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Teen researching potential cure for COVID-19 wins national award

After millions around the world have become infected with COVID-19 and more than one million deaths, countless companies and individuals are working around the clock to develop a cure or vaccine. One of them is ...

Farmer who served as a Marine in WWII celebrates 96th birthday with socially distant parade

A World War II hero got the birthday celebration he deserved this weekend, with friends and loved ones able to throw him a socially distant parade. As per reports, Edward Vincek was a farmer before ...

Lawrence Brooks, oldest U.S. WWII veteran, celebrates 111th birthday with flyover and 9,700 cards

Lawerence Brooks, the oldest living WWII veteran in the U.S., celebrated turning 111 in style at the weekend. We reported last week how Brooks was preparing to mark his latest milestone and was hoping to ...

Lawrence Brooks, U.S.’s oldest WWII veteran, is turning 111 this week, and he needs our congratulations

Lawrence Brooks has more reason than most to take each day as it comes and simply appreciate seeing the fruits of his labours. A veteran of World War II, and one of the last remnants ...

WWII US Navy Vet celebrates 100th Birthday – Happy Birthday, James

A World War II U.S. Navy veteran celebrated a tremendous milestone this week as he turned 100 years old. As per reports, James Davis was born on August 12, 1920, and was the oldest of ...

87-year-old Korean War veteran receives high school diploma decades after dropping out of school

Like many war veterans, Ed Sanders dropped out of high school to fight in the Korean War. He left school during his junior year to join to the U.S. Air Force, which meant a milestone ...

WWII veteran who survived POW camp celebrates 101st birthday at VA hospital

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has meant that a lot of events and celebrations have been cancelled or postponed for the foreseeable future. Of course, that doesn’t mean there aren’t still things happening every day. After ...

WWII Army veteran celebrates 102nd birthday with drive-by parade

A World War II veteran and alumni of the Honor Flight Bluegrass, Art Raderer, celebrated his 102nd birthday recently. Having been drafted into the US Army in 1944, Art was among troops assembled in the ...

WWII veteran walking 100 miles for 100th birthday to raise money for COVID-19 relief – let’s hear it for him

A World War II veteran from Clarks Grove, Minnesota, is planning to walk 100 miles to raise money for those who have suffered financially as a result of COVID-19. As per reports, Mickey Nelson, who ...

100-year-old WWII veteran beats coronavirus after 58-day stay in Virginia hospital

After months and months of seemingly hopeless stories of people falling ill with coronavirus, it’s finally time to hear about those in recovery. On March 24, Lloyd Falk, was admitted to a Virginia hospital, according ...