West Palm Beach centenarian reflects on extraordinary life of World War II heroism
West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during ...
York veteran Harold Pressel was awarded a Purple Heart 80 years after wounds in WW II
Harold "Bud" Pressel was awarded the Purple Heart he earned in 1944 when his bomber was shot down over Germany and he was ...
Mount Vernon honors WWII veteran Corporal Andry
The life and legacy of U.S. Army Corporal Robert Curtis Andry, a Buffalo Soldier and WWII hero, are celebrated in Mount Vernon.
York WWII vet, 100, to finally get his Purple Heart 80 years after his plane was shot down
Harold "Bud" Pressel was injured when he bailed from his B-24 after it was struck by flak over enemy lines in 1944. He's ...
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Mike Wells: Remembering 'General Patton's Prayer' at the Battle of the Bulge
George Patton, the Allied commander ... They served in the European and Pacific-Asian Theatres of WWII. One was shot down over France and he was a POW in a German prison camp until the end ...
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WWII Veteran Robert Andry dies at 99
According to The Digital Collections of The National WWII Museum, Andry was born in ... Tank Battalion as a tank crewman in General George Patton’s Third Army. Andry’s service in the unit ...
January Veteran Flag honors WWII Veteran Felix S. Witkowicz
New Bedford's Garden of Contemplation is named for decorated WWII Veteran Felix S. Witkowicz. Find out his story: ...
DAVID MARCUS: The 'experts' at FEMA have failed. Time to put locals in charge
In North Carolina, FEMA seemed completely incapable of dealing with the unique and dangerous mountainous terrain that many ...
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Mike Wells: Remembering 'Patton's Prayer' 80 years later
George Patton, the Allied commander ... They served in the European and Pacific-Asian Theatres of WWII. One was shot down over France and he was a POW in a German prison camp until the end ...