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Exhibit honors Japanese American who fought for U. S. in WWII while their families were locked up
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (105+ words) SAN FRANCISCO -- After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, second-generation Japanese American soldiers signed up to fight for the United States in World War II even as their families were locked up in government-run internment camps and declared " alien enemies " of…...
Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote U. S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (794+ words) A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U. S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains, shredding tin roofs and forcing residents to take cover from flying tree limbs. Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounded the Northern Mariana…...
Today in History: April 1, U. S. forces invade Okinawa during World War II
2+ week, 4+ day ago (367+ words) Today is Wednesday, April 1, the 91st day of 2026. There are 274 days left in the year. This is April Fool's Day. On April 1, 1945, American forces launched the amphibious invasion of Okinawa during World War II. (U. S. forces succeeded in capturing the Japanese island on…...
EDITORIAL | Pearl Harbor: Today marks 84 years since infamous attack
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (39+ words) It was 84 years ago today that Americans awoke to a peaceful Sunday morning. They went to bed that night with the certainty of war. It was Dec. 7, 1941. The attack came in two waves and lasted about. .....
U. S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (17+ words) Texarkana Gazette...
Gazette at 150 | Veteran recalls days as bomber pilot
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (11+ words) Texarkana Gazette...
EDITORIAL | Veterans Day: Their duty, bravery and sacrifice have kept America free
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (33+ words) They left their homes, families and friends to serve their country. Often they travelled to far off lands for extended periods. Countless numbers of them over the years risked their lives. Some were. .....
SALUTE TO VETERANS | Lessons learned abroad inspire leadership of Cass County judge
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (39+ words) "Everybody wants the next generation to live a little bit better than they had it. They want their kids to live in a safe and secure environment. They want to be able to turn the faucet on and clean. .....
Aron Bell, last surviving brother of World War II resistance group, dies at 98 | Texarkana Gazette
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1127+ words) Aron Bell, who had been a teenage member of a daring brigade of Jewish partisans that during World War II attacked German troops in western Belorussia and rescued some 1, 200 Jews from near-certain death, died Sept. 22 at his home in Palm…...
EDITORIAL | Maiden Voyage: Doomed luxury liner set off for New York 113 years ago this week
1+ year, 1+ week ago (30+ words) Back in the days when international travel was dominated by those great floating cities called ocean liners, two British steamship companies ruled the waves. The Cunard Steamship Company and the. .....