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95-Year-Old Grandmother & WWII Refugee Threatened with Eviction

Ian Harvey

Klara Kharkats, 95, a WWII refugee who fled Ukraine during the war, was threatened with eviction from her apartment in Redondo Beach, California, for the…

World of Tanks Introduces Its First Update for 2021

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Featuring: Italian heavy tanks, a modified Platoon system, and interface improvements January 25, 2021 — The beginning of a new year is the right time to…

Renowned Soldier May Come Home: Government Agrees To DNA Testing

Ian Harvey

Thousands of soldiers were buried in Europe after World War II. So many men in the Armed Forces died during the long conflict that they…

Remains of British WWII Airmen Recovered from Stirling Wreckage in Dutch Lake

Ian Harvey

Human remains found in the wreckage of a British WWII-era Short Stirling bomber will hopefully be identified using dental records according to the leader of…

Residents Concerned About Plan to Erect Broadband Pole Near War Memorial

Ian Harvey

Residents of Alphington, Exeter, Devon, Britain, are concerned about plans to erect a broadband pole near a war memorial dedicated to the local residents that…

Multi-Million Silver Bullion Haul Recovered from the Ship Gairsoppa

Ian Harvey

War is an expensive business and World War Two was no exception. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had to use every penny the British Empire…

Oldest living Marine, Dorothy ‘Dot’ Cole, Passes at age 107

Ian Harvey

One of the first ladies to enlist as a Marine Reservist, Dorothy’ Dot’ Cole, has passed away at the fabulous age of 107.  Last September,…

Face The FURY at The Tank Museum

The Tank Museum is offering movie buffs the opportunity to celebrate the Sherman tank in general – and one Hollywood star in particular – in…

Fossil Actually a Wartime Grenade: Explodes in Civilian’s Kitchen Sink

Ian Harvey

Although World War II is long over, the vestiges of battles with Nazi Germany at sea and on land, still litter English beaches and the…

Physicist Who Worked on the First Soviet Nuclear Bomb Dies at Age 101

Ian Harvey

Isaak Khalatnikov passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 101 years of age. He was the last surviving member to have participated in the…

The Tragic Tale of the USS Indianapolis

Ian Harvey

The USS Indianapolis was a Portand-class heavy cruiser in the US Navy during World War II. It was sank by the Japanese after completing a…

“Dreams of flight” – 2008 High School Graduate Becomes Fighter Pilot and Instructor With the U.S. Air Force

Cole Stegeman has fulfilled childhood dream of becoming a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. Now a flight commander of a fighter squadron…