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Man Discovers Lost Letters from Soldier of the First World War

Ian Harvey
letters

Larry McLean has been a resident of Leslieville for over thirty years. In a decision to renovate, he dislodged his front porch to discover a…

US Government Didn’t Have to Close the Monuments

In a recent release of public records, there is evidence that the Department of the Interior knew in advance that two groups of elderly veterans…

A Look Into the Vietnam Tunnels

Huyh Van Chia was only 17 years old when he began to fight as a guerilla soldier in the Vietnam War. When he turned 21,…

Evidence Found Regarding Missing Soldiers Suggests Excavation of Koh Tang Island

Ian Harvey
Koh Tang

Suspicions by JPAC (the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command) that missing American soldiers from the Vietnam War may be buried at the island of Koh Tang…

WWII Spitfire Transported to RAF Museum in London

The staff of a RAF Museum spent four days removing the propeller and wings before the one of the Spitfire plans that survived WWII was…

Man Pulls Pin from Buried Grenade by Mistake and Lives to Tell

Ian Harvey
Grenade

John Hill is a 67 year old grandfather who recently pulled the pin from a buried grenade,yet lived to tell the tale. He was out…

Private McAleer Finally Laid to Rest, 98 Years after Death

Private William McAleer passed away in the middle of a sea of choking poison gas, screams, and machine-gun during the Battle of Loos. The date,…

The Australian Film, The Rocket, Banned in Laos

The Rocket, an Australian film, is banned in Laos—the country in which the film takes place. This sheds an odd light on the story that…

Murray Adams, Veteran, Gets to Spend Time with His Old Plane

Ian Harvey

Murray Adams was a pilot in the Second World War. Now in his mid-90s, his fighting days are long behind him. Still, as with many…

Two Cats and One Dog Make for Unexpected German Spies

Ian Harvey
Spies

The British National Archives have published documentation revealing details into possibly the most loveable spies their forces ever encountered in WWI. In 1915, three suspected…

Participants in the “Great Escape” Speak on the 70th Anniversary: “It was worth it”

Ian Harvey
Great Escape

With the 70thanniversary of the event known as the Great Escape this month comes much discussion of the matter, especially from two of the prisoners…

Yevgeny Khaldei’s Wartime Photographs

The Soviet Photographer, Yevgeny Khaldei, worked for the Tass news agency between 1935 and 1948, and then worked for the Pravada from 1959 to 1976.…