Leningrad, The City That Refused to Starve During The 900-Day Siege
Although many of us, after a hard day’s work complain of being ‘absolutely starved,’ how many of us have ever experienced starvation – real starvation?…
American Airmen Who Fought for France in WWI Are Celebrated 100 Years Later
In Marnes-la-Coquette, just outside of Paris, a slew of jets and vintage aircraft were unleashed across the sky last month in a display in honor…
Irish Diplomat One of the First to Recognize the Danger of Hitler, Says New Biography
One of the first people outside of Germany to recognize the danger in Adolf Hitler’s speeches was a young Irish student, according to a new…
WW2 Veteran Harry Read Survived Normandy, Awarded France’s Highest Honor
A Bournemouth, England, war veteran was awarded France’s highest military honor, Légion d’honneur (Legion of Honor) at Kensington Palace. Harry Read, a distinguished member of the…
Consternation In Germany After An Abandoned Nazi Resort Becomes A Desired Upscale Destination
Very few of the areas and buildings patterned after ancient Rome commissioned by Adolf Hitler remained in Germany. The country has struggled for years to…
Saving HMS Illustrious From Being Turned Into Razor Blades
Instead of reducing HMS Illustrious into razor blades and saucepans the naval aircraft carrier can fulfill a role as an armed forces memorial. The 11th-hour…
A Pilot, a Store Owner, and an F4U Corsair
Pioneering psychiatrist Carl Jung called it synchronicity – a meaningful coincidence. Such seems the case that brought Lt. Col. Ferrill and Purdy Michele Spry together…
Russian Sports Club Sets Off Controversy with “For the Capture of Berlin” Medal
One of the largest sports clubs in Russia, CSKA Moscow, has angered WWII vets with medals they are giving to fans that attended their victory…
WWII C-46 Cargo Plane Pilot Is Mourned At His Passing In Bedford County, Tennessee
Ike Farrar would frequently quote two lines from Rudyard Kipling’s poem “Recessional”: “Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet / Lest we forget –…
South Texas City of San Antonio Honors Filipino WWII Veterans
Dominador Soriano fought in World War II as a member of two different armies. Soriano lives in San Antonio and recently celebrated his 100th birthday.…
D-Day Veteran Who Was Awarded the Legion of Honor Has Passed Away Aged 94
Seventy-two years had passed before the song lyrics written by John Chrenka Jr. were heard again. The words were penned when, as a 22-year-old from…
WWII Veterans Of Last Man’s Club Will Meet Until There’s Only One Left
For over 60 years, members of the Last Man’s Club of World War II have met once a year to raise a toast: “To our…