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John Keith Wells – Iwo Jima Veteran Still Remembers the Horrors

  94 year old John Keith Wells, a decorated veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, has recently been laid to rest. Born on February…

Marine Who Led Charge up Mount Suribachi Passes Away

First Lieutenant John Wells heroically served as a marine in the United States military during WW II. He passed away on February 11, 2016, at…

VA Denies Care to Purple Heart Recipient, Says They Need “More Proof”

The VA, or Veterans’ Affairs department, recently refused to pay any government benefits to a decorated World War Two veteran. The veterans name is Emil Limpert, and…

Community Pays Their Final Respect To Decorated Omaha Beach Veteran With No Family

A World War Two veteran without family has been honoured by hundreds of well-wishers at his wake in Kentucky, USA. US Army veteran Warren McDonough…

Veteran awarded Medal of Honor nearly 100 years too late

Sergeant Henry Johnson, a World War One veteran, is to receive the US military’s highest honor – the Medal of Honor. Henry actually died in…

8 Famous Recipients of the Purple Heart

It is a common knowledge that the Purple Heart is a US military award given to servicemen and women who were injured [or killed] by…

‘Where history assembled’ Marine veteran treated by medic who helped raise flag on Iwo Jima

Marine veteran

By Jeremy P. Amick When John Scheperle joined the Marine Corps during World War II, he was following in the footsteps of an older brother…

WWII Sergeant Finally Gets What He Deserves – A Purple Heart – Posthumously

WWII Sergeant Rodney Williams finally got what he deserved for his service to the country during the Second World War – a Purple Heart. However,…

Chicago D-Day veteran receives French Legion of Honor

Legion of Honor

A World War Two veteran who took part in the D-Day landings has been honored by the French government with the Legion of Honor at…

WWII Vet and Bataan Death March Escapee Jesse Baltazar Honored with Purple Heart

  Washington – Monday, January 19, saw Jesse Baltazar, a WWII veteran, get the military recognition he long deserved — A Purple Heart. The ceremony happened after more…

Veterans to commemorate 70th anniversaryof the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium

Ian Harvey
Battle of the Bulge

70 years ago, Carl Wiggs from Montgomery, Alabama, was 19, a Private First Class, and stuck in a hole in the middle of Belgium’s Ardennes…

WW2 Veteran from New York Receives Medals Nearly 70 Years After Serving

Ian Harvey
WW2 veteran

Earnest Love literally had to wait a lifetime for recognition of his efforts during WW2.  Nearly 70 years after Love was wounded in a fierce…