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WWII Vet Leaves $3.3 Million to Skid Row Charities
During the next several weeks, more than $3 million will be given to skid row charities that care for the poorest residents in downtown...
Tearful WWII Vet Reunited With Love Letter Penned to Future-wife 70 Years Ago
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A World War II veteran broke down in tears and nostalgia when an old love letter made its way back to him, written...
Teens Inspired to #ShovelItForward for Elderly in Waterford
Connecticut teens Josh Elphick and Nico Bartelli are following in the boot tracks of the Greenfield Fire Department in Wisconsin that started a #ShovelItForward...
Gutsy British WWII Hero was a Woman, and a Muslim Princess
In a time of anti-Islamic sentiment in Britain, especially since Parliament voted for military action in Iraq on September 26, it is important to...
WWII Love Letters Finally Land in Right Hands After 70 Years
After almost 70 years, the letters written by a World War II sailor made the final leg of a mysterious journey.
On Wednesday they were...
Dad’s Message Recorded At War is Gift for Family Decades Later
At 71, Margaret Ann Wolf Harris heard her father's voice for the first time in her adult life.
Her dad, Sgt. Cody Wolf, died in...
WWII Letters Reveal Parents’ Untold Love Story
As Darrow Beaton was dying from lung cancer in 2008, the World War II veteran mailed his eldest daughter four boxes of family photos.
Hidden...
Hundreds of Strangers Flock to Funeral for WWII Soldier Who Died Alone
His death at 99, one of the last survivors of successful British battles of World War II, might have been a lonely service in...
Syracuse Teen Honored for Pulling WWII Vet From Sinking Car
Alex Travis, a 17-year-old senior at East Syracuse-Minoa High School, was honored by the district this week for saving an elderly man's life. ...
91 Year-old Sy Perlis Breaks World Senior Weightlifting Record
A World War II veteran shattered the world record for the bench press in his age group last weekend, with a lift of 187.2...
WWII Veteran Breaks Down Every Time He Reads a Book
"It's a hard life, let me tell you," says 89-year-old Ed Bray. "You ain't never lived hard until you go through what I've been...
George McGovern Tribute: Honoring An American War Hero Near Death
George McGovern, the former U.S. senator from South Dakota, is nearing the end of his dignified life at age 90. As his family and...
Eric Lomax, War Hero Who Forgave Captors, Dies at 93, Film in the Works
It's an unusual man who can forgive his wartime torturer - or whose quest to do so can touch so many people around the...
Polish Citizens Who Rescued Jews in WWII Hailed as Heroes
Dozens of elderly Poles who helped save Jews during World War II have gathered in Warsaw to be recognized by Jewish representatives who hailed...
Putin Unveils Red Army WWII ‘Victory Monument’ in Israel
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin joined Israeli leader Shimon Peres to unveil a Victory Monument in Israel honoring the contributions of the Red Army to...
History of WW II Messages Carved in Trees Traced by Archeology Student
In 1944, before he left for D-Day, an American soldier stationed in England carved a note to his wartime sweetheart whom he had secretly...
Obama Beams as Bob Dylan, 12 Others, Awarded Medal of Freedom (w/ Video)
At the White House yesterday, President Obama honored this year's recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor.
“I have to...
At 102, Female WWII Veteran Keeps Doing Good Deeds
When asked to reveal the secret to her longevity, Bea Abrams Cohen credits her do-good attitude, helpfulness toward others, and the power of prayer.
The...
Beyond War Horse: Other Heroes of World War I Include Pigeons and Garden Slug
Steven Spielberg's release of "War Horse" has provided us with an opportunity to re-examine the vital role played by animals in World War I....
Hawaii Parade Honors Japanese-American WWII Vets
Hundreds of Japanese-American veterans of World War II were honored Saturday with a parade in Honolulu—nearly 70 years after they volunteered to fight for...