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Soldiers Lost On Flying Tiger Line Flight Are Finally Memorialized

Over 20 families gathered in May to witness the unveiling of a new memorial in Columbia Falls, Maine, dedicated to the victims of Flying Tiger…

Military Artifacts Stolen from Public Displays End Up on the Black Market

It was outside of the Veterans Memorial Hall in Richmond California during the early morning of May 1st. Thieves were on the run after stealing…

Senseless vandalism to WWI Memorial “Cross of Crosses” causes anguish to families

In August 2014, a memorial marking the centenary of the outbreak of World War I was erected in the Rotary Club Sensory Garden in Mooragh…

Stolperstien – Artist commemorates Holocaust victims in fast-growing Street Project

Stolpersteine, literally stumbling stones, are an ongoing project which started on the streets of Germany. They are small, square brass plaques, about the size of…

Man Meets the Woman Taking Care of His Father’s Grave

When Rodney Duderstadt received a letter from Marine Hannon, it ended decades of worry. Duderstadt, 76, has worried for years about the condition of his…

US Students Continue To Raise Money For Honor Flight So WWII Veterans Can Visit National World War II Monument

A group of World War II veterans, enough to fill an entire airplane, will fly to Washington, D.C. to visit a memorial that has been…

The Netherlands “Adopt-A-Grave” Program Praised by U.S. Families

In 1945 the people of The Netherlands started a program named “Adopt-A-Grave” to show their appreciation to the U.S. soldiers who sacrificed their lives for,…

Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror in Prague

Guest Author

A visit to the Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror in Prague is a sobering reminder of a valiant World War II mission.…

SHAMEFUL: National World War Two Monument becomes playground for visitors

When visitors attend Washington, D.C.’s National World War Two Monument they expect to be able to have a moment of quiet to pay their respects…

World War One Miners to be Commemorated

Ian Harvey

160 miners who served during World War One are to be commemorated nearly 100 years after they fought and gave their lives for the war…

World War One Commonwealth soldiers’ memorial vandalised outside London

Ian Harvey

A World War one memorial in Woking, about half an hour south of central London, has been vandalised. The memorial is Woking’s dedication to the…

The Controversial Memorial in Honor of WWII German Soldier Karl-Heinz Rosch: “Hero with No Glory”

Heziel Pitogo

What prompted the small village of Goirle, Netherlands to make a small statue honoring Wehrmacht soldier Private Karl-Heinz Rosch? The steel helmet Private Karl-Heinz Rosch…