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20+ hour, 20+ min ago (224+ words) Washington Times God, Country and the American Story Sounding the alarm on Israel, Christianity & America's future WATCH: Indo Pac 2026 Naval Dominance: Shipbuilding, Autonomy & C2 Military parade celebrates Army's 250th Cheers and chants rang out Saturday from a crowd of thousands as soldiers…...
Loss, sacrifice at Beaumont-Hamel remembered on both sides of the Atlantic " 110 years later | CBC News
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (855+ words) More than a century after Newfoundland and Labrador soldiers far from home in northern France lost their lives, their sacrifice is still being honoured. On July 1, 1916, the Battle of the Somme campaign, a co-ordinated British and French offensive, commenced and…...
Memorial to flying ace lost in WWII battle | Western Morning News - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter. com
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (350+ words) On June 23, 1942, Wing Commander Alois Vasatko was lost in his Spitfire off Start Point. During a ferocious dogfight, his aircraft collided with a German Focke-Wulf 190 and crashed into the sea. His body was never recovered. Wing Commander Vasatko, who was…...
Papua New Guinea: clearing WW2 bombs
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (489+ words) Papua New Guinea is an island country in the Pacific, just off the northeast coast of Australia. It is a mountainous and largely rural country, with a wide and diverse range of cultures and languages. HALO began our operations here…...
Wojtek the Polish solider bear
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (913+ words) For military families living or traveling in Europe, Wojtek's story is an easy entry point into the often overlooked history of the Polish Armed Forces during WWII. (dvlcom (Adobe Stock)) Source Of all the stories about soldiers, refugees and civilians…...
Top 10: World War 2 British planes that deserve much greater fame
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1733+ words) Many know the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, and Mosquito as the "A-listers" of British aircraft of the Second World War. However, many are unaware of the B-, C-, and dare I say, even D-list aircraft seriously worthy of attention. Aircraft enthusiasts and historians…...
US returns WWII pilot Franklin Mc Kinney to the United States
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1346+ words) A cadet's research and local eyewitness accounts helped uncover remains in a Thai rice field, prompting forensic ID and a long-awaited repatriation. More than eighty years after takeoff from an airfield in China, the US Army Air Force pilot Franklin…...
WWI's Newfoundland Regiment honoured in France
2+ day, 30+ min ago (189+ words) ST. JOHN'S " A monument honouring a dark day in Newfoundland and Labrador history will be installed today at the site of a devastating First World War battle in northern France. On July 1, 1916, hundreds of soldiers with the Newfoundland Regiment were…...
Inside Operation Catapult " Winston Churchill's "most unnatural and painful" decision
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (658+ words) It was a tactical, brutal manoeuvre by Winston Churchill " and a significant turning point in the Second World War. "This was a hateful decision," said Churchill, "the most unnatural and painful in which I have ever been concerned." He was…...
Corporal Matson, one of Merrill's Marauders, remains identified and returning home
3+ day, 56+ min ago (305+ words) MAN" One of Merrill's Marauders has been identified by the POW/MIA Accounting Agency and now the remains of Corporal Kenneth Matson will receive a proper homecoming this week. Matson was born July 14, 1922 in Man. He joined the army and…...