Ordinary Membership Card: 102-Year-Old Veteran Honored in Canada
At 102 years old, Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Alward M. Gammell has a lot to reflect on. Among the many testaments to his loyalty…
Greece Seeking Reparations From WWII: Germany Says No!
Around 1,000 Greek villages were destroyed, thousands of Greeks died of starvation,and tens of thousands were killed by German forces. On April 17th, the Greek…
Hurricane Could be Rebuilt After 80 years in the Ground
The plane’s impact with the ground was so hard, and so abrupt, that the fuel in the tanks didn’t ignite, according to Roger Pickett, a…
New Documentary Shows US Marines in Action in Afghanistan
His intention was for the average person at home to get a feel for war – its uncertainty, the paradoxical nature of what it is…
Johnny Depp to Play War Photogrpaher W.Eugene Smith in Hollywood Movie
Katherine Jenkins will be taking on her first major movie role starring alongside Johnny Depp and Bill Nighy. The film is titled Minamata with Depp…
The WWI Global Cholera Pandemic That was Unlocked 100 Years Later
During the trench fighting in the First World War, the world experienced a global cholera pandemic, now known as the sixth pandemic. Professor Nick Thomson,…
Wounded, He Eliminated 5 NVA Soldiers With Just his Ka-Bar Then Carried his Comrade to Safety
In the midst of the Vietnam war, Marine Lance Corporal James H. Stogner says that the conditions made it impossible to paint a pretty picture;…
Fantastic News: RAF Seaplane Tender & Rescue Boat Renovated by Two Unlikely Partners
Richard Kay and Baron Dibble are good friends and partners in the restoration of a Second World War sea rescue boat. Kay was injured while…
Napoleon’s Throne Sells for More Than Half-a-Million Dollars
Along with the thrones, Napoleon ordered side-chairs and folding stools for his entourage. The story of Napoleon Bonaparte, his rise and eventual fall, are the…
Memorial for Retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole: The Last of the Doolittle Raiders.
In April 2019 the last link to the fabled Doolittle Raiders from WWII was severed with the death of Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Dick Cole, who…
Lost Holocaust Victims Discovered in Brest
Brest’s Jewish community is seeking to have the site turned into the city’s second Holocaust memorial, a proposal supported by the international community. Soldiers in…
Soldiers Without Guns: A New Approach to Peacekeeping
The New Zealand army had developed a strong Maori culture since the First World War, so they drew on the culture’s musical nature. Haka And…