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UK D-Day vet who escorted US troops to Normandy beaches dies at 99
George Chandler was one of the dwindling cohort of D-Day survivors who gathered last summer to commemorate its 80th anniversary.
After 142 years, Navy apologizes for destroying Alaska Native village
In 1882, the U.S. Navy shelled a southwest Alaska Tlingit village and then burned what was left of the homes, food caches and canoes.
Family of Black WWII medic finally receives medal for his heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for treating 200 troops under enemy fire on D-Day.
US Navy to apologize to Alaska villages for century-old attacks
Navy officials say apologies to two Tlingít villages are “long overdue” more than 100 years after the U.S. military attacked the villages.
By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon