Last Surviving Iwo Jima Medal of Honor Recipient at Ship Naming Ceremony
One of the last of the heroes of Iwo Jima Williams said he was humbled by the Navy’s decision to name the newly designated ship…
Mechanic ‘Accidentally’ Fires Vulcan Cannon & Obliterates F-16 Sitting on the Runway
The F-16, hit by the cannon fire, caught fire and exploded having recently been refuelled and made ready for a training sortie due to take…
After Arguments, Competition Relaunched for Robotic Mule
General Dynamics Land Systems won the original Robotic Mule competition in October 2019 with its MUTT, (Multi-Utility Tactical Transport). US Army equipment tendering is a…
The Biggest Haul of German Equipment in Western Europe?
The islands of Guernsey, which consist of a small archipelago of five land masses, were all marked by the battles to control the Western end…
Rosalind Walter, Inspiration for ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ Dies at Age 95
Rosalind P. (Palmer) Walter passed away at the age of 95. She is known to millions as the original inspiration for the “Rosie the Riveter”…
M5A1 Stuart Pulled From the Mud, Sees Daylight First Time in 75 Years
Almost 75 years to the day since it was buried in the mud on the banks of the Dagusungan River, a Stuart M5A1 Light Tank…
Auschwitz Closed for at Least Two Weeks
Authorities have closed the Auschwitz Memorial, and the site of the Nazi concentration camp of the same name, until, at the earliest, 25th March 2020…
Polish Veterans to Participate in London’s VE Day Parade for First Time
Polish soldiers were crucial in the Allies victory over the Axis powers in World War II. In spite of this, they have never been allowed…
Secret Identity of 4th Soviet Spy Who Stole US Atomic Bomb Secrets Revealed
For over 70 years, the identity of three of the Americans that spied for the Soviet Union and stole information from Los Alamos, speeding up…
US to Compensate Guam Islanders Who Suffered Under the Japanese
Guam the small island with a big history. The history of the twentieth century is littered with the dead. There were men and women transported…
US Court Orders Former Camp Guard be Deported to Germany
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that U.S. Immigration Judge Rebecca L. Holt has instructed that former camp guard Friedrich Karl Berger be deported from…
Unexploded Ordnance Thwarts Firefighters on Hawaiian Island of Kahoolawe
While Kahoolawe Island Reserve Base Camp has emerged reasonably unscathed from a rampant brush fire on the island, at least thirty per cent of the…