Joe Rosenthal and WWII’s Most Iconic Photo from 69 Years Ago
The raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima by five marines and one Navy corpsman is, perhaps, WWII’s most iconic picture as it was able…
Meeting A Veteran – By John Henry Phillips
We grow up on stories of World War 2. From being a child pretending a fallen twig is a gun, to the extra excitement when…
Czech Pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain Passes Away at 95 Years Old
In Prague, fighter pilot Miroslav Standera has passed away. Standera fled Czechoslovakia so that he could fight alongside the British and French air forces…
Whiteman Leaders Deliver Long-overdue Medals To WWII POW
Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. called him again last month, almost five years since he was the guest of honor at the annual remembrance day…
300 Veterans to Attend the 70 Year Anniversary of D-Day
There will be almost 300 veterans from the United States who participated in the Second World War D-Day landings, hoping to attend this ceremonies in…
Lost D-Day Helmet Finally Reunited with Its Canadian Owner
Approximately seventy years ago, George Johnston was a member of the North Shore Regiment’s B Company in the Second World War. From 1940 to 1946,…
Singapore: The Marsiling Tunnels Tour to Celebrate Battle of Singapore
This year is the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Singapore and to celebrate this, the country’s National Heritage Board launched a new tour –…
British Storms Reveal New Dangers – Unexploded WWII Bombs
The latest winter’s disastrous storms have, according to police, revealed new dangers – in the form of unexploded WWII bombs. The said storms have demolished and in…
FRANCO’S CRYPT, Spanish Culture and Memory Since 1936 – Review by Chris Ball
There is a belief that after the Nationalist’s victory in the Spanish Civil War that Spain suffered a deliberate, collective amnesia, the Spanish for which…
Poignant Letter To Wife Found In Pocket Of WWI Soldier Killed In Action
He wrote the letter only a few days before he died on the Somme on March 2 1917. In his letter, Henry talks about being…
Victoria Cross Recipients are Honored in Sefton
The heroes of WWI will be remembered this centenary year as five commemorative paving stones will be laid for Sefton’s Victoria Cross (VC) recipients. Five…
A French Woman Adopts the Grave of James Lange
The family of James Lange has never had a chance to lay flowers at the grave of the departed soldier. The 19 year old soldier…