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US Marine goes missing from USS Anchorage during training off southern California coast
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (205+ words) SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. " A U. S. Marine was reported missing Thursday while serving aboard the USS Anchorage off the coast of southern California." The U. S. Navy transitioned from a search-and-rescue mission to a search-and-recovery operation Friday night after more than 40 hours of…...
100-year-old WWII veteran finally attends prom more than 80 years later
4+ week, 2+ day ago (516+ words) More than 80 years after missing his high school prom because he was called to military service during World War II, a 100-year-old Illinois veteran finally got his chance to dance. Ray Svejnoha attended prom this month with students from Metea…...
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (216+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of'Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt to hostilities could be the "beginning of the end…...
A 103-year-old who left school to weld B-29 bombers in WWII just got her diploma
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (244+ words) PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. " If you ever needed a reminder that it's never too late, a 103-year-old woman just earned her high school diploma after putting her education on hold to serve during World War II. Pickens County School District recognized Jo…...
Vietnam vet, older sister reunite at Ohio nursing home after nearly a decade apart
2+ mon, 19+ hour ago (547+ words) MASSILLON, Ohio " Ralph Slawter left Akron, Ohio, a long time ago. He went to Kentucky first, then Florida, where he spent four decades building a life on the Crooked River " fishing from his boathouse, running kayak and canoe tours through…...
WWII veteran being honored by France with one of the country's highest honors
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (63+ words) WLTX WWII veteran being honored by France with one of the country's highest honors To stream WLTX 19 on your phone, you need the WLTX 19 app. Download the WLTX 19 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this…...
A Georgia WWII veteran is finally coming home 80 years after he died as a prisoner of war in the Pacific.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (434+ words) PIERCE COUNTY, Ga. " A U. S. World War II Air Force veteran is finally returning home to Georgia'after over 80 years. Pvt. Bennett Hubert Waters served on the 17th Bombardment Squadron, 27th Bombardment Group in the Philippines in 1942, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting…...
WWII veteran on mission to receive Purple Heart before his 100th birthday
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (830+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. " As America approaches its 250th birthday, the story of one of its oldest surviving veterans remains unfinished. Glenn Fisher is 99 years old. He has lived through nearly a century of American history, and he fought to defend it." But…...
WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (484+ words) World War II Navy veteran Ira "Ike" Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105. With his passing, there remain only about a dozen survivors of the surprise attack,…...
Betty Reid Soskin, the nation's oldest park ranger, dies at 104
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (353+ words) RICHMOND, California " Betty Reid Soskin, once the nation's oldest active park ranger, has died. She was 104." She worked for the National Park Service as a park ranger from the age of 85 and until her retirement at 100 in 2022, according to"her…...