“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…
Group of Volunteers Working to Restore Historic Skymaster Plane
A group of volunteers is working to save a Douglas C-54 Skymaster military plane from the scrap heap but COVID and lack of funding threaten…
Tuskegee Airmen Veteran, Theodore “Ted” Lumpkin Dies Aged 100
Theodore “Ted” Lumpkin Jr., a member of the world-famous Tuskegee Airmen, passed away on the day after Christmas in 2020, a few days before his…
“It was very interesting work” – Lincoln University Graduate Drafted into U.S. Army Early in Vietnam War
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a four-part series highlighting the life and Vietnam War experiences of the late Roger Buchta. In the…
Sword stolen from a statue is returned 40 years after the theft
Cindy P. Gaylord, head of the Historical Commission in Westfield, Massachusetts, was astounded when she was approached to take back a sword stolen from the…
Only Memorial to Anne Frank in the US Vandalized by Morons
The Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in Boise, Idaho, was vandalized with swastikas early morning on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Nine stickers with swastikas and…
US Coast Guard to Send Icebreaker to Arctic for National Security
The US Coast Guard’s only long-range icebreaker, the Polar Star, would typically head to the Antarctic to help with the resupply of the McMurdo Station.…
Help Return Churchill III* to Running Order
Help Return Churchill III* to Running Order Help The Tank Museum raise £5,000 to return this British World War Two classic to running order in…
German Shipwreck said to contain Peter The Great’s Amber Room Reveals New Treasures
German shipwreck the Karlsruhe is finally being explored at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. But does it hold the remains of the legendary Amber…
URGENT APPEAL FOR HELP – HMS HERMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. LAST CHANCE!
The Hermes Viraat Heritage Trust has been working alongside Envitech Marine Consultants in India to save the vessel from scrap. For the past 3.5 years,…
Researchers Nearly Finished With Excavation of Viking Longship in Norway
Archaeologists are excavating a rare Viking longship that has been buried for about twelve hundred years in Norway. It’s the first such excavation in Norway…
Thieves Strike Russia’s Nuke-Proof ‘Doomsday Plane’ Flying Command Center
A top secret Russian aircraft dubbed the “Doomsday plane” has been plundered. The story could have come straight from the pages of spy fiction. The…