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After 30 Years, Plane Crash Killing 248 101st Airborne Division Soldiers Commemorated

On December 12, 1985, 248 US Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division died in an airplane crash. They were on their way home from a…

The Doolittle raid remembered

Just before eight o’clock on the morning of December 7th, 1941, Japanese carrier based aircraft launched an unprovoked attacked on the US naval base at…

Last surviving Dambuster Pilot Calls For Medal Not Clasp In Recognition Of Bomber Command veterans

The last surviving British Dambuster bomber pilot is furious with Prime Minister David Cameron for failing to appropriately recognize Bomber Command veterans and their contribution to victory…

Veterans Angry As Pentagon Skips 25th Anniversary Of Gulf War

The Gulf War is considered one of the U.S. military’s greatest victories in war history, yet it is still not thought of as worthy of…

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…

Is Australia Trying to “Airbrush” the British Out of this Infamous WWI Battle?

Australian ceremonies to remember the dead exclude British citizens from – and possibly minimize British contributions to – the catastrophic Battle of Fromelles. Ask most…

Armored Personnel Carrier Converted Into Funeral Hearse For Veterans

Military veterans are being given a new option to travel to their final resting place. Military enthusiast, Nick Mead, has spent half a year on…

80th Anniversary Spitfire Commemoration Flypast To Be Cancelled

  Editors note: This story is no longer current, the 80th anniversary flypast will take place: Spitfire inspires next generation of British aviators on its…

B-52 Remains America’s Most Revered Aircraft

The B-52 bomber has been America’s most well-known, revered, and feared aircraft of the last 60 years and is still going strong. The bomber has…

Two Neighbors and WWII Veterans Discover They Were Involved in the Same Bombing Operation over Graz, 1945

Two neighbors and veterans living next door to each other in the south west of England realized for the first time that they had taken…

After 30 Years, Plane Crash Killing 248 101st Airborne Division Soldiers Commemorated

On December 12, 1985, 248 US Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division died in an airplane crash. They were on their way home from a…

The Doolittle raid remembered

Just before eight o’clock on the morning of December 7th, 1941, Japanese carrier based aircraft launched an unprovoked attacked on the US naval base at…