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THANK A VETERAN: World War II vet recalls life at sea

Kokomo Tribune 04 Nov 2021

Kokomo resident Milt Brown laughed into the phone as he recalled his days as a signalman in the United States Navy during World War II ... .

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Nate LaMar: Serbia secretly saved American airmen in World War II

Palladium Item 04 Nov 2021

On this Veterans�Day, please remember military linguists and the perilous missions they fulfilled for the freedom of others ... .

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Neal Smith dead at 101 – Iowa’s longest-serving Congressman and former World War II bomber ...

The Sun 04 Nov 2021

IOWA'S longest-serving US House member Neal Smith died at the age of 101. Smith, who was a World War II bomber pilot before becoming a successful lawyer, served over 36 years in Congress. 2. Smith died on Tuesday according to Drake University Law School Dean Jerry Anderson, who was told by the Smith family ... 2 ... .

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‘It was my duty to serve’

Ortonville Citizen 04 Nov 2021

“At that point—37 years ago we had 72 World War II veterans—about a third of our members,” said Hoffman, who served in the Army during the 1960s ... We’ve lost Dane Guisbert in September, a World War II veteran who had served in the South Pacific ... “World War II was a big war that included millions of people,” he said.

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A great time of the year

The Richmond Register 04 Nov 2021

Wow!. I loved it ... Ouch! ... That was scary! ... World War II Veteran update. Last week, I asked for all World War II veterans to call or write me. I had a great response with six more veterans joining the four we had for a total of 10 World War II veterans. If there are any more World War II vets out there, give my cub reporter, Carolyn, a call at 859-248-4273.

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US government works to 'cocoon' old nuclear reactors

Houston Chronicle 04 Nov 2021

The federal government built nine nuclear reactors at Hanford to make plutonium for atomic bombs during World War II and the Cold War ... While World War II ended in 1945 and the Cold War ended in 1989, the United States is still paying billions of dollars per year for the disposal ...

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U.S. government works to ‘cocoon’ old nuclear reactors

Asahi News 04 Nov 2021

The federal government built nine nuclear reactors at Hanford to make plutonium for atomic bombs during World War II and the Cold War ... While World War II ended in 1945 and the Cold ... The most intriguing of the old reactors is the B Reactor, the first one built during World War II.

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White Sands General to speak on Veterans Day

El Defensor Chieftain 04 Nov 2021

legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918 ... this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans, but 16 years later the name was changed. In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S.

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Tom Clavin's 'Lightning Down' Celebrates Resilience

The Greeneville Sun 04 Nov 2021

A World War II Story of Survival” by Tom Clavin (St ... A World War II Story of Survival.” Though, if you are interested in the specs, rest assured Clavin scratches that itch ... The prologue is a snippet from the end of Act II of the book, dropping readers immediately into the action ...

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Why wouldn't schools teach history?

Independent Record 04 Nov 2021

... where an entire thriving black community was terrorized and killed while their town was burned down? Is it learning that many black G.I.s returning from World War II were not able to take advantage of the G.I.

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Maryland history featured in new book ‘Ritchie Boy Secrets: How a Force of Immigrants and ...

Frederick News-Post 04 Nov 2021

... World War II story in “Ritchie Boy Secrets.

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A Pinch of Salt: Musings on Veterans Day

Press Telegram 04 Nov 2021

The meaning? World War I ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month when Allied forces and German officials signed a peace agreement in 1918 ... There were more than 12 million people in the active military during World War II, more than ever before or since ... He died in World War I.

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Grand Marshal Wanda Bruce Graham

Williamson Herald 04 Nov 2021

Another on the list was her aunt, Jean, a private in the Women’s Army Corps with the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black Women’s Army Corps unit deployed to Europe during World War II ... Her father made a career in the Army and served in Korea, two of her uncles served in World War II and her brother is a Vietnam veteran ... ....

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'Rosie the Riveter' Margaret Spalluzzi, 100, of Kingston, honored at Hingham Shipyard

The Patriot Ledger 04 Nov 2021

State lawmakers, Hingham Select Board members and local developers celebrated both Spalluzzi's landmark birthday and the role she played as a wartime female shipyard welder – a "Rosie the Riveter" – nearly 80 years ago at the historic site during World War II.

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Veterans portraits provide emotional core of HVCC exhibit

Times Union 04 Nov 2021

That year was particularly sensitive as she had just lost her father, a World War II veteran. “As I walked out of my house, without thinking, I took my father's World War II portrait off the wall and carried it with me,” said Malavasic. “When I got to the flag-raising ceremony, two other people had done the same thing ... Earl B ... 6 to Dec ... .