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A Student’s New Eulogy for an American Soldier Killed on D-Day

For many, visiting war memorials and reading the names of the countless dead, it’s hard to imagine the real person behind the name.  There are just…

Veteran flies Spitfire for first time since WWII

Spitfire

In 2013, at the age of 91 and 69 years after his last time in a Spitfire, Jimmy Taylor went to Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex to fly…

Colditz Castle: PoW’s Found The Wine Cellar, Drank The Lot & Refilled The Bottles With Urine

Colditz Castle is situated on a rocky outcrop some thirty miles from Leipzig in Germany. Originally built in 1200 AD, the castle was subsequently altered…

Palomares Nuclear Bomb Accident – When The USA Lost 4 Nukes in A Mid Air Collision

On January 17, 1966 a B52 bomber of USAF Strategic Air Command was at 31,000 feet over the Spanish coast near the village of Palomares…

Vets Honored with WWI Passchendaele Commemorative Rail Tour

Timaru, New Zealand welcomed the arrival of the Passchendaele, a WWI memorial steam locomotive, on the eve of the centennial commemorations. The Passchendaele was constructed…

Farm experience – Russellville veteran discusses Cold War era service experimental program

By Jeremy P. Amick When Ronald “Rick” Price enlisted in the Army in the early 1960s, he predicted his military career might land him in…

WWII-era Bomb Group Reactivated by the Air Force

The 489th Bomb Group, first activated in 1943 during WWII, is being reactivated by the Air Force Reserve. The ceremony was held at the Dyess…

World War Two US Veteran Turns 103, Still Works Full Time Job

A 103 year old World War Two US veteran, who served in the US Air Force, is still working a full time job in Winfield…

The Only Submarine Sunk By a Dump on the Toilet – U-1206

The U-1206 was commissioned on March 16, 1944 and a type 7C U-boat. This type U-Boat was equipped with a new type of toilet designed…

B-17E Bomber Rescued from Papua New Guinea Swamp, Now On Display in Hawaii

A B-17E bomber that crashed during World War Two has been moved to in Hawaii and is now on display. It was just after the bombing…

Mysteries & Controversies of WWI – 10 of The Biggest!

Looking back at the First World War there are many events and that spark controversy to this day and mysteries to be cleared up. We…

Russia’s excellent war movies to feature in Australian film festival

WWII was a period of great horror for the military and people of Russia. At least 20 million people are believed to have died when…