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The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (282+ words) They are a curious distraction from the summer heat crisis. The Danube's record low water levels also have forced power plants to the brink of shutting down, and governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity....
In âPressure,â the story of the meteorologist who helped save D-Day | News, Sports, Jobs
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (777+ words) Focus Features via AP This image released by Focus Features shows Brendan Fraser, left, and Andrew Scott in a scene from “Pressure.” D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944. The story of why it ultimately took place on June 6 is…...
Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is keeping the memory of the surprise bombing alive at 106
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (965+ words) Freeman Johnson, who turned 106 in March, never witnessed the surprise attack. He never heard his shipmates firing anti-aircraft guns at the attacking planes — shooting down a torpedo plane. By the time he was topside, the St. Louis, a light cruiser,…...
‘These are My Credentials:’ Remembering Major-General Charles D.W. Canham | News, Sports, Jobs
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (25+ words) As our country pauses on another Memorial Day, history is replete with Americans who were incredible leaders under intense war time conditions. People such a...
Exhibit honors Japanese Americans who fought for US in WWII while their families were locked up
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (567+ words) Decades after they returned home from the war to face more racism and discrimination, the soldiers now are being honored in a new traveling exhibit kicking off in San Francisco called “I am an American: The Nisei Soldier Experience.” The…...
200 love letters found in a Nashville home tell the story of a couple’s courtship during WWII
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (850+ words) The letters by William Raymond Whittaker and Jane Dean were found in a Nashville home that had belonged to Jane and her siblings. They were donated in 2016 to the Metro Nashville Archives. Whittaker, who went by Ray, was from New…...
Mt. Nittany ER nurse receives DAISY Award
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (409+ words) STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health is proud to announce that Josiah Contreras, RN, a bedside nurse in the Emergency Department, has been recognized with the prestigious DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award honors his exceptional compassion, professionalism and dedication…...
Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (815+ words) HONOLULU — Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront. But today only 12 are still alive — all centenarians — and this year none were able…...
‘Great Credit’: Local family uncovers father’s decorated war veteran past
9+ mon, 22+ hour ago (861+ words) HUNTER SMITH/THE EXPRESS Lt. Col Kenneth D. Royer is seen in a picture from his military service. SPRING MILLS — For most of his life, Lt. Col. Kenneth D. Royer didn’t speak much about his time in the U.S. Air…...
Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender as concern grows about fading memory
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (979+ words) Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed “remorse” over the war — the first time a Japanese leader has used the word in an Aug. 15 address since former premier Shinzo Abe shunned it in 2013. Ishiba called the war a mistake, but did not…...