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Rapid sight alignment when leading a flying target was a skill quickly taught to aerial gunners in World War II with the help of more than 70,000 training shotguns.

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I don’t usually read historical war stories, unless I need a sleeping aid.  Devil’s Guard by George Robert Elford did the opposite, keeping me up long past official lights-out to read what would happen next. The book was recommended to me by a veteran who knows a thing or two about war and foreign security […]

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While it never reached any level of acclaim, primarily due to its 7.65mm Longue chambering, the Mle M1935A was an elegant and reliable design.

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A Polish prosecutor announced Monday the filing of a warrant to extradite a Minnesota man accused of committing war crimes for the Nazis during WWII.

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A one-of-a-kind, gold-plated Walther PPK once owned by a Nazi officer will be auctioned off in September.

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Oh yeah, World War II. That was the one with George Bush and Saddam whatever his name is, right? Nope, not even close.

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"I've been through so many dangerous things and I'm still here,” Levingston said last year. “I'm thankful to the almighty God for it. That's all I can say."

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Although Earl “Bo” Cline received his medals in the mail after returning home, he never had a proper ceremony, and one group wanted to change that.

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Last month while visiting Washington, D.C., Emma Didlake met President Obama, who called her “a true American hero.”

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Although Raymond Garner lost his original medal more than 70 years ago, he only just requested a new one last year, and Blount County Veterans Affairs Director Nathan Weinbaum said at 91-years-old, they are just happy he's still around to receive it.

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During the depression, Glenn Holtz dropped out of school to help support his family, and soon after the second World War came. He just never had the chance to finish school, until now.

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Alan Sanford was only 18-years-old when Pearl Harbor was bombed, and recalled in a 1991 interview the unfamiliar Japanese mini-sub they shot which looked like a toy.

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