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Rosie the Riveter from Missouri honored with Congressional Gold Medal
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (81+ words) WITN Rosie the Riveter from Missouri honored with Congressional Gold Medal Valdosta names Jennifer Wheeler first female finalist for city manager Upstate baseball fan surprised with 30 tickets to see Firefighters v. Indianapolis Clowns This Day in History - April 25: The Legislature approved…...
Three Montford Point Marines honored in Jacksonville
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (195+ words) JACKSONVILLE, N. C. (WITN) - Family members, Marines and more gathered Friday to celebrate and honor three distinguished Marines who served our country while facing challenges of their own. Three Montford Point Marines were honored at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens. Their loved ones…...
'Dancing has kept me alive' - World War II survivor finds joy in dance
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (263+ words) RUTLAND, Vt. (Aging Untold) " Mary-Anne Liguori loves dancing at The Maples, a senior housing facility in Rutland, and she also teaches dance classes to fellow seniors. Liguori is rarely without a smile now, but there was a darker period when…...
Honor Flight Network establishes hub in New Bern
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (119+ words) NEW BERN, N. C. (WITN) - An organization that offers honor flights to veterans is making one Eastern Carolina city its new hub. New Bern is now one of 130 honor flight hubs. The nonprofit offers veterans a free trip to Washington, D. C. to visit…...
Student helps 99-year-old veteran return to site where he lost his hand in World War II
2+ mon, 2+ week 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…...
Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II
1+ year, 1+ day ago (1032+ words) The Kremlin said the truce, ordered on "humanitarian grounds," will run from the start of May 8 and last through the end of May 10 to mark Moscow's defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 " Russia's biggest secular holiday. That timing translates to start…...
ECU's Joyner Library hosts end of World War II 80th anniversary commemoration exhibit
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (77+ words) Police have released the names of the two teenagers killed in separate Greenville shootings Friday. Police. .. ECU's Joyner Library hosts end of World War II 80th anniversary commemoration exhibit Man arrested for killing police officer's father charged in Edgecombe County murder…...
Woman celebrating 114th birthday on July Fourth says potatoes are her secret to a long life
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) CANTON, Mich. (WXYZ) " Bonita Gibson, one of the oldest people in the United States, calls Canton, Michigan, home. She will celebrate her 114th birthday on the Fourth of July. She is believed to be the oldest living person in Michigan and…...
World War II veteran turns 100 years old
10+ mon, 1+ hour ago (269+ words) ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB/Gray News) - A World War II veteran in Louisiana is celebrating a milestone birthday. JD Leatherman, known to his friends as "Woo," is proudly turning 100. The centenarian has lived his whole life in the same house on…...