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Army soldier from Boone County, West Virginia, identified 83 years after death in WWII POW camp
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (270+ words) WASHINGTON " U.S. Army Pvt. Ira Warren, 26, of Seth, Boone County, West Virginia, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for June 11, 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Thursday. Ira Warren died…...
No Borders on Service: An Ecuadorian Marine’s Path to the U.S. Marine Corps
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (709+ words) News - No Borders on Service: An Ecuadorian Marine's Path to the U.S. Marine Corps'DVIDS No Borders on Service: An Ecuadorian Marine's Path to the U.S. Marine Corps Story by 2nd Lt. Steven Maturino/rss/personnel/1899596 1st Marine Logistics Group /search/unit/1stMLG /rss/unit/75 MARINE…...
From the archives: A girl poses with seed packets at Rhein-Main Air Base, 1948
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (211+ words) From the archives: A girl poses with seed packets at Rhein-Main Air Base, 1948Stars and Stripes From the archives: A girl poses with seed packets at Rhein-Main Air Base, 1948 (Edouard Renner/Stars and Stripes) Frankfurt, Germany, Mar. 19, 1948: With a bit of…...
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3+ hour, 12+ min ago (26+ words) The Greatest News Site On The Internet. Home of CFP Nation. Posted by Kane on January 15, 2026 10:22 amNEWS JUNKIES -- CHECK OUT OUR HOMEPAGE...
Story of Americans Freeing War and Poetry on Greenland
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (276+ words) The Americans departed Lander, Wyoming, on July 1, driving for two days to Ottawa, Canada, in a Suburban packed with hundreds of pounds of food, gear, and climbers. From Ottawa, they flew to Nuuk, Greenland, and eventually reached the small village…...
75 years ago: Marine Corps to open a Bloomington recruiting office
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (790+ words) Learn to navigate the Newspapers.com database, perform browsing and complex search functions, and save clippings using a free user account. Tutorial developed by the University of Alabama Libraries. libraries.ua.edu Transcript: Hi, my name is Alex, and in…...
Start of chamber, war vets in 1946 news
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (953+ words) North Wilkesboro town board in 1946 consisted of, bottom row, left to right, R.G. Finley, H.M. Hutchens and A.F. Kilby. On top row are J.R. Hix, R.T. McNiel and Ralph Duncan. McNiel was mayor and the others were councilmen. Wilkesboro town board in 1946 consisted of, bottom…...
America’s Most Righteous War Produced Its Best Anti-War Novel
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (70+ words) America's Most Righteous War Produced Its Best Anti-War Novel'The Free Press In Venezuela, a U.S. operation that captured President Nicol's Maduro has sent shock waves through the hemisphere. In Iran, a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests has Washington threatening the possibility…...
Korean War Veteran Reunited with Lost Letters from 1952
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (607+ words) Ben Gross received quite the surprise recently when letters started arriving at his home that he penned way back in 1952." Gross, 95, is a Korean War veteran. He was shocked and amused recently to be reunited with letters he sent home…...
Billy Connolly's aunt awarded RAF WW2 service medal days before 104th birthday
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (589+ words) Rene MacLean, 103, served with the RAF in the Middle East during the Second World War. Billy Connolly's 103-year-old's aunt has been awarded a medal for her time in the RAF during WWII. Rene MacLean was recognised for service in the…...