Archaeologists find ancient treasures near grave of WWII soldier in Poland
Archaeologists thought they had found one grave, but excavation efforts turned up a treasure trove of ancient tools and coins ...
A century later, a taped message solves the mystery of a WWI doughboy’s death
I wrote about my great-uncle Foster Stevens, who was killed nine days before the Nov. 11, 1918, armistice that ended World ...
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A home away from home: Soldiers find holiday companionship with German families through USAG Rheinland-Pfalz’s Operation Good Cheer initiative
BAUMHOLDER, Germany – For the second year in a row, the ‘Operation Good Cheer’ initiative is set to place single American Soldiers with German host families over the Christmas holiday ...
Army Private Is Identified Almost 80 Years After Death in World War II
Jeremiah P. Mahoney had been missing in action since 1945. His remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery in ...
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World War II soldiers' letters come home to McLean County
An unexpected packet of soldiers' "V-mail" letters arrived at the local museum, telling of their hopes, fears, joys and ...
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Families of Nazi SS hostages held as bargaining chips in WWII say lessons from the war still resonate
German army soldiers not wanting to end up as criminals of war wrested the political prisoners from the SS and took them to ...
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Army private who died in WWII identified almost 80 years after his death
The 19-year-old soldier, Jeremiah P Mahoney, was part of an anti-tank company working to counter German forces in France. In January 1945, the Germans pushed his position at Reipertswiller, France ...
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German general says Soviet tanks borrowed from museums to train Ukrainian troops on Russian booby-trap tactics – Reuters
Tanks, including those borrowed from museums, have been used in Germany to train Ukrainian troops on booby-trapping tactics ...
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German government collapse could have silver lining for Europe's markets
"The German growth dynamic has been anaemic and a large part of that has been self-inflicted as Germany has stuck with the debt brake at a time when the economy needs support," said Zurich ...
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Denmark's Kem Ljungquist fights 43-year-old German Muhammad Ali Durmaz on November 23
Danish heavyweight Kem Ljungquist (18-1) meets 43-year-old German veteran Muhammad Ali Durmaz (33-36) on November 23 in Kolding on a TK Promotions show at the Forum. Ljungquist was in his last ...
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North Korean soldiers joining Russia in combat, US State Dept says
"Over 10,000 DPRK (North Korean) soldiers have been sent to eastern Russia, and most of them have moved to the far western Kursk Oblast, where they have begun engaging in combat operations with ...
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AAA Central Penn teams with Cell Phones for Soldiers to collect donated cell phones to help veterans, service members
HARRISBURG, Pa. — AAA Central Penn announced that its AAA Cares community volunteer program is teaming up with Cell Phones for Soldiers to collect donated cell phones, iPads, tablets ...