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West Point honors first ever female 4-star general – let’s pay tribute to her

Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody is the first woman in U.S. military and uniformed service history to achieve a four-star officer rank, receiving her fourth star on November 14, 2008 – the promotion ceremony was held at the Pentagon, She ended ...

3-year-old boy with no arms banned from restaurant because he eats with his feet

It’s an argument that seems to be dividing opinion. According to reports, little William, who has no arms, was forbidden from touching containers on the table with his feet because it’s considered unhygienic. The problem ...

For his birthday wish, 5-year-old cancer survivor donates thousands of toys to the hospital that treated him

Weston Newswanger, a 5-year-old from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has been through a lot in his young life. He was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, in November 2016. According to WHP, the boy has a ...

Purple Heart recipient dies after saving 3-year-old granddaughter from explosion

After seeing the roof collapse onto his grandchild, 3-year-old Paetyn, the 69-year-old jumped into action. The quick-thinking veteran grabbed the little girl from the frightening flames and carried her to safety – what an amazing and ...

Rude mom tells daughter ‘We don’t talk to dirty bikers’ – biker’s response goes viral

Luc thought it was a strange reaction, but things became clear a few moments later, when he heard the mother say: “We don’t talk to dirty bikers.” It should go without saying that Luc was ...

Vietnam vet bitten more than 100 times by ants during his final days at VA Medical Center

Laquna said when she visited her father, who had cancer, at Eagle’s Nest Community Living Center, a nursing home at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, before his death she was “worried and confused” because he looked ...

2 sisters named as first pair to become generals in US Army’s 244-year history

"Military family" takes on new meaning for a set of sisters who made history as the first to both attain the general's rank in U.S. Army. https://t.co/fYdOatHe1e — ABC News (@ABC) September 6, 2019 As ...

99-year-old World War II vet awarded 5 medals in ceremony – let’s hear it for him

Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Franklin Vaughns is a Tuskegee Airman and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Decades after those conflicts, the 99-year-old vet was honored for his service in a ...

Hester Ford, possibly the oldest living American, celebrates her 115th birthday

Hester was born on August 15, 1904 in Lancaster, South Carolina. She worked on a farm, and later worked as a nanny for 20 years after moving to Charlotte, according to WCNC. She’s lived to see ...

Texas airport falls silent as Vietnam war pilot’s remains return home on flight flown by his son

On August 8, Dallas Love Field fell silent, something that doesn’t happen very often at an airport. Jackson Proskow, the Washington Bureau Chief at Global News, was at the airport that day and witnessed the emotional moment ...