A couple from Sydney, Australia, who were celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary on Lord Howe Island in New South Wales gave a gracious surprise to an elderly couple—who were celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary—by paying anonymously for their meal. In February, Julie and Steven McMaster were celebrating 20 years of marriage at a Lord Howe…
A Pair Celebrating Their 20th Wedding Anniversary Pay for Elderly Couple’s 60th-Anniversary Meal
80th Anniversary of Darwin Bombing to Be Live-Streamed Nationally
As Australians around the country remember the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin in the Northern Territory, it has been announced that the commemorative service will be live-streamed across the nation on Feb. 19. Australians can tune in on Saturday to observe the day in 1942 when World War II came to Australia’s shores, joining the Darwin…
Couple Celebrate 75 Years of Wedded Bliss and Share Their Secrets to a Long-Lasting Marriage
A nonagenarian couple who first laid eyes on each other as teens in a rural high school in Kentucky never imagined they would one day celebrate 75 years of marriage together. As they’ve stepped into their golden years together, the high school sweethearts’ love for each other has grown deeper. Bobbie Creasey, 91, who was…
Pearl Harbor Ceremony Honors Valor and Sacrifice
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—The National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration was a solemn day as survivors journeyed back to pay their respects for the fallen and to honor the living. This year, 32 Pearl Harbor Veterans and 119 World War II Veterans attended the ceremony, undeterred by the inclement weather and looming pandemic. The quiet Sunday…
80 Years of Remembering Pearl Harbor: Valor, Sacrifice, and Peace
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—Thousands of people gathered here on Tuesday to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The surprise assault by the Imperial Japanese Navy on Dec. 7, 1941, carried out prior to a declaration of war, plunged the United States into World War II. The ceremony honored the fallen, encouraged the survivors,…
Family Honors Veteran and Wife’s 75th Anniversary with White Wedding They Never Had
The family of a 95-year-old U.S. Army veteran and his wife have honored the happy couple on their 75th wedding anniversary by giving them the white wedding they never had. Over the first weekend in October, Ulysses Dawson and his wife, Lorraine, 92, said “I do” for the second time. Five generations of their family attended….
Greece Marks WWII Entry Anniversary With Military Parade
THESSALONIKI, Greece—Fighter jets flew over the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Thursday as parachutists landed and troops marched in the city’s center to mark a national holiday commemorating Greece’s defiance of Italy that forced it to enter World War II. Greece’s Oct. 28 national holiday, known as Ochi Day, or No Day, marks the…
At Anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, Some Refugees See Communism Creeping Into U.S.
When the 65th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution against Russian communists was commemorated on Oct. 23, Andras Pongratz of Scottsdale, Arizona, was among those speaking to thousands in Budapest about the importance of that time and the reasons for their uprising. You’d never know it by looking at the short and stocky, bespectacled silver-haired man,…
At Anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, Some Refugees See Communism Creeping Into US
When the 65th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution against Russian communists was commemorated on Oct. 23, Andras Pongratz of Scottsdale, Arizona, was among those speaking to thousands in Budapest about the importance of that time and the reasons for their uprising. You’d never know it by looking at the short and stocky, bespectacled silver-haired man,…
Air Force Veteran and His Wife Celebrate 59 Years of Marriage, Recreate Wedding Photos
A U.S. Air Force veteran and his wife, both 79, recreated their wedding photos to celebrate 59 years of marriage. The bride donned her original wedding dress while the groom wore a tuxedo. Grandparents of five Karen and Gary Ryan decided to do the shoot after Karen found her old wedding dress in storage and noticed…
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