Grant Ujifusa, 82, Dies; Lobbied for Redress for Japanese Americans
He helped sway Ronald Reagan to sign a bill offering cash and an apology to Japanese Americans who had been imprisoned during ...
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Reading residents invited to share stories of local war dead
Neighbours are being invited to share their stories of soldiers who were lost during the First and Second World Wars in Reading and beyond.
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Famous POWs: Celebrities Who Were Held Captive By the Enemy During World War II
What you might not be aware of is that there were a fair few who were captured during the action and held as prisoners of war ...
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At a historic cemetery in the South, a Dia de los Muertos festival takes root
RALEIGH, N.C. — The earthy smoke of Mexican copal incense wafts around the entrance of the Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. It’s a way to keep bad vibes away and invite good ones for Día de ...
Jaw-dropping heroics of SAS legend Paddy Mayne’s do-or-die mission dubbed ‘bravest of WW2’ – before he was denied a VC
CAUGHT in a Nazi ambush, the trapped SAS men’s plight seemed desperate. Patrol leader Major Dick Bond and his driver, Trooper ...