Visiting veterans storm the gates of closed war memorials
Photo Story: A group of veterans from Mississippi make it inside the World War II Memorial, despite Shutdown & barricades On Tuesday morning a group…
D-Day Dummy found in a Garden Shed
One woman was going and cleaning through her grandparents’ belongings in a garden shed when she chanced upon a rare find – a parachute…
Female “Computers” – Women Power in World War II
Would you believe even back during World War II, computers exist? FEMALE COMPUTERS AT THAT. They were WWII’s top-secret. After 70 years, their story…
US Gov’t. Shutdown Could Affect WWII Vets’ Memorial
On the occasion that the US government does shut down, the National Park Service are going to put up barricades around the National Malls’…
Military Ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Rank Insignia Luftwaffe insignia Luftwaffe rank Approximate US/UK equivalent during World War II Shoulder Collar Sleeve, Flight suit General officer ranks Reichsmarschall No Equivalent Generalfeldmarschall…
World War II Vet Lives 100 years to Tell Pearl Harbor Tale in Vivid Detail
There are only a few souls who get to reach the golden 100 years of age. Fewer still are able to tell the tales of…
Battle of Normandy: Witnesses Relive D-Day Landings with Never-Been-Heard-Before Accounts
The aspiration of the Normandy Veterans’ Association (NVA), supported by The Independent and its many readers, is finally coming into realization. An appeal to create…
92-Year Old WWII Vet, Buys Back Home from Daughter to evades eviction by her
A 92-year old WWII decorated veteran successfully buys back his house from his daughter, thanks to the funds raised online. “I had this house for…
George Lucas’ Red Tails: Is It Worth the Watch?
When Star Wars creator George Lucas started putting together Red Tails in 1988, he was met by countless block stops along the way. He ended up financing most…
All quiet on the Western front: Germans want to forget WWI
Berlin’s Historical Museum got the shockingly small collection of the World War I exhibits. After going through a lot of displays on the grand progress…