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What Soldiers Dreamed About During World War II
Endless meals. Family. Escape. These were the dreams of 79 British soldiers who were captured in an early World War II battle and imprisoned in Germany, according to the dream journals kept by one of...
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GOP Congressman On The Party's Shutdown Strategy: 'We're Not French — We...
Slate's Dave Weigel spots this video of Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) telling a heckler outside the World War II Memorial last week that Republicans wouldn't bring a so-called "clean" continuing...
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Speaker At Rally In DC Tells Obama: 'Put The Quran Down,' 'Get Up Off Your...
Veterans and other demonstrators on Sunday protested at the World War II memorial and other national landmarks and monuments that have been closed by the ongoing federal government shutdown. The rally,...
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Why Can People Live In Hiroshima And Nagasaki Now, But Not Chernobyl?
On August 6 and 9, 1945, U.S. airmen dropped the nuclear bombs Little Boy and Fat Man on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On April 26, 1986, the number four reactor at the Chernobyl...
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Holocaust Memorabilia Found On eBay: UK news report
LONDON (Reuters) - EBay has removed from its listings around 30 items of memorabilia from the Nazi Holocaust, including clothes worn by concentration camp victims, after a newspaper investigation...
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America's Oldest Veteran Drinks Whiskey And Smokes Cigars Every Day
With Veterans Day coming up on Monday, America's oldest living military veteran is enjoying the spotlight on his service once more, but even at the age of 107 he doesn't seem to be slowing down.Richard...
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Voter ID Laws Could Take Away The Rights Of America's Greatest Generation
Genevieve Winslow of Milwaukee is a member of the Greatest Generation. In 1948, at age 20, she married Alex Winslow, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Beginning a year later, at 21, she's voted in...
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75 Years Ago, This British Stockbroker Saved 669 Children From Nazi Death Camps
On Dec. 3, 1938, a British stockbroker made the impromptu decision to cancel his skiing vacation and join a friend in Prague, who had desperately asked for his help. The decision changed his life and...
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Unforgettable Photos From The Pearl Harbor Attack, 72 Years Ago Today
December 7, 1941 began as a perfect Sunday morning for the troops serving the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor.Under a early morning South Pacific sun, softball teams were lining up on the beach. Pitchers...
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U.S. Veterans Affairs Lobotomized WWII Vets Suffering From PTSD
The Wall Street Journal published an investigation Wednesday into lobotomies performed on World War II veterans, some of whom are now thought to have suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.Before...
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WWII Story Shows How Badly NSA May Have Hurt US Tech Brands
Since June, fugitive NSA analyst Edward Snowden has been leaking Top Secret documents about the tactics, techniques, and procedures of America's top surveillance wing — some of which include details of...
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The Full Story Of The US Army General Who Replied Only 'Nuts!' When Asked To...
On December 22, 1944, at about 11:30 in the morning, a group of four German soldiers, waving two white flags, approached the American lines using the Arlon Road from the direction of Remoifosse, south...
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Hiroo Onoda: Last Man Fighting
Hiroo Onoda, soldier of the Japanese imperial army, died on January 16th, aged 91Before he approached the tent where his commanding officer waited on March 9th 1974, Hiroo Onoda did two things. First,...
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How Claudia Kalugina Became One Of The Deadliest Female Snipers In History
Snipers are the most cost effective weapon in any military arsenal. Despite the massive amounts of training, snipers save the U.S. military about 249,999 rounds of ammunition for each enemy killed with...
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24 Soldiers, Forgotten and Discriminated Against, Will Finally Be Awarded A...
Passed over due to negligence and possible discrimination, 24 veterans will receive the Medal of Honor from President Obama on March 18. Of the 24, only three are alive to accept the award. The other...
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69 Years Ago, A Relatively-Unknown Photographer Captured The Most Iconic...
The raising of the flag at Iwo Jima, 69 years ago, is perhaps the most iconic image of World War Two.No other picture so succinctly and evocatively captures the triumph of the Allied forces, while also...
View ArticleDramatic Color Footage Shows Aerial Combat In World War II
This is what aerial combat over Europe looked like during World War II.A video producer by the name of Loudon Maverick has compiled a color video including fighter gun camera footage, dogfights, flak...
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The Crisis In Ukraine Echoes What Happened In Japan Back In WWII
Scenes of Russian troops in southern Ukraine are stirring up grim memories half a world away among Japanese islanders who were forced off their home by Soviet forces in the last days of World War...
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24 Soldiers, Forgotten and Discriminated Against, Finally Awarded The Medal...
Passed over due to negligence and possible discrimination, 24 veterans received the Medal of Honor from President Obama on Tuesday. The ceremony took place at about 3:40 pm EST this afternoon.Of the...
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98-Year-Old Veteran Describes Legendary Mission In Heartwarming Reddit AMA
When Lieutenant Colonel Richard (Dick) Cole participated in the first American bombing raid on Japan in World War II, his plane was destined not to return to the U.S.That plane, along with 15 others...
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