American liberators of Nazi camps got ‘a lifelong vaccine against extremism’ − their wartime experiences are a warning for today
A historian of the Mauthausen concentration camp says US troops and the Spanish antifascists they freed were united in a ...
How Black paratroopers saved the US from Japan’s WWII firebombs
Sgt. Joe Harris was one of an elite group of Black paratroopers during World War II. He is being laid to rest today. He was ...
The island that's one of Europe's 'best kept secrets' and was closed to tourists for years
There is an island that for years, tourists weren't allowed to go there. But now it is one of the most beautiful islands in ...
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Croatia Identifies 16 War Victims Found Near Vukovar
The remains of nine Croatian soldiers and seven civilians killed after the fall of Vukovar in 1991 were formally identified ...
Charlotte chosen as host for 2027 Military World Games, first US city to host global competition
The CISM Military World Summer Games is a multi-sports event organized every four years and takes place one year before the Summer Olympics.
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This NATO Ally Has Over 85,000 War Machines Ready to Roll
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has been happening for years. However, in more recent months, Russia has attempted ...
Germany is permanently stationing troops in another country for the first time since World War II
Germany is putting thousands of troops in Lithuania, a NATO member that borders Russia. It's the first long-term deployment ...
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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
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Visiting veterans remember WWII Battle of Okinawa on 80th anniversary
The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...
From Dayton To Riyadh: Can Shuttle Diplomacy End the Ukraine War
In 1995, shuttle diplomacy brokered peace in Bosnia. Now, with the Ukraine war in its fourth year, diplomats are revisiting this strategy in Riyadh, holdin ...
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Japan and US call for stronger ties
Japan and the US yesterday called for strengthening their alliance as Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attended a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary ...