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BREAKING: WWII heroes commemorated in Araw ng Kagitingan rites in Bataan
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (69+ words) The Manila Times BREAKING: WWII heroes commemorated in Araw ng Kagitingan rites in Bataan Filipino and American soldiers who defended Bataan in the Second World War were commemorated at Mount Samat National Shrine. President Marcos praised the heroism of those…...
Archeologists discover 1873 burial site of Army soldier
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (399+ words) Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 70 miles west of Key West. A newspaper article in the Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, Pa.) dated October 18, 1873 (page 2) describing Tupper's burial inside Fort Jefferson due to an incoming…...
Want a Lethal, War-Winning Army? Read Ulysses S. Grant's Memoirs
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (186+ words) Rudy Weisz | 04. 09. 26 1. Tactics are meaningless in the absence of strategy. 2. Risk is the seed of victory. 3. Wage war violently and relentlessly. 4. Mission command begets battlefield success. Meanwhile, at Cold Harbor, Grant grew frustrated with subordinate commanders who failed to seize…...
April 9 - Restoration Begins on B-24 Liberator by National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (271+ words) April 9, 2026 - The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force has officially begun restoration efforts on a B-24 Liberator, marking a significant milestone in preserving one of World War II's most important aircraft. The B-24 is on loan from the National Museum…...
Rare Japanese WWII fighter raised from sea after 81 years | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (667+ words) By FUJIO MIYATA/ Staff Writer April 9, 2026 at 17: 41 JST The wreckage of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Shiden Kai fighter aircraft is brought to the surface in Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 9. (Provided by the association for preserving Hokusatsu's war heritage for…...
Today in History: April 9, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
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Japanese World War Two fighter 'Shidenkai' salvaged from sea after 81 years | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
14+ hour, 58+ min ago (198+ words) A Japanese fighter aircraft used during World War Two by the now-defunct Imperial Navy has been salvaged after lying underwater for 81 years. The Shidenkai fighter crash-landed on the sea off Akune City in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after exchanging fire…...
New Mexico Bataan veteran to be honored at yearly commemoration
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (1046+ words) Israel Ordonaz, left, and Reina Lopez clean up leaves around the Bataan Building on Wednesday while getting ready for the annual Bataan Death March memorial. The even honors New Mexico service members who fought in the Philippines during World War…...
Intramuros commemorates Araw ng Kagitingan with wreath rites, WWII reenactment | ABS-CBN News
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (419+ words) MANILA " Hundreds gathered inside the walled city of Intramuros on Thursday as the country marked the 84th anniversary of Araw ng Kagitingan, a national day of remembrance for the Fall of Bataan and the tens of thousands of Filipino and American…...
Ex-OFW artist retells stories of heroism in Bataan, one keepsake at a time
20+ hour, 44+ min ago (1799+ words) While visiting the World War II Shrine in Mount Samat with friends, I chanced upon a souvenir store with some interesting and unique merchandise that focused on the Battle of Bataan, the 1942 clash between Filipino and American troops against the…...