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Hero Dick Winters: New Book Explores the Life, Letters & Artifacts of the Legend

Major Dick Winters endures as an iconic figure of the American experience during the Second World War. Representative of countless officers who exerted confidence and…

Fantastic News! Wheatcroft Collection’s S130 – The Last Survivor Has New Home

PRESS RELEASE – THE WHEATCROFT COLLECTION ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED THE HISTORIC RICHMOND DRY DOCK, WHICH WILL BECOME THE PERMANENT HOME…

Remains of Missing Marine from WWII Returning Home for Burial

Ian Harvey

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that the remains of Marine Sgt. George R. Reeser have been identified and are being returned to…

Korean War Vet Graduates High School at age 87

Ian Harvey

In 1952 Ed Saunders dropped out of school to join the United States Air force and train as a pilot. Now, sixty-eight years later, he…

US Senate Passes Agent Orange bill to Extend VA Benefits

The US Senate has approved by 94 votes to 6 to amend the defense policy bill to include hypothyroidism, Parkinsonism, and bladder cancer to the…

SS Richard Montgomery Contains Enough Munitions to Create a Tsunami

In August 1944, the US Navy ship SS Richard Montgomery was delivering over 6,000 metric tons of explosive ordnance for use in the Allied press…

Vietnam Vet Receives Silver Star Over 50 Years After Heroic Actions

Vietnam Vet: More than fifty years after the battle Bart “Doc” Fabian bravely saved the lives of ten of his fellow soldiers, he was awarded…

New Video: B-17 Crewman who Gave up his Parachute

World War II saw its fair share of heroes. Yet while many men were decorated for their bravery, sometimes these incredible stories were also tragic…

$220 Million in Gold Bullion was Recovered From HMS Edinburgh

Toward the end of 1981, a team of divers working at incredible depths in the Barents Sea found and recovered a king’s ransom in gold…

Captain Sir Tom Moore Knighted in a Private Ceremony by the Queen

Ian Harvey

On Friday, 17th July 2020, Captain Sir Tom Moore received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Captain Sir Tom was accompanied by…

For Sale – Star of the TV Show M.A.S.H.

Jack Beckett

S/n 263 was used in various action movies. Its most notable role was starring in the hit television show M.A.S.H. This Bell 47-D1 s/n 263…

They Want to Use a Crane Grab to Recover Short Stirling From the Lake

Plans to raise a Short Stirling bomber which crashed during World War II have come under criticism. The plane, BK716, was based at RAF Downham…