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After 50 years, this WWII soldier finally received his Medal of Honor
After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...
The Warrior’s Anti-War Novel
By 1917, the meaninglessness of the sacrifice had become clear enough to the combatants, if not to civilians back home: ...
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‘We’ve got to get faster’: Army’s top enlisted leader sees how new war strategy fares in German crucible
The service’s top enlisted leader, Weimer was on hand to watch exercise Combined Resolve, running through Feb. 16. The ...
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The Army's Secret Program to Interrogate German POWs During World War II
From 1943 through 1946, more than 3,400 prisoners (including 15 Nazi generals) were processed at Fort Hunt, according to ...
Two Beaver County WWII soldiers killed 81 years ago in ship explosion remembered
PFC Peter Dudenich of Ambridge and PVT William Patrick Nairn of Aliquippa are among 58 Pennsylvania soldiers who died the morning of Jan. 26, 1944, when their ship struck a Nazi mine being remembered ...
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After 50 years, this WWII soldier finally received his Medal of Honor
(DOD) In 1997, after being denied the award for more than 50 years due to discrimination, 1st Lt. Vernon Baker finally received a Medal of Honor for his heroism during World War II, making him one ...
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Two Beaver County WWII soldiers killed 81 years ago in ship explosion remembered
Two Beaver County residents lost their lives 81 years ago in a German minefield explosion that killed hundreds of soldiers aboard ... As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from ...