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Diane Carlson Evans, Minnesotan who founded Vietnam Women's Memorial, dead at 79
53+ min ago (205+ words) May 24, 2026 / 4: 53 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota Diane Carlson Evans, the Minnesota native and Army veteran who founded the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D. C. , died Wednesday at age 79. Carlson Evans grew up on a dairy farm in Buffalo, Minnesota. She graduated from…...
For Memorial Day, know how many Floridians died in U. S. conflicts
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (713+ words) Cities across Florida are holding events this Memorial Day weekend to honor military members who were died in service to their country. The president typically lays a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. War death has touched every state…...
Idaho's "Pappy" Boyington: The Black Sheep Squadron leader who became a war legend
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (411+ words) Greg "Pappy" Boyington, one of the most infamous fighter aces of all time, called Coeur d'Alene home. As America marks its 250th anniversary, his story remains one of the most remarkable chapters in the Gem State's history. At the start of…...
Mayo man remembered at Vietnam War event in San Diego
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (198+ words) Ballyhaunis native, corporal Patrick "Bob'Gallagher who was the first Irish enlisted man to lose his life in the Vietnam War, has been remembered at a memorial event in San Diego. The honour of singing the Stars and Stripes at the…...
The Tiny Chipmunk Trainer Was The Cold War's Most Unlikely Spyplane
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (581+ words) By The War Zone Published May 24, 2026 2: 45 PM EDT One of the two Chipmunks flown last week by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is WG486 " formerly attached to the RAF Gatow Station Flight for intelligence-gathering flights over Berlin: By the mid-1950s, relations…...
On Memorial Day, some Alaskans remember veterans who died from chemical exposure, long after they served
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (776+ words) Benno Cleveland stands by his father's grave at the Birch Hill Cemetery in Fairbanks on May 16, 2026. On a nippy spring morning at Birch Hill Cemetery in Fairbanks, this reporter found herself standing on Benno Cleveland's gravesite, which he had picked…...
The ultimate sacrifice: Long-sealed box sparks memories of Dubuquer who died in Vietnam
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (52+ words) Telegraph Herald. com Kurt Mc Fadden, of Oceanside, Calif. , served in the U. S. Army infantry with Ellas Louis "Bum" Mihalakis, of Dubuque, during the Vietnam War. Mihalakis was killed in an ambush near Tam Ky on July 9, 1968....
Three Oakland County veterans honored for Vietnam War service
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (392+ words) By Eric Harabadian For Media News Group More than 760 Vietnam veterans, including 32 from Michigan, will be inducted into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's "In Memory" program in 2026. It enables the families and friends of those who came home and later…...
Memorial Day event at Fort Ord honors Sergeant Allan Mac Donald and veterans
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (27+ words) Yahoo News Canada Memorial Day event at Fort Ord honors Sergeant Allan Mac Donald and veterans...
Ahead of Memorial Day, re-dedication of a memorial for Macon's Medal of Honor Marine
9+ hour, 46+ min ago (657+ words) May 24, 2026 9: 00 AM The extended family of Marine Sergeant Rodney Davis traveled from across the country to attend the re-dedication of the memorial for Davis, the only Medal of Honor recipient from Macon, at the city's Rosa Parks Square on May…...