How allies have helped the US gain independence, defend freedom and keep the peace – even as the US did the same for our friends
Make Canada angry. Make Mexico angry. Make the members of NATO angry. During the first few weeks of the second Trump administration, President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Defense ...
The Republic2d
‘A silent hero’: Hilycord one of 55 educators selected for non-profit National History Day’s research project
A Central Middle School social studies teacher is in the midst of doing extensive research into the life of a World War I veteran who lived just 25 miles north of Columbus, a farmer who was one of the ...
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The U.S. Military’s Oldest Weapons, Ranked from Newest to Most Ancient
The U.S. Military still has guns in use that were developed in the late 1970s to over 100 years ago. Of course, the military ...
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Masters of the Air: The Perilous Reputation and Crucial Victories of the Real 100th Bomb Group
The U.S. Air Force unit and its deadly missions in World War II are also the subject of a new Apple TV+ documentary.
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WWII vets return to the Philippines eight decades after Manila liberation
Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th ...
An exemplary member of ‘The Greatest Generation’ rounds the century mark in grand style: Meet Roger Acker
Famous people like Angela Lansbury, Barbara Bush, Dick Van Dyke, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Newman and Robert F. Kennedy were born ...
National Catholic Register7d
Dresden’s Moral Fallout Continues to Affect Us 80 Years Later
COMMENTARY: The Feb. 13-15, 1945, firebombing of the eastern German city symbolizes the brutality of World War II.
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Villanova Coach Ed Geisz – a World War II Hero – and the Story of General George Patton’s Watch
Villanova coach Ed Geisz engaged in a heroic act during World War II, leading to General George Patton handing Geisz the ...
Smithsonian Magazine7d
The Talented and Valiant Female Surgeon Who Joined Allied Forces in WWII and Broke Barriers Along the Way
Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...
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80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Colmar
A commemoration ceremony was held to honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Colmar at Colmar, France, Feb. 1-2, 2025.
A casualty of war, a story now told
For 95 years, a stone message in the ground at Dassel Community Cemetery has paid tribute to Paul Dille. This year, on the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entrance into World War I, ...