Princess Anne Takes Part in D-Day Anniversary
As the 70th anniversary of D-Day nears, Princess Anne is due in Portsmouth for the commemorations there. Numerous surviving soldiers as well as other current…
Vietnam Photo of Jane Fonda Still Controversial
The controversial photo of Jane Fonda with the Vietnamese was taken in 1972, and to this day is one of the better known examples of…
WWII Trains Were the Scene of Several Prisoner Escapes
Over the course of WWII, over 750 potential Holocaust victims escaped their fate by leaping from moving trains. While the notion seems highly risky, it…
Remains of WWII fallen soldier identified to be PFC Gordon and will finally come to rest in his hometown
His family thought he was dead. He was reportedly killed in combat on August 13, 1944 when the U.S. Forces failed in their mission to…
A C-47 from D-Day Revisits the Site
The National Warplane Museum is home to several key aircraft from WWII, including a Douglas C-47 known as Whiskey 7, which flew during the Normandy…
EXERCISE TIGER – The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Silent Few – Review by Phil Hodges
Slapton Sands is a place name among many others that immediately conjures up images of a military disaster, death and, in this case, a government cover…
First World War Hero Dies in Poverty
In the book, and later a film, Born of the Fourth of July, Ron Kovic was paralyzed while he fought in the Vietnam War. He…
Police officer charged with felony for the death of WW II veteran at nursing home
Park Forest Police Officer Craig Taylor was recently charged for accidentally shooting repeatedly to death a World War II veteran using a bean-bag gun at…
Airman from WWII Reunites with Crewmate’s Sister
WWII Airman Victor Morris was fortunate to survive when his bomber, a B-29, fell to gunfire near the end of the war in 1945. Most…
President Awards Medal of Honor to Those Overlooked Due to Racial Prejudice
On March 19, 2014, United States President, Barak Obama, awarded 24 soldiers the Medal of Honor. The soldiers spanned three wars and were initially overlooked…
How the Unknown Warrior came to be the symbol of the Great War’s fallen heroes
THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY, LONDON, 11 NOVEMBER 1920 © IWM (Q 31493) He was chosen to become a symbol of his fallen…
IWM exhibit for WWI anniversary to display first flag to be raised in Gallipoli
It evidently went through a very fierce battle. The battered flag, once fresh and colorful, is now faded, frayed and stained. It was no…