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January 8, 2015

Decorated WWII fighter pilot dies at age 93

James Goodson, a decorated World War II fighter pilot and former prisoner of war, who went on to a successful post-war business career, has died.

January 8, 2015

Veterans memorial sticks to rule banning flag to honor fallen Army soldier

The parents of a 23-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan say a vets group that oversees a memorial in a small New Jersey town “has hurt us deeply” for refusing to fly a flag in honor of their son.

January 8, 2015

WWII veteran's Purple Heart stolen in home invasion

Police say one of the items stolen in an armed home invasion in Leicester (LESS'-tuhr) last weekend was a Purple Heart earned by the World War II veteran father of one of the victims.