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LAID TO REST: Memorial service at Rhinelander High School commemorates local World War II veteran
19+ hour, 43+ min ago (478+ words) RHINELANDER (WJFW)" A World War II veteran who was killed as a prisoner of war in Japan was laid to rest today in his hometown of Rhinelander. It was a Memorial Day weekend to remember for the Ginzl family. Corporal…...
Minnesotans mark Memorial Day with tributes at Fort Snelling
25+ min ago (192+ words) May 25, 2026 / 12: 39 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota Many Minnesotans gathered on the morning of Memorial Day at Fort Snelling to honor fallen soldiers. There was a large crowd at Fort Snelling, paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our…...
Remains of 20th-century Ukrainian military leader reburied near Kyiv
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (446+ words) Editor's note: The article was updated with additional information. The remains of 20th-century Ukrainian military leader Andrii Melnyk and his wife, Sofiia Fedak-Melnyk, were reburied at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv on May 25. The ceremony, attended by President…...
The lone RAF Lightning pilot who intercepted 80 Soviet strategic bombers
23+ min ago (309+ words) Following the successful demonstration of supersonic flight by the two P1 research aircraft WG760 and WG763, English Electric was contracted to develop the P1 B fighter aircraft. It was known as the Lightning and was capable of supersonic interceptions of enemy aircraft; it remained…...
Memorial Day on the Intrepid: Remembering 250 years of sacrifice
1+ hour ago (174+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin boarded the Intrepid Museum on Monday to observe Memorial Day and honor the lives of those who perished in the line of duty. Inside the iconic aircraft carrier, one veteran could…...
Ukraine must return remains of Mazepa, Orlyk " Yushchenko
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (374+ words) Ukraine is obliged to seek the return of the remains of Hetmans Ivan Mazepa and Pylyp Orlyk, Ukraine's Third President (2004-2010) Viktor Yushchenko said. Ukraine is obliged to return the remains of "the great Hetman Ivan Mazepa, the creator of the…...
'We Gave Up Our Yesterdays for Your Tomorrows' " 97-Year-Old WWII Hero's Rain-Soaked Speech Goes Viral
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (594+ words) A little rain wasn't about to stop 97-year-old WWII vet David Yoho from delivering his powerful speech at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D. C. , on Saturday. Instead of participating in mobs rampaging through the downtowns of our cities…...
Breaking the Hindenburg Line
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (147+ words) Time will not diminish the glory of their deeds." General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I, spoke those words about America's. .. Breaking the Hindenburg Line Posted By: DVC, 5/25/2026 12: 43: 31 PM Time will not…...
Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is a 106-year-old Massachusetts man
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (936+ words) May 25, 2026 / 12: 14 PM EDT / AP On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country's oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one of the boilers of the USS St. Louis. Freeman Johnson, who turned…...
Memorial Day: See our stories about the remains of fallen WWII soldiers being brought home
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (432+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " This Memorial Day, the Rochester area is honoring those who died while serving their country. As News10 NBC has covered, advances in DNA technology are helping to make sure that military members who gave the ultimate sacrifice are never forgotten....