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The Incredible Fate of the Soviet Fighter Ace, Alexei Maresyev – Hero With No...

Alexei Maresyev was a celebrated Soviet pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union, who became famous for his determination to continue the fight, even after his both legs were amputated due to wounds and...

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82nd Airborne Division WWII Veteran still waiting for Medal of Honor

James Megellas has a room lined with military honors and awards.“You lead from the front, you command from the rear,” Megellas said. “If you’re commanding troops, you’re not going to get a medal.”The...

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A world of experiences – Air Force service provides local veteran opportunity...

By Jeremy P. AmickIn 2009, Martin Reid began working for Lincoln University and now serves as the school’s Auxiliary Services Coordinator. These last several years, he explained, have likely been the...

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92-year old D-Day Landings Veteran receives Chevalier Medal

92-year old Fred Amess, of Whangamata, New Zealand, is as pleased as punch!  This veteran of the D-Day Landings in Normandy, France has been awarded the Chevalier Medal, the fifth tier of the five...

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A Veteran From WWII Meets Man He Saved From A Concentration Camp 7 Decades...

It was a remarkable reunion, and one that was thankfully caught on camera. A brave World War II veteran from Colorado met with a Holocaust survivor he set free from a Nazi concentration camp.Sid...

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World War Two veteran fights back against thugs

A World War Two veteran has saved his own life when he had to fight off two burglars who tried to rob his house.Kenneth Brown, who is now 88 and lives in Kent, says that he automatically used his army...

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96 year old veteran gets the chance to fly

A 96 year old war World War Two veteran from Birmingham in the north of England is being allowed to pilot a plane as part of the 70th anniversary of the end of the war.Harry Lloyd was a flight mechanic...

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‘A job to do’ – Army veteran discusses WWII service in North Africa and Italy

By Jeremy P. AmickWhen Forest Clark began working at the former Tweedie Footwear Corporation in Jefferson City, Mo., in December 1941, the United States’ recent involvement in a world war was not of...

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Memories recovered – Memories of WWI veteran unearthed at Jefferson City...

Guy Corwine, right, is pictured while in training at Camp Funston, Kan., in either late 1917 or early 1918. The photograph was found in a local antique store, resulting in the discovery of information...

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‘All part of my duty’ – California, Mo., veteran served aboard USS Lexington...

By Jeremy P. AmickDuring the Second World War, their emerged many interesting stories from the annals of naval history, which demonstrate the remarkable performance of the sailors who served throughout...

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‘It made me a wiser person’ Marine Corps veteran discusses lessons from...

Saucier, right, is pictured with a member of the Popular Forces in the village of Tuy Loan shortly after returning from a patrol in December 1966. Courtesy of Ron SaucierBy Jeremy P. ÄmickWhile...

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Farm experience – Russellville veteran discusses Cold War era service...

Price is pictured above in late 1964. During his service in the Army, he wore civilian clothes as part of a secretive program to which he was assigned. Courtesy of Rick PriceBy Jeremy P. AmickWhen...

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64 years later: 101st Vet got to eat the meal that was stolen at Bastogne

With food being scarce during the Siege of Bastogne the defenders of the battered bastion instinctively searched for alternatives to fill their aching stomachs.  However, one of these famished men was...

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‘My own decisions’ Veteran served as Navy corpsman while assigned to Marine...

Enlisting in the Navy in 1951, California, Mo., resident Richard Schroeder went on to become a Navy corpsman attached to the United States Marine Corps in Japan. Pictured above are his photographs in...

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64 years later: 101st Vet got to eat the meal that was stolen at Bastogne

With food being scarce during the Siege of Bastogne the defenders of the battered bastion instinctively searched for alternatives to fill their aching stomachs.  However, one of these famished men was...

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‘Willing to fight for it’ Veteran discusses artillery service as Marine...

 By Jeremy P. ÄmickDonley “Dan” Amick recognizes that although the Vietnam War is often viewed as an unpopular conflict, his personal decision to join the military during this tumultuous period was...

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‘A chilling experience’ Veteran describes service as Marine during the Korean...

By Jeremy P. ÄmickThe focus on individual education may have increased in recent decades, but many local residents grew up in a time when helping one’s family was considered a primary responsibility....

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‘A single purpose’ Veteran applies Air Force lessons in educational setting

By Jeremy P. AmickStriving toward a single purpose is an important component of the educational experience, according to Jerry Hobbs, superintendent of the Russellville (Mo.) School District; and is a...

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‘It was a great life’ Local veteran shares story of 28-year career in U.S....

Commissioned in 1966, the USCGC Point Sal was an 82-foot long patrol boat that Rodger Dewey served aboard during his Coast Guard career. According to Coast Guard sources, the vessel was decommissioned...

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‘A missile crisis’ Veteran discusses Cold War experience at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

By Jeremy P. AmickThe 1960s was a decade seasoned with many unique cultural events including the civil rights movement and the deployment of thousands of men and women in support of the Vietnam War....

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‘We owe the country’ Father’s influence inspires veteran to give back through...

By Jeremy P. ÄmickAs a first-generation citizen of the United States, Jefferson City, Mo., resident Anastasios “Alex” Alexiou possesses a sincere appreciation not only for his father’s homeland, but...

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A Second World War veteran is reburied after a conflict with the cemetery

[Via]After a family accused the Ever Green Cemetery in Louisville of a negligent mistake, a Second World War veteran and his adult son had to be reburied at a separate place to the discomfort of the...

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Veteran describes service in the Navy during Vietnam War ‘It was a different...

Veteran describes service in the Navy during Vietnam War By Jeremy P. Amick The late 1960s was distressing for many young men preparing to leave high school; it was time when the net of the Vietnam...

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WWI Soldier Honored After 100 Years

Since the centenary began, it has become increasingly common that the story of a WWI soldier who fought bravely yet received little acclaim will occasionally come to light. It is not that the stories...

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WW2 Veteran from New York Receives Medals Nearly 70 Years After Serving

Earnest Love literally had to wait a lifetime for recognition of his efforts during WW2.  Nearly 70 years after Love was wounded in a fierce battle during a fierce battle in the pacific he finally...

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Richard Blyth pays a tribute to his fellow colleagues whom he lost in the war...

88 years old veteran soldier Richard Blyth talks about his experiences of allied invasion of Holland. There he was a part of the Combined Operation at Scheldt Estuary which was operated to release the...

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A Cold War legacy

Veteran worked with emerging technologies during Air Force career By Jeremy P. Amick Bill Stine poses for a photograph at the Lewis and Clark monument near the Missouri State Capitol. With a GPS device...

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‘It just seemed to be my calling’

Veteran launches nursing career through naval service By Jeremy P. Ämick As a nurse, Maureen “Tootsie” Purdy effuses a mirthful personality allowing her to console the patients she encounters; and when...

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Digging freedom’s well – Aviation veteran’s career spans nearly four decades,...

Al Nichols is pictured above in 1967 mounting an M-60 machine gun on a UH-1 “Huey” helicopter while stationed at Phu Hiep in Vietnam. Courtesy of Al Nichols Like so many young men who have tried their...

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Reinvigorating the spirit – World War II naval service directs veteran to...

Walter Evenson enlisted in the Navy in 1944. He is pictured above in his sailor’s uniform in 1946. Courtesy/Walter Evenson By Jeremy P. Amick With a slight accent revealing his northern upbringing,...

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A WWII Vet Shares War Stories and Describes the Need for Blood Donations

William Gilliam and Capt. Paul Ambrose, Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center officer-in-charge, enjoy a laugh at the donor center’s open house reception Oct. 9. December 16, 1944, Adolph Hitler’s army...

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Remembering John ‘Bud’ Hawk, Another WWII Hero (1924-2013)

(Left) John “Bud” Hawk at the time when President Truman presented him the Medal of Honor; (Right) the WWII Vet in his later years. America had lost another of its true heroes — John ‘Bud’ hawk who...

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Major Dicky Day dies at 91 years old. Bore witness to one of the worst...

Major Douglas “Dicky” Day Major “Dicky” Day bore witness to one of the worst disasters of the 1942 Burma Campaign. He saw the Sittang River Bridge be blown up and nearly two-thirds of an entire...

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Son posts father’s World War II diary online

Chick in pompeii, 1943, during the ww2 Veteran Charles F. wrote a diary during the second world war which is now being published by his son. He served in North Africa and Europe until the war ended....

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Hundreds attended funeral of a British WWII veteran who died alone

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Harold Jellicoe Percival, the WWII veteran who died alone (2) Mohne Dam breached during Operation Chastise and pictured on 17th May 1943 (3) Edersee Dam also...

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Hundreds Show Up for Funeral of Family-less WWII Veteran

BONDED THROUGH SERVICE FOR THE COUNTRY – (Above) Hundreds, about 600 or 700, turned up for the funeral of WWII veteran Harold Percival all because of retired sergeant Rick Clement’s plea; (Below) The...

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Stan Franks, a WWII Pilot, will Receive a Funeral Fit for A Veteran After...

Stan Franks completed 31 missions over Germany during WWII By the age of 19, Stan Franks had completed 31 missions over Germany during the Second World War. At 88 years old, Stan Franks was found dead...

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A Bullet Lodged in Arnhem Veteran Body is Found After Death

Jack Mansell was a World War II Arnhem veteran who recently passed away. When workers in the funeral parlor cremated the body, they were surprised to find that there were a bullet lodged in his hip....

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Remembering WWII by Remembering Our Veterans

On Veterans Day in 2013, President Barack Obama honored Richard Overton, 107 years-old, at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Owens is believed to be the oldest living...

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Of Flight and Fight: Retired Brigadier General Bob Scott shares life journey...

Retired Brigadier General Bob Scott, a US Air Force pioneer, (back row, second from the right) shared his personal experience in serving the military for 31 years from the Second Wold War to the Cold...

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Bill Campbell: Soldier Thought to be Dead, Shows Up Alive.

The Metro West Daily News shares the story of Bill Campbell, a World War II veteran. At the time, the 18 year old rifleman was on a rescue mission to locate a man who was unlucky enough to step on a...

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Kenneth Knudson, a WWII Veteran, was sent to Jail for poor maintenance of his...

January 3, 2014, the Blaze reports a story of an 88 year old WWII veteran being charged a fine and sent to jail in Horton, Kansas. Kenneth Knudson is the owner of an office building and a beauty...

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A French Woman Adopts the Grave of James Lange

The family of James Lange has never had a chance to lay flowers at the grave of the departed soldier. The 19 year old soldier arrived in Normandy, France shortly after D-Day, June 6, 1944—he never...

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Meeting A Veteran – By John Henry Phillips

We grow up on stories of World War 2. From being a child pretending a fallen twig is a gun, to the extra excitement when England face Germany in a football match (though being a child, you’re never...

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Runners Pay Tribute to Veteran Mid-Race

Runners in San Jose, California participated in an annual race that benefits military veterans were already working for the cause and giving back to their community—but they did something unexpected...

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Murray Adams, Veteran, Gets to Spend Time with His Old Plane

Murray Adams was a pilot in the Second World War. Now in his mid-90s, his fighting days are long behind him. Still, as with many veterans, his history in the war remains a big part of who he is today,...

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War in the skies – Veteran shares story of service as bombardier during World...

By Jeremy P. Amick With a recollection of events as lucid as if they occurred yesterday, Jefferson City, Mo., resident John Sullivan, 89, enjoys sharing the story of his service in the skies above...

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Vietnam Veteran Looks for Long-Lost Child

A Vietnam veteran by the name of Jerry Quinn finally decided to embark on a journey to find his long-lost son. His voyage is not an unusual one, as many former soldiers have gone on similar quests to...

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New Zealand’s Oldest WWII Veteran Dies Aged 108

New Zealand’s oldest World War II veteran, Bill Mitchell, has passed away at the age of 108. News of his death was confirmed by his son-in-law, Nick Nicholson, and the former president of...

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Gives Navy Veteran Thanksgiving Surprise

In the lead-up to Thanksgiving, actor and former WWE champion Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson went out of his way to honor a US Navy veteran at a recent film screening. The moment was captured on camera,...

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