Updated 11:16 am, Friday, June 22, 2018 Photo: Elena Dawson, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 In this June 20, 2018 photo, World War II veteran Max Bergen, whol will receive a long-overdue Purple Heart, poses at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, Wis. Bergen was injured when shot down over Germany in 1944. He spent the rest of World War II in a prison camp. (Elena Dawson/The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram via AP) less In this June 20, 2018 photo, World War II veteran Max Bergen, whol will receive a long-overdue Purple Heart, poses at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, Wis. Bergen was injured when shot down over ... more Photo: Elena Dawson, AP WWII veteran finally being awarded Purple Heart 1 / 1 Back to Gallery CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A World War II veteran who spent more … [Read more...] about WWII veteran finally being awarded Purple Heart
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Final session for 90-year-old state lawmaker and WWII vet
Chris Carola, Associated Press Updated 9:07 pm, Thursday, June 21, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Hans Pennink, AP Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 In this Wednesday, June 20, 2018 photo, Sen. William Larkin, Jr., R-New Windsor, left, speaks with Deputy Majority Leader, Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse in the Senate Chamber at the state Capitol during the last scheduled day of the legislative session in Albany, N.Y. Larkin, who’s one of two World War II veterans believed to be still serving in a state legislature has bid farewell to fellow lawmakers. Larkin cast what are likely his final Senate votes earlier this week as the Legislature wrapped up its 2018 … [Read more...] about Final session for 90-year-old state lawmaker and WWII vet
Veterans, officials mark Memorial Day at Intrepid
Updated 12:50 pm, Monday, May 28, 2018 NEW YORK (AP) — Veterans and active duty military members honored the memory of those killed in service at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. The annual Memorial Day event at the aircraft carrier-turned-museum on Manhattan's west side featured the unfurling of a giant American flag, as well as the laying of ceremonial wreaths, a rifle salute and the playing of taps. Among those laying the ceremonial wreaths was 102-year-old WWII veteran Lt. Col. Richard Cole. He is the last of the Doolittle Raiders, a group of men who took part in the April 18, 1942, strike against mainland Japanese targets. Local Channel Now Playing: Now Playing Strip club security guard shoots man Sunday morning on N.E. Side 21 Pro Video Power line crashes onto home, sparking fire San Antonio Express-News Motorcyclist hospitalized after smashing into SUV San Antonio Express-News Police find stabbing victim in Terrell Hills San … [Read more...] about Veterans, officials mark Memorial Day at Intrepid
Historians tell little known story of WWII vet
Christina L. Myers Associated Press Published 1:32 p.m. UTC May 27, 2018 Columbia, S.C. – The brutality inflicted against decorated African-American World War II veteran Sgt. Isaac Woodard by a Southern police chief is credited with inspiring President Harry Truman to integrate the military in 1948, but few people know Woodward’s name. After being honorably discharged from the Army, Woodard was removed from a Greyhound bus in Batesburg, South Carolina, and beaten by a white police chief. It left the war veteran permanently blind. Now, Woodard’s supporters are seeking to erect a civil rights marker in his honor in South Carolina. They say his ferocious beating helped draw U.S. attention to the discrimination and mistreatment of blacks returning home from war. Historians say Woodard’s case and the outcry it prompted drove the first cracks into American segregation years ahead of the civil rights era. … [Read more...] about Historians tell little known story of WWII vet
Marine who died in WWII buried in Massachusetts
Updated 4:00 pm, Friday, May 25, 2018 Photo: AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 This circa 1940s photo released by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency shows Marine Corps Pfc. Francis E. Drake, born in Framingham, Mass., raised in Springfield, and killed in 1942 during the World World War II Battle of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. A memorial service for Drake is scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2018, at St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield, followed by a burial with military honors at the Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in Agawam. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP) less This circa 1940s photo released by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency shows Marine Corps Pfc. Francis E. Drake, born in Framingham, Mass., raised in Springfield, and killed in 1942 during the World World War ... more Photo: AP Marine who … [Read more...] about Marine who died in WWII buried in Massachusetts
Marine who died in WWII being buried in Massachusetts
Updated 8:38 am, Friday, May 25, 2018 Photo: AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 This circa 1940s photo released by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency shows Marine Corps Pfc. Francis E. Drake, born in Framingham, Mass., raised in Springfield, and killed in 1942 during the World World War II Battle of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. A memorial service for Drake is scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2018, at St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield, followed by a burial with military honors at the Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in Agawam. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP) less This circa 1940s photo released by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency shows Marine Corps Pfc. Francis E. Drake, born in Framingham, Mass., raised in Springfield, and killed in 1942 during the World World War ... more Photo: AP Marine who … [Read more...] about Marine who died in WWII being buried in Massachusetts
Richard Overton, nation’s oldest living veteran, turns 112
By Caleb Downs, mySanAntonio.com Published 2:00 pm, Friday, May 11, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-9', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 9', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Courtesy/GoFundMe Image 1of/9 CaptionClose Image 1 of 9 Richard Overton, (left), is greeted at the Army All-American Alamo Bowl in San Antonio Jan. 9, 2016. Richard Overton, (left), is greeted at the Army All-American Alamo Bowl in San Antonio Jan. 9, 2016. Photo: Courtesy/GoFundMe … [Read more...] about Richard Overton, nation’s oldest living veteran, turns 112
96-year-old WWII vet gets degree delayed by nearly 7 decades
Updated 11:46 am, Saturday, May 5, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Carlos Osorio, AP Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 World War II veteran Bob Barger stands during the national anthem at the commencement ceremony at the University of Toledo, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Toledo, Ohio. Now, 68 years since he last sat in a classroom, Barger graduated after a review of his transcripts from the late 1940s showed he completed enough courses to … [Read more...] about 96-year-old WWII vet gets degree delayed by nearly 7 decades
Mississippi sorority hosts ‘last dance’ for WWII Navy veteran
By Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk HATTIESBURG, MISS. — A sorority at the University of Southern Mississippi saved the last dance for a 92-year-old World War II Navy veteran. >> Read more trending news Members of Phi Mu hosted a dance for Paul Sonnier, who recently told a social work intern at SouthernCare Hospice Services in Hattiesburg that his final wish would be “to dance with a beautiful woman,” WDAM reported.“He’d always ask me if I wanted to go to Ropers, the local bar,” Jessica Moreau, a social work intern at SouthernCare, told WDAM. "He says ‘I'll teach you how to jitterbug and the waltz.’" Recommended for you Recommended for you Recommended for you Most read 1 Predicting the 2018 ACL Fest lineup: Will Beyoncé, Janelle Monae play? | Austin Music Source 2 Uchi introduces cheaper late-night menu 3 What’s the most dangerous stretch of road for … [Read more...] about Mississippi sorority hosts ‘last dance’ for WWII Navy veteran
Learn about WWII by watching these films in historical order
By Fernando Alfonso III Published 11:44 am, Thursday, April 5, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 20', … [Read more...] about Learn about WWII by watching these films in historical order