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June 10, 2021

Marine killed at Pearl Harbor laid to rest in California

Eighty years after he died in the attack on Pearl Harbor and just months after his remains were finally identified, a California Marine has been laid to rest with full military honors.

June 7, 2021

Huckabee rips Biden for failing to mention D-Day anniversary: 'Inconceivable' that White House forgot

President Biden faces harsh backlash after failing to commemorate the 77th anniversary of D-Day. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee sharply questioned how such oversight occurred in the White House.

June 7, 2021

Biden snubs D-Day's 77th anniversary, angering veterans

A homeland security source told Fox News that President Biden failed to acknowledge the 77th anniversary of D-Day on Sunday.

June 7, 2021

USS Oklahoma soldiers' and Marines' remains returned to Hawaii for burial

The DPAA project has so far identified 86% of the crew aboard the USS Oklahoma when it sank on Dec. 7, 1941.

June 6, 2021

Last of Soviet soldiers who liberated Auschwitz dies at 98

David Dushman, the last surviving Soviet soldier involved in the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, has died. He was 98.

June 6, 2021

Callista and Newt Gingrich: Remembering D-Day – they risked everything in biggest gamble of World War II

On June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 allied forces launched from the sea onto the beaches of Normandy. Nearly 7,000 allied ships commanded the French coastline, and more than 3,200 aircraft dominated the skies.

June 5, 2021

77th D-Day anniversary serves as a reminder of American greatness

This Sunday marks the 77th anniversary of D-Day, a pivotal day in World War II, in which thousands of American, British and Canadian soldiers selflessly stormed the beaches of Normandy to help liberate Europe from the grip of the German-led Axis forces.

June 5, 2021

US Air Force: WWII-era ordnance found in UK is largest haul on record

The 48th Civil Engineering Squadron in April recovered a total of 370 .50 caliber rounds from a construction site at Royal Air Force Lakenheath.

June 1, 2021

USS Oklahoma sailor killed at Pearl Harbor identified, to be buried in Utah

A U.S. Navy sailor who died aboard the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 has been identified and is set to be buried in his Utah hometown, according to officials and a local report.

May 27, 2021

World War II veteran travels to South Carolina to give a final salute to the man who saved his life

World War II veteran Anthony Grasso is getting the chance to travel from Massachusetts to Frank Dubose's gravesite at Quaker Cemetary in Camden, South Carolina to give a final salute to the man who saved his life.