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World War II forces sweetheart singer Vera Lynn dies at 103
Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops during World War II, has died at 103.
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Korean War veteran sees medals for first time at ceremony
Marcos Luis Montano of Waukegan, 91, held his Purple Heart medal at Veterans Memorial Plaza for the first time last month.
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South Dakota veteran, 90, completes 3,000th honor guard
Arvid Meland, 90, a U.S. Army veteran, goes about his duties precisely and honorably.
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Two Iwo Jima Marine veterans, 99 and 97, meet on 75th anniversary of the battle
Both remembered seeing the initial U.S. flag raising by the Fifth Marine Division atop 546-foot high Mount Suribachi in the winter of 1945.
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Sons of Tuskegee Airmen share history lessons with students
Lt. Col. Howard Baugh’s sons, Howard and Richard, recounted their father’s story to a small group of Richmond Public Schools students and teachers on Feb. 25 at the Virginia War Memorial
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Hundreds honor WWII Marine Corps veteran after death at 101
In the end, Cpl. Ray Barela wasn’t alone.
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The man behind pro wrestling legend Sgt. Slaughter tells stories of combat tours in Vietnam. But he never served
“I was basically just infantry, you know, just making sure all the grunts didn’t AWOL on us, keep ‘em all in line."
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Kansas Marine killed during island battle in WWII identified
Marines Corps Reserve Pfc. Raymond Warren was 21 when he was killed in 1943 during the Battle of Tarawa.
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Seventy-five years later, the Netherlands honors the ‘Black Liberators’ who helped end the Nazi occupation
In 1944, Allied forces began liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. Among these soldiers were black GIs whose role in the liberation had largely been overlooked in historical accounts. Now, the Black Liberators Project seeks to highlight the service and sacrifice of these soldiers, including the 172 buried in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.
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German city to honor WWII airmen executed after surviving B-17 crash
Joseph Prokop, then 22, survived the downing of the bomber only to be captured by the Germans and summarily executed after a Gestapo officer learned one of his crewmates was Jewish.
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These four 100-year-old World War II vets will participate in the Super Bowl coin toss
Four 100-year-old veterans who served during World War II will be recognized for their military service at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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