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Europe marks 80th anniversary of World War II’s end
This V-E Day marks the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender to Allied forces.
A code cracker who helped sink the U-boat fleet, the inimitable Baroness Trumpington of Sandwich has died at 96
She retired from the House of Lords last year on her 95th birthday.
Baltimore’s WWII-era Liberty ship could be homeless soon
The 440-foot-long gray vessel is one of only two fully operational Liberty ships, which transported vast numbers of military personnel and countless tons of cargo during the war — and the only one sailing regularly out of the port city where it was built.
By Chris Kaltenbach, The Baltimore Sun via the AP
The first African-American woman to join the Coast Guard dies at 103
During World War II, Olivia Hooker became the first African-American woman to join the Coast Guard as a member of the Semper Paratus program, or SPAR.
Carrier Lincoln hosts the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth crew for Thanksgiving
Although it’s celebrated widely by Americans on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, the British sailors were delighted to learn that its roots began with pilgrims from their country who gave thanks for their survival in a new world.
By Mark D. Faram
Oldest US military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at age 106
Ray Chavez's daughter, Kathleen Chavez of Poway, California, said her father died in his sleep Wednesday.
Japan’s Abe lays wreath in Australia city bombed in WWII
It was also another chance for Japan and Australia to present a united front as regional partners in the Asia-Pacific amid ongoing concerns of spreading Chinese influence, including the country’s building of islands in the disputed South China Sea.
Think you’re tough? Need a change from the Navy grind? Try one of these squadrons!
Want a change that won’t hurt your career and might even help it? Think you’re tough enough and can master small arms, crew-served weapons and high-throttle tactics in dangerous waters? Want to quit following and start leading from the front?
By Mark D. Faram
This 98-year-old Army nurse discusses her World War II service in the Pacific
WWII Army nurse Edith Petersen shares the story of her travels taking care of soldiers, starting with Australia. She was in Washington for an all-female honor flight from Nebraska in September.
By Jillian Angeline
The Arizona Memorial won’t reopen until March — here’s why
The repairs to a damaged ramp mean officials won't be able to use the hallowed memorial to host this year’s annual commemoration of the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II.
By Mark D. Faram
Op-ed: Migrant caravan members have right to claim asylum – here’s why getting it will be hard
Migrants aren’t obligated to claim asylum in any country, but have a right to seek asylum in a country of their choosing, the right to a fair process in that country, and crucially, a right not to be sent back to a country where they will face persecution – or even death.
By Abigail Stepnitz, University of California, Berkeley