World War II veteran in Kansas is celebrating a milestone birthday this week as he turns 100 years old. Bob O'Shea spent his birthday surrounded by his family at Lexington Park Assisted Living in Topeka....