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Exercise Tiger was a disastrous tragedy, where nearly one thousand troopers were killed, mostly Americans, via friendly fire and gumptious enemy action.

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To all 82nd Airborne brothers, tno matter how much time has passed, what you have done for our freedom will never be forgotten.

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Our B-17, the Tondelayo, was barraged by flak from Nazi antiaircraft guns. That was not unusual, but on this particular occasion our gas tanks were hit...

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92-year-old World War II veteran Joe Milspa was at home in San Jacinto, Calif. when he heard a suspicious noise...

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Deeply concerned about the half-starved and ill-treated prisoners, General Douglas MacArthur assigned to the 11th Airborne Division a dangerous rescue mission deep behind enemy lines...

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A sweetheart photograph was immortalilzed in lucite on the grips of the government .45 carried by this young officer in WWII...

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The Chinese soldier who stood atop him ready to squeeze a bullet into his head but never did. Did he think you were dead? I asked...

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On August 23 2014, an 89-year-old World War II veteran grabbed an armed robber's gun, then pulled out his own gun and wrestled with the suspect before shooting him six times...

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New images of a Nazi u-boat submarine was captured by an underwater expedition led by Dr. Bob Ballard of Ocean Exploration Trust and published Thursday...

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A polish resistance teenager stole pistol parts, assembled a pistol, and used it to obtain identity papers from a collaborator and German officer.

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I almost lost my Texas cool this past week when reading a Fox News report about an 89-year-old wounded World War II veteran who had to wait 68 years for benefits...

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Madison Rising, "America's most patriotic rock band," performed their version of the National Anthem for Nationwide at NASCAR on Saturday. They are taking heat from...

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