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An honor years in the making as Staff Sgt. Raymond Flynn, who was killed in World War II, finally received a proper burial in ...

Mitch Fuller's memories of the European theater during World War II aren't filled with the kind of epic imagery you see in ...

With in-depth interviews and startling reënactments, the director Mosco Boucault details the anguish and the heroism of a ...

Two Georgia veterans received a life-changing surprise as part of the ongoing Veterans Day celebrations. On Tuesday, John ...

European foreign ministers to discuss Ukraine aid in Warsaw; SBU assassinates Black Sea Fleet captain; IMF to send $1.1B ...

Heavy urban fighting is continuing in the city of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast, and Russia is gathering reserves of personnel ...

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