Decades On From The Battlefield of El Alamein, These Old Veterans Can Shake Hands and Be Friends
Seventy-four years is too long a time to hold onto a grudge, and so when 95-year-old German Leutnant, Gunter Halm met up with 96-year-old British…
Callously Stolen, Returned With Respect – The Mystery of the Memorial Flag
Nineteen-year-old Seaman Patrick Corcoran died aboard the USS Frank E. Evans during the Vietnam War. His family’s neighbors flew his memorial flag in front of…
Recovering Remains of Marines From “one square mile of hell” – Tarawa Atoll
Private Robert Carter’s remains were buried under crushed coral at an old shipyard for 72 years. Because his fellow Marines refused to leave him behind,…
Courts Rule to Reinstate Citizenship of Former Nazi Death Squad Member
92-year-old Helmut Oberlander of Waterloo, Ontario, is accused of being a member of a Nazi death squad. The Canadian government is trying to revoke his…
New Book Sheds Light on Ravensbrück Concentration Camp
Ravensbrück was the only concentration camp built by the Nazis specifically for women. Located 50 miles north of Berlin, it opened four months before the…
What a Sound! Vintage WW2 Planes Perform Flyover Tribute to One of the Last of the Few! (Watch)
Percy Beake was one of the last of ‘The Few’ who battled for Britain in the skies over Europe during World War II. He passed…
WWII RAF Airman’s Grave Located After 70 Years
Sgt. Arthur Pulman of Liverpool was 19 when the RAF Lancaster bomber that he was a gunner on was shot down over Germany in 1944.…
Decorated WWII Veteran Receives France’s Highest Honor
George Lawson, 97, was one of ten American veterans recognized on Thursday for their contributions to France during World War II. He received the French…
Veterans Consider Wading in National World War II Memorial Pool Is Disrespectful.
The National World War II Memorial is to be found on the National Mall in Washington DC, at the end of the Reflecting Pool, quite…
Check Out This Awesome 75th Anniversary Concept Vehicle From Jeep – The Original and Best! (Watch)
In February 1941, Washington Daily News journalist Kathryn Hillyer covered a military publicity event at the U.S. Capitol building. The military claimed to have a…
The Desperate Banzai Charge On Okinawa
On April 6th, 1945, nearing the end World War II, Japanese forces launched a massive air counter-offensive against the invading American military on the island…
Australian Company Seeks Exception to Repair Lancaster Bomber
Peter Smythe owns Revers Airbirds in Adelaide, Australia, with his family. They research aircraft and then buy and restore them. Now, he’s interested in a…