A British soldier who saved a dying man after the latter’s leg had blown off in the World War II trenches was reunited with him four decades later when he bumped into his wife at the local supermarket. In lieu of the 13th death anniversary of the late soldier, his family has shared the incredible…
British Soldier Who Saved a Dying Man During WWII Was Reunited With Him 4 Decades Later
100-Year-Old WWII Vet Recalls Berlin Airlift, Training Pilots in Gliders, Biplanes
As a boy growing up in Southern California in the 1920s, Ed Reeder didn’t have a clue that his fascination with aviation would one day find him flying over occupied Germany with a Soviet fighter jet on his tail. “That was scary as hell,” he said as he recalled the Russian fighter pilot that buzzed…
Japan Marks 76th Anniversary of WWII Defeat; Suga Pledges Not to Wage War Again
TOKYO—Japan marked the 76th anniversary of its World War II surrender on Sunday with a somber ceremony in which Prime Minister Yosihide Suga pledged for the tragedy of war to never be repeated. Suga said Japan never forgets that the peace the country enjoys today is built on the sacrifices of those who died in…
Live Q&A: Businesses Threaten Tax Strike; Move On China Modeled After WWII Charter
Dozens of businesses in Baltimore are threatening to stop paying local taxes in response to what they say is a decline into lawlessness. And in other news, the US and UK governments have signed a new charter on China, modeled after a similar agreement around WWII focused on stopping tyranny from Germany. In this live…
Cherishing the Memories of America’s Last WWII Veterans
Commentary After Andrew Biggio bought a 1945 M1 Garand rifle, he brought it over to show his neighbor, World War II veteran Corp. Joseph Drago. When Drago held the rifle in his hands, his eyes lit up. The frail, elderly man was suddenly overcome with a burst of energy and began talking about the Battle…
WWII Vet Who Turned 97 on Verge of Losing His House—so Biker Club Step In on His Birthday
A World War II veteran who turned 97 years old earlier this month received a welcome gift from a local biker club in Maine. When the Garry Owen Motorcycle Club learned that the town had foreclosed on Army veteran Joey Comeau’s home in Ellsworth, they knew they had to step in. The biker club quickly mobilized…
UK Farmer Unearths WWII Amphibious Assault Tank That Disappeared 74 Years Ago
A Crowland, UK, farmer recently dug up an amphibious WWII military vehicle that was buried under 30 feet of earth. Now, he is working to restore the Buffalo LVT-4—once thought to be lost to history. An excavation involving 50 men to exhume the tank in Lincolnshire Fens has afforded farmer Daniel Abbott the opportunity to…
Grandad Scrounges Rare WWII Ship Plans for 25 Pounds–and They Could Be Worth 4,000 Pounds
A grandad’s 25-pound (approx. US$35) car-trunk bargain could see him rake in thousands at auction—after his find turned out to be rare WWII plans to convert the RMS Queen Mary into a wartime ship that transported Churchill. Francis Phillips, 73, unearthed the original wartime conversion plans for the RMS Queen Mary from a car trunk…
Photographer Colorizes Holocaust Photos, Bringing Them to Life ‘So This Never Happens Again’
Photographer Tom Marshall has grabbed the attention of thousands by adding color to black-and-white photographs of the Holocaust, making distant-seeming faces seem vivid and recognizable. His updated photographs are both striking and horrifying, bringing to light the depth of suffering that happened in the concentration camps of WWII. Marshall, who is known for restoring historical…
100-Year-Old Navy Vet Finally Awarded 3 Medals for Service in World War II 75 Years Late
For 75 years, Walter Ness has waited to receive the medals he earned serving in World War II. Now, two months after his 100th birthday, the Navy veteran was finally awarded three military service medals for his role as a minesweeper in Guam. Ness’s daughter, Karen Pennett, said her father didn’t expect to receive the…
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