October 11, 2020 Australian Navy divers find unexploded bomb on reef, tow it to sea Australian Navy divers have removed an unexploded 45-kilogram (100-pound) bomb on a reef off the southeastern coast and a ship towed it to deeper waters because it posed a “significant risk” to the public.
September 22, 2020 Oldest living US Marine celebrates 107th birthday in North Carolina The oldest living U.S. Marine celebrated her 107th birthday in Kannapolis, N.C., over the weekend, according to local authorities and the Marine Corps itself, all of whom wished her a happy birthday.
September 21, 2020 WWII German Navy wreck with Nazi symbol discovered A German warship that was sunk during World War II has been identified off the coast of Norway.
September 21, 2020 Explosion kills British, Australian WWII bomb specialists in Solomon Islands Two men working to locate undetonated World War II bombs died in an explosion in the Solomon Islands Sunday.
September 17, 2020 German police officers suspended over pro-Nazi photos, doctored images of refugees in gas chambers At least 29 police officers in western Germany have been suspended pending an ongoing investigation for exchanging photos of Adolf Hitler and doctored images depicting refugees in gas chambers on their personal cellphones, state officials announced Thursday.
September 16, 2020 Florida WWII statue to stay at Sarasota Bayfront after GOP congressman intervenes A controversial statue of a Navy sailor kissing a dental assistant to celebrate the Allies' World War II victory over Japan will remain on display in a Florida city where officials had considered removing it.
September 13, 2020 Military flyovers greet oldest living American WWII veteran on 111th birthday The oldest known U.S. veteran of World War II observed coronavirus social distancing restrictions as he celebrated his 111th birthday in New Orleans.
September 9, 2020 Florida GOP Rep. Buchanan urges officials not to remove statue celebrating WWII victory over Japan A Republican congressman from Florida is urging city officials in Sarasota to quash a plan that would move a statue celebrating the World War II victory over Japan away from its current Bayfront home.
September 3, 2020 Remains of USS Oklahoma sailor killed in Pearl Harbor identified, to be buried in Texas The remains of a U.S. Navy sailor have been identified nearly 78 years after he was killed at Pearl Harbor during World War II.
September 2, 2020 Rebecca Grant: World War II ended exactly 75 years ago — here’s what it can teach us about war on coronavirus As the world continues to wage war on the coronavirus, Wednesday marks the end of another far deadlier global war exactly 75 years ago. On Sept. 2, 1945, America accepted the surrender of Japan to end World War II.
