World War II veteran and wife celebrate 81st wedding anniversary – stayed together "through thick and thin"
Marriage requires a lot of hard work from both spouses every single day. These days if a marriage lasts even ...
Holocaust survivors imprisoned together at forced labor camp unexpectedly reunite after nearly 80 years apart
While speaking at an event hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Boca Raton, Florida, Sam Ron, 97, ...
Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Airlift's 'Candy Bomber' dies at age 101
Col. Gail Halvorsen, the man who became known as Berlin’s “Candy Bomber,” died Wednesday in a Utah hospital. He was ...
John Wayne never served in WWII – and here's why
A great American actor and a cultural icon. John Wayne embodied the image of the strong, quiet cowboy or soldier, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Marine who spent 4 years as POW during World War II celebrates 100th birthday – Happy Birthday, Howie
A World War II hero who spent almost four years in a prisoner of war camp celebrated his 100th birthday ...
Texas WWII veteran asks for 100 digital birthday wishes for his 100th birthday
We are the last generation to know our World War II veterans and the sacrifices they gave for our freedom. ...
Alabama Marine celebrates 100th birthday – please join us in congratulating him
World War II changed the course of history, and to this day we owe our gratitude to the people who ...
Lawmakers push to posthumously award Waverly Woodson the Medal of Honor
On June 6, 1944, Waverly B. Woodson Jr.’s landing craft was fired upon while landing on Omaha Beach. The man ...
Cousins and Holocaust survivors reunite for the first time in 75 years
When the Nazis invaded Romania in 1940 the then boys were forced to flee separately with their families. The two ...
Leslie Edwards, member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, has died at 95
According to his obituary Leslie, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but moved to Cincinnati when he was one, was drafted ...
Navy veteran Aaron Cook, one of the last remaining survivors of Pearl Harbor, dies at 96
Aaron Cook, who served as a US Navy Aviation Chief Ordnanceman during the war, died on August 10 at the age ...
