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Meet the namesake of the Navy’s newest ship, the USS Robert E. Simanek
This Marine threw himself onto a grenade to save his entrenched comrades in Korea. He absorbed the full blast — yet survived.
By Jon Guttman
Aid on its way to US-led Gaza pier, but delivery is unclear
The first aid ship bound for the floating pier has departed even though the U.S. military has not yet installed the pier off the Gaza coastline.
US pauses Israel bomb shipment to signal concerns over Rafah invasion
The shipment was supposed to consist of thousands of 2,000- and 500-pound bombs, with U.S. concern being how the larger explosives could be used in Rafah.
He was first to report V-E Day — then he was fired for it
AP war correspondent Edward Kennedy landed the biggest scoop of his career — while simultaneously ruining it.
First Lady honors World War I veterans, advocates of national memorial
The National World War I Memorial, which opened to the public in April 2021, will be completed in September of this year.
By Zamone Perez
US military finishes Gaza pier, but plans to move it into place paused
High winds and sea swells are making it too dangerous for U.S. military personnel to install the pier at the Gaza beach, the Pentagon said.
First look at Kate Winslet as WWII combat photographer Lee Miller
The story of prolific World War II photographer Lee Miller, who documented the horrors at Dachau, is coming to the big screen.
‘May the 4th be with you’: How World War II influenced ‘Star Wars’
One does not have to stray far to glean that the galaxy of “Star Wars” is rife with WWII-based allegories.
The Holocaust survivor who became a Medal of Honor recipient
Tibor Rubin had a history of defying the Reaper.
By Jon Guttman