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Seventy-five years later, the Netherlands honors the ‘Black Liberators’ who helped end the Nazi occupation
In 1944, Allied forces began liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. Among these soldiers were black GIs whose role in the liberation had largely been overlooked in historical accounts. Now, the Black Liberators Project seeks to highlight the service and sacrifice of these soldiers, including the 172 buried in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.
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German city to honor WWII airmen executed after surviving B-17 crash
Joseph Prokop, then 22, survived the downing of the bomber only to be captured by the Germans and summarily executed after a Gestapo officer learned one of his crewmates was Jewish.
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These four 100-year-old World War II vets will participate in the Super Bowl coin toss
Four 100-year-old veterans who served during World War II will be recognized for their military service at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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Valentines wanted: 104-year-old Iwo Jima Marine veteran wants one thing this Valentine’s Day
“I’ll save every one of them like I’ve been saving little things that have come up until right now and they’ll be a personal part of my history.”
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75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people
As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery — filled with bodies, some headless, some limbless, blood seeping from the vehicles onto the roads that the U.S. soldiers had given their lives to liberate.
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Tuskegee Airman celebrates 100th birthday with flight
A member of the Tuskegee Airmen celebrated his 100th birthday by taking a flight.
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How the Navy helped save Frozen Chosin’s Marines
The brave Marines on the ground deserved brave Navy pilots in the sky.
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Honors given in Nevada burial of unclaimed remains of 17 veterans
The remains of 17 U.S. military service members who went unclaimed by relatives after their deaths in the Las Vegas area since 1992 have been laid to rest with an honor guard salute in Boulder City.
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75 years after his last mission, WWII bomber pilot recounts ‘sheer terror’ of bombing runs over Nazi Germany
The Eighth Air Force suffered more killed in action during World War II than the Marine Corps.
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Twin brothers stuck together through 41 years of military service
Like many twins, the Markham brothers shared secrets. But most twins’ secrets probably don’t involve duping the United States military.
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Seventy-five years later, the Netherlands honors the ‘Black Liberators’ who helped end the Nazi occupation
In 1944, Allied forces began liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. Among these soldiers were black GIs whose role in the liberation had largely been overlooked in historical accounts. Now, the Black Liberators Project seeks to highlight the service and sacrifice of these soldiers, including the 172 buried in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.
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German city to honor WWII airmen executed after surviving B-17 crash
Joseph Prokop, then 22, survived the downing of the bomber only to be captured by the Germans and summarily executed after a Gestapo officer learned one of his crewmates was Jewish.
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These four 100-year-old World War II vets will participate in the Super Bowl coin toss
Four 100-year-old veterans who served during World War II will be recognized for their military service at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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Valentines wanted: 104-year-old Iwo Jima Marine veteran wants one thing this Valentine’s Day
“I’ll save every one of them like I’ve been saving little things that have come up until right now and they’ll be a personal part of my history.”
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75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people
As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery — filled with bodies, some headless, some limbless, blood seeping from the vehicles onto the roads that the U.S. soldiers had given their lives to liberate.
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Tuskegee Airman celebrates 100th birthday with flight
A member of the Tuskegee Airmen celebrated his 100th birthday by taking a flight.
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How the Navy helped save Frozen Chosin’s Marines
The brave Marines on the ground deserved brave Navy pilots in the sky.
-
Honors given in Nevada burial of unclaimed remains of 17 veterans
The remains of 17 U.S. military service members who went unclaimed by relatives after their deaths in the Las Vegas area since 1992 have been laid to rest with an honor guard salute in Boulder City.
-
75 years after his last mission, WWII bomber pilot recounts ‘sheer terror’ of bombing runs over Nazi Germany
The Eighth Air Force suffered more killed in action during World War II than the Marine Corps.
-
Twin brothers stuck together through 41 years of military service
Like many twins, the Markham brothers shared secrets. But most twins’ secrets probably don’t involve duping the United States military.
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Seventy-five years later, the Netherlands honors the ‘Black Liberators’ who helped end the Nazi occupation
In 1944, Allied forces began liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. Among these soldiers were black GIs whose role in the liberation had largely been overlooked in historical accounts. Now, the Black Liberators Project seeks to highlight the service and sacrifice of these soldiers, including the 172 buried in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.
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German city to honor WWII airmen executed after surviving B-17 crash
Joseph Prokop, then 22, survived the downing of the bomber only to be captured by the Germans and summarily executed after a Gestapo officer learned one of his crewmates was Jewish.
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These four 100-year-old World War II vets will participate in the Super Bowl coin toss
Four 100-year-old veterans who served during World War II will be recognized for their military service at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
-
Valentines wanted: 104-year-old Iwo Jima Marine veteran wants one thing this Valentine’s Day
“I’ll save every one of them like I’ve been saving little things that have come up until right now and they’ll be a personal part of my history.”
-
75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people
As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery — filled with bodies, some headless, some limbless, blood seeping from the vehicles onto the roads that the U.S. soldiers had given their lives to liberate.
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Tuskegee Airman celebrates 100th birthday with flight
A member of the Tuskegee Airmen celebrated his 100th birthday by taking a flight.
-
How the Navy helped save Frozen Chosin’s Marines
The brave Marines on the ground deserved brave Navy pilots in the sky.
-
Honors given in Nevada burial of unclaimed remains of 17 veterans
The remains of 17 U.S. military service members who went unclaimed by relatives after their deaths in the Las Vegas area since 1992 have been laid to rest with an honor guard salute in Boulder City.
-
75 years after his last mission, WWII bomber pilot recounts ‘sheer terror’ of bombing runs over Nazi Germany
The Eighth Air Force suffered more killed in action during World War II than the Marine Corps.
-
Twin brothers stuck together through 41 years of military service
Like many twins, the Markham brothers shared secrets. But most twins’ secrets probably don’t involve duping the United States military.
