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US Military Aircraft Hit in Iran War are First Shot Down by Enemy Fire in Over 20 Years
2+ week, 1+ day ago (927+ words) The attacks came five weeks after U. S. and Israeli strikes first pounded Iran, with Trump saying earlier this week that Tehran's "ability to launch missiles and drones is dramatically curtailed." Iran shot down a U. S. F15-E Strike Eagle fighter jet Friday, with…...
Wish of a Lifetime From AARP to Honor Dozens of Veterans With Trips to Nation's Capital
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1245+ words) This month, dozens of veterans ranging in age from their 70s to over 100 will travel to Washington, D. C. , on all-expenses-paid trips to visit the memorials built in their honor. Many will be visiting the nation's capital for the first time ever. Wish…...
Texas A&M Safety Helps World War II Veterans with "Mission 3: 12
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (478+ words) Raised in a military family, Texas A&M football standout Marcus Ratcliffe knew about the sacrifices of our nation's veterans from a young age." When he came to the Aggies two years ago, the talented safety decided to give back…...
Project Hula: The US Secretly Armed the Soviet Union to Invade Japan in WWII
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1707+ words) In the spring of 1945, thousands of Soviet sailors arrived at one of the most remote corners of North America. Cold Bay, a windswept harbor at the tip of the Alaska Peninsula, was about to host one of the most unique…...
US Divers Begin Pulling Artifacts From Sunken WWII 'Hell Ship' in the Philippines
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (739+ words) A U. S. military dive team has begun pulling artifacts from the floor of Subic Bay, where a Japanese prisoner transport ship sank in December 1944 with more than 1, 600 Allied prisoners of war packed in its holds. The recovery is part of what…...
World War II Veterans, Held Captive at Same POW Camp, Meet More Than 80 Years Later
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (577+ words) Les Schrenk and Casey Bukowski already share a special bond as World War II veterans. After all, not many from the Greatest Generation are still alive." But when Schrenk, 102, and Bukowski, 101, met for the first time to celebrate Schrenk's birthday…...
WWII Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Serve Takes Honor Flight
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (621+ words) Al Duran has lived quite a life in his 96 years and was no stranger to adventure." Recently, the modest World War II veteran was honored for his service with an Honor Flight to Washington, D. C." At the ripe age of 16, he…...
World War II Hero "Bazooka" Joe, 107, Still Lights Up the Dance Floor
1+ week, 1+ day ago (578+ words) World War II veteran "Bazooka" Joe Pietroforte may have turned 107 years old in February, but he has no intention of leaving the dance floor." Once a week, Pietroforte will go dancing at a local bar in the Los Angeles area,…...
'Not Just a Moment in History': Tuskegee Airmen Honored in Philadelphia
1+ week, 1+ day ago (486+ words) For more than 50 years, the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen has kept the history alive of the enormous contributions made by men of different backgrounds that helped propel U. S. forces during World War II. That legacy remains unperturbed. In November…...
WWII Bomber Pilot to Receive Posthumous University of Memphis Degree
1+ week, 4+ day ago (690+ words) A war hero from 80 years ago will be honored this month at the University of Memphis. The school is bestowing an honorary degree to the family of a World War II army pilot named Arthur Allen Jr. , drafted into the…...