4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (275+ words) HONOLULU (KHON2) " Former members of the USS Missouri gathered at Ford Island to board the ship for an anniversary ceremony. More than 40 of the crew, including the USS Missouri Association president, travelled to attend the special event in May 2026. "This was…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1365+ words) Memorial Day ": On Memorial Day a few years ago, I asked a Gold Star family what their son would have thought about the "celebrations" (barbecues, trips, sales) that seem to totally miss the point of honoring and visiting our war…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (445+ words) In an unseasonably cool but fitting cloudy and misty morning, many families of veterans gathered under a tent outside an Amarillo facility to pay honor to veterans who served in the Armed Services. Many gave their lives to protect our…...

25+ min ago  (423+ words) Tributes have been paid to one of the Isle of Wight's last Second World War veterans, who has died aged 101. Alec Penstone, who lived in Shanklin, died in the early hours of Thursday. He began his service in the Royal…...

9+ hour ago  (194+ words) LITTLE ROCK, Ar. (KTAL/KMSS) " A Navy sailor from Arkansas who was just 17 years old at the time of his death during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 has been returned home. Arkansas State Police were on hand on Thursday…...

7+ hour, 5+ min ago  (138+ words) South Dakota-born WWII pilot gets final resting place. .. South Dakota-born WWII pilot gets final resting place Who's in? Who's out? See the lineup so far for Freedom 250 State Fair Angelina Jolie reportedly eyes overseas move, hopes to 'find a new…...

19+ hour, 53+ min ago  (985+ words) Fraser's early education included stops at a Montessori school in Detroit and the Sacred Heart School in Bellevue, Washington. Brendan graduated from Upper Canada College, an all-boys preparatory boarding school in Toronto, Ontario, in 1987 and then studied at the Actors…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (359+ words) U. S. Army 1st Lt. Robert P. Aikman, a Missouri native killed during World War II, has been formally accounted for more than eight decades after his death, according to a community announcement from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Aikman, 40, of Forsyth, Missouri,…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (898+ words) He heard and felt the two B-17s collide in mid-air and Sergeant Robbie Gill knew his crew was in trouble. His plane, the Black Cat #13, had pulled up and collided with another B-17 directly above them in low clouds. The collision sheared…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (427+ words) BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) " Memorial Day is more than just a federal holiday, a long weekend or a day off from work or school. It's to pay the respects of the members of service who died while protecting our freedoms. "I…...