Despite a temperature in the single digits, nearly 50 people came out Monday evening for the monthly meeting of the World War II Heritage Society, where the featured speaker, Dave Walker of Brookfield ...
World War II was nearing its end in March 1945 when Russell Sattazahn found himself taking cover from enemy fire with other GIs in the basement of a German house. At first they felt protected, but the ...
WWII veterans don't let the shutdown stop them from entering their memorial. Oct. 1, 2013— -- A group of 92 Mississippi Gulf Coast Honor Flight Veterans refused to let a government shutdown stop ...
HOWARD, S.D. (KELO) — Tony Reidell of Howard is 102 years old… and not far from 103. “Definitely didn’t expect to be here this long,” Reidell said. Nevertheless, he is. The World War II and Korean War ...
Time is running out for the last living U.S. veterans of World War II. At 102 years old — “103 next month,” he said with a grin — Robert Heiss spends his afternoons playing cribbage and devouring ...
WACO — A 2015 collection of stories told by Texas veterans of World War II was partially brought to life Thursday by a Baylor University professor who conducted many of the interviews. In an open ...
The Nazis couldn’t stop them back then, and so the cold air and biting, constant wind blowing across the National Mall wasn’t going to stop them Tuesday. A group of World War II veterans were among ...
The Spirit of ’45 initiative is marking its 16th year and commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII. A commemorative dinner and ceremony will be held at The Club at Pelican Preserve in ...