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Battered beyond belief: The story of the destroyer Laffey
The warship was baptized by fire during the D-Day invasion but survived suicidal punishment on the other side of the world.
By David Sears, World War II Magazine
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Final farewell for a World War II veteran
His new resting place is the columbarium at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
By Steve Ranson, Lahontan Valley News
Reporter’s Notebook: Goodbye to a pair of American icons
A reporter recollects meeting the pair of participants in one of the 20th century's most famous photos.
By Mark D. Faram
In the last hours of war, blood and heroism and irony and loss
World War II was clearly in its closing days — or was it?
By Sam Moses, World War II Magazine