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Veterans on Honor Flight Visit National World War II Memorial In Washington

Ian Harvey

Of the 16 million American women and men who served in the Second World War, only 600,000 remained. On average, 400 American World War II veterans…

American Pacific War Hero Who Died At Tawara Atoll Is Laid To Rest At Last In Denver, Colorado

Ian Harvey

Ronald W. Vosmer was a Private in the Marines during World War II. He was 22 when he fought the Japanese on the island of…

This 94-year-old American WW2 Veteran Fought At Okinawa Then Became A Preacher Back Home

Ian Harvey

Talmadge Welch celebrated turning 94 years old on September 30, 2016. His daughter, Gail Tinch, brought him pumpkin cookies and some mementos of those 94…

Now Aged 105, This Independent Woman Was The First Journalist To Report The Start Of WW2

A birthday party is such fun – more so when reaching the 80th, 90th and finally the impressive 100th birthday celebrations. More impressive still, though,…

Cannons, Full Uniforms, Hundreds of Men – The Russians Know How To Do Battle Reenactments (Watch)

In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, dominated Europe. The only power that stood in the way of total domination was Russia, ruled by…

The American WW2 Corsair Fighter-Bomber Was Called The ‘Whistling Death’ – (Watch)

What was the role of the Corsair in World War 2? You are about to find out by watching this informative video. The Corsair was…

Incredibly Well-Preserved Wrecks Of WW2 Tanks and Armored Vehicles In Libya (Watch)

War in the desert has always been vastly different than the battles in the rest of the European theater. Having massive amounts of open space…

Amazing Rare German First World War Footage – In Color

This is a collection of rare WWI footage. In the video, you’ll see German soldiers march through the Brandenburg gate in Berlin, confident that the war will be…

Amazing WW2 Action Footage – US Fighter Pilot Shooting Down A ME-262 Jet Fighter! (Watch)

This amazing U.S. gun-camera footage shows an American fighter firing at a German Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter jet. These planes would normally fly at speeds…

Heavily Armored And Hugely Powerful – The WW1 British Mark IV Tank (Watch)

Introduced in 1917 during the First World War, the British Mark IV tank benefited from significant developments made on its predecessor the Mark I. First,…

1,800-year-old Bullets Tell Story of a Roman Attack on Scottish Fort

Pity the defenders of a hilltop fort in southwest Scotland, attacked by the Roman army 1,800 years ago. Various missile weapons were used based on…

The First Navy Chaplain Killed at Pearl Harbor Returns Home, 75 Years Later

Ian Harvey

The remains of the first chaplain killed during World War II were returned home recently to Dubuque, Iowa. The Rev. Aloysius Schmitt died at Pearl…