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How America observed Christmas — at home and abroad — during WWII

Amid shortages, rationing, separation and grief, Americans fought to keep the yuletide spirit alive.

By Stanley Weintraub

2 days ago

Trump approves deployment of 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Tuesday that Guard members will be tasked with supporting federal law enforcement partners.

3 days ago

The American who was held in Ireland’s WWII internment camp — twice

Guards at the Curragh had blanks in their weapons and the internees, allied and German, were allowed to visit local pubs and join fishing and golf trips.

By Richard Sisk

4 days ago

The Army-Navy game that ‘stopped the war’

The 1944 game delivered a brief respite from the far-flung battles across the globe, drawing attention back to a good, old-fashioned American rivalry.

By Claire Barrett

2 weeks ago

Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive

As survivors fade, their descendants and the public are increasingly turning to other ways of learning about the bombing.

3 weeks ago

Trump says National Guard will be sent to New Orleans

Trump did not say how many troops would be sent to New Orleans or exactly when they would arrive.

3 weeks ago