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6 must-see World War II documentaries
Numerous documentaries have ventured to convey the immense sacrifices of WWII.
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Your Army
Last of Mexico’s World War II veterans dies at age 98
The sergeant served with 300 other Mexican soldiers alongside U.S. Army Air Forces in the Philippines.
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The quest to recover one Vietnam-era Air Force pilot lost in Lake Huron crash
On June 13, 1966, U.S. Air Force Maj. William J. Vinopal climbed into his Convair F-106A Delta Dart, a single-seat, flight interceptor aircraft, for a routine training mission over the lake. It would turn out to be his last flight. Now, over 50 years later, a group of veterans is on a mission to locate the wreckage and recover Vinopal’s remains.
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How the Army tried and failed to build a bicycle corps
The 25th Infantry Bicycle Regiment carried out a 1,900 mile trip from Montana to Missouri.
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How one organization is working to correct cases of Jewish WWII soldiers mistakenly buried under Latin Cross headstones
“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”
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This Virginia dairy farm that housed Army spies is now a winery
VInt Hill was bought by the Army in 1942 and remained in operation until 1997.
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These Air Corps pilots’ actions at Pearl Harbor made them among the first heroes of World War II
Two heroic American aviators led a spirited defense against the Japanese at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
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Air Force and Army veteran duo aims to restore WWII submarine
Air Force veteran Mark Gatton got the idea to save the USS Ling and bring it to Louisville, Ky., when he learned that the sub was going to be scrapped in New Jersey.
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Remains of Army Air Forces B-17 gunner identified
The remains of a B-17 Flying Fortress top turret gunner, shot down over Germany in World War II, have been recovered.
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75th anniversary of daring WWII Allied operation marked in the Netherlands
Parachutes glowing gold and white against clear blue skies, hundreds of paratroopers floated to the ground in the eastern Netherlands on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of a daring but ultimately unsuccessful mission that Allied commanders hoped would bring a swift end to World War II.
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75 years later, World War II veterans go back to Paris
World War II veterans are taking part in ceremonies Saturday and Sunday marking the 75th anniversary of the military operation that liberated Paris from Nazi occupation.
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