8+ hour, 11+ min ago  (278+ words) As America marks 250 years, the lessons of the movement are being lost in the city where it unfolded. Apr. 8, 2026 at 9: 48pm Montgomery, Alabama was the epicenter of the Civil Rights movement, but as the country celebrates its 250th anniversary, there are concerns…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (703+ words) Airman William H. Pitsenbarger F. Whitten Peters, left, Secretary of the Air Force, presents the Medal of Honor to William and Irene Petsenbarger during ceremonies at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Friday, Dec. 8, 2000. The award was given posthumously to their son, Airman…...

24+ min ago  (268+ words) Special commemorative service and luncheon planned for National Vietnam War Veterans Day Apr. 9, 2026 at 6: 00am The commemorative service will take place at 11 AM at the Washington Memorial Chapel, followed by a community luncheon hosted by Father Tommy featuring 'Revolutionary BBQ.' Admission…...

6+ hour, 59+ min ago  (278+ words) April is the cruelest month, wrote poet T. S. Eliot, and it certainly was when you consider the deaths of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. However, the month is also glorified by the birth of Paul Robeson…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (32+ words) WBRC Remembering Birmingham lawyers' role in Civil Rights Movement Prescribed burn Thursday for Oak Mountain State Park Woman rescues dog after trying for 71 days...

9+ hour, 22+ min ago  (179+ words) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Vietnam veteran makes his way to Tallahassee every April 8 to honor his fallen comrade. Larry Jackson, who lives in Albany, was a door gunner on Joe Harris" helicopter. The duo was on their way to fly…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago  (387+ words) MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) -Jean Yost is a U. S. Marine Corps veteran who served two years during the middle of the Vietnam War. Yost said his decision to enlist came from a sense of duty and from watching family members serve in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (156+ words) The 'Ghost Bomber of the Monongahela' has baffled authorities for decades. Mar. 13, 2026 at 1: 55pm The pilot in command who skillfully landed the B-25 bomber on the Monongahela River. One of the three pilots aboard the B-25 bomber. The aircraft crew chief aboard the…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago  (76+ words) dailytorch. com "One Of The Most Daring Search And Rescue Operations In U. S. History" Rescuing Two Airmen in Iran The president recently recounted the amazing rescue of two US airmen in the mountainous terrain of Iran. This amazing story doesn't seem…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago  (138+ words) The landscape of Montgomery, Alabama is a monument to Civil Rights, but is America losing touch with the lessons of that movement? Montgomery, Alabama was the setting for much of the battle for Civil Rights. As the country celebrates its…...