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US Army honors Japanese American unit that liberated Tuscany in WWII
The 442nd was key in liberating Italy’s Tuscan region from Nazi-Fascist forces, even while their families were interned at home as enemies of the state.
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Navy clears Black sailors unjustly punished after 1944 deadly blast
Surviving Black sailors of the Port Chicago explosion had to pick up human remains and clear the blast site while white officers were granted leave.
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Black medic who saved dozens on D-Day posthumously honored
Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in D-Day, was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Here’s your team, go get ‘em: Training for long range recon in Vietnam
Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.
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Parachute jump over Normandy kicks off D-Day 80th anniversary
WWII vets are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones and hammer home a message D-Day survivors have repeated time and time again.
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WWII vet says ‘greatest generation’ fits because ‘we saved the world’
100-year-old WWII vet Andy Negra Jr. proudly lays claim to being among the last of what is known as “The Greatest Generation.”
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I volunteered for a mission. I could take photos that might outlive me
Drowning in fear and self-loathing, I reminded myself why I was here. Why I was in Vietnam. On this helicopter. It was why I’d re-enlisted.
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He saw Dachau’s horrors — now, this vet warns against Holocaust denial
100-year-old WWII vet Hilbert Margol was a part of the 42nd Infantry Division that liberated the Dachau concentration camp on April 29, 1945.
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The military lab that identifies fallen troops decades after WWII
Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving their country in World War II.
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From history to controversy: 5 things to know about Memorial Day
The day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.
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World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane found, explorers believe
Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane.
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