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US Air Force Academy cadets thought he was just a janitor " until they found out he was a Medal of Honor hero
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (78+ words) He swept floors and cleaned washrooms without letting anyone know about his true identity. Son hadn't heard his late war hero dad's voice in 60 years " until his mom spotted him in a Muhammad Ali documentary WWII veteran bids a silent…...
Idaho's "Pappy" Boyington: The Black Sheep Squadron leader who became a war legend
2+ hour, 57+ 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…...
Cheyenne Green Beret Chopper Pilot Had Eye Shot Out " And Completed His Mission
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (1695+ words) Jerry Montoya was a Green Beret chopper pilot when he took seven bullets and had his eye shot out while in the air, but it didn't stop him from completing his mission. "I flew for another 14 years as a one-eyed…...
WW1 loco to illustrate life on the battlefields - AOL
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (224+ words) A historic locomotive that served the battlefields of World War One will go on display in a seaside town. The engine, which was previously housed at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, will now be housed at the Lincolnshire Coast…...
The Key Battles Of Alexander The Great
1+ week, 3+ day ago (23+ words) Alexander the Great was arguably the greatest military mind in history. As king of Macedonia, he fought countless battles and never lost one....
Review: "Backcountry Resistance" by Carl Borick a "definitive" work of SC history
15+ hour, 21+ min ago (214+ words) BACKCOUNTRY RESISTANCE: South Carolina's Militia and the Fight for American Independence. By Carl P. Borick. University of South Carolina Press. 272 pages. $27. 99. "Very fit for rough and irregular war, being all excellent woodsmen, unerring shots, careful to a degree to prevent waste…...
Summit County's WWI soldiers depicted in 'Lost Voices' | Book Talk
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (80+ words) Akron Beacon Journal Summit County's WWI soldiers depicted in 'Lost Voices' | Book Talk "Lost Voices of the Great War: Summit County in the First World War" isn't a bunch of statistics on how many soldiers each city sent off to…...
New exhibit celebrates the many World War II contributions of the Civil Air Patrol
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (789+ words) The remarkable story of the Civil Air Patrol, which in the early days of World War II helped push back Nazi submarines from America's coastal waters, is now part of a temporary exhibit at the Wright Museum of World War…...
Scituate MA woman, 95, is among last gunnery sergeants of Korean War era
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (829+ words) SCITUATE " Helen "Sis" Dowd is aware that she has lived an extraordinary life. As a U. S. Marine, she has traveled the world, living in places like New York City, Hawaii, Japan and Washington, D. C. She was privy to Top Secret information, and…...
Our opinion: Remembering Lt. Marvin Dock, a hero from tiny Aneta, North Dakota
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (475+ words) Online documents " most likely preserved by dedicated genealogists and posted to the internet " paint an expansive yet sad portrait of the life of Marvin Dock, a native of tiny Aneta, North Dakota. He was confirmed at Sundahl Lutheran Church in…...
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