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Mail Pouch Tobacco barns recall bygone America, legacy of solitary World War II veteran

March 25, 2024

Mail Pouch Tobacco barns recall bygone America, legacy of solitary World War II veteran

Mail Pouch Tobacco barns still pitch a bygone product on country rounds around West Virginia. They helped make artist and WWII veteran Harley Warrick famous late in life.

Saluting the sacrifice of our remarkable heroes

March 25, 2024

Saluting the sacrifice of our remarkable heroes

Out of 40 million service members, less than 4,000 have received our nation's highest award for gallantry. National Medal of Honor Day ensures we remember their sacrifice.

Jimmy Dean, country crooner and hometown hero, is also America’s pork prince: 'One hell of a man'

March 23, 2024

Jimmy Dean, country crooner and hometown hero, is also America’s pork prince: 'One hell of a man'

Jimmy Dean was a country crooner with a TV variety show. He became famous for his supermarket sausage after investing in a business in his hometown of Planview, Texas.

Legendary veteran known as ‘Hot Dog Guy’ dies at 60

March 21, 2024

Legendary veteran known as ‘Hot Dog Guy’ dies at 60

Robin Williams, a retired Air Force chief master sergeant better known as the “AAFES Hot Dog Guy" in the military, died of a heart attack March 14 at the age of 60.

Retired commandant who was ‘widely beloved’ by Marines dies at 95

March 21, 2024

Retired commandant who was ‘widely beloved’ by Marines dies at 95

Retired Gen. Al Gray, who served as the 29th commandant of the Marine Corps from 1987 to 1991, died at the age of 95 Wednesday after an extended period in hospice care.

California votes to spend $6.4B on homeless crisis despite spiraling debt

March 21, 2024

California votes to spend $6.4B on homeless crisis despite spiraling debt

California voters have passed a measure to spend billions of dollars on the state’s spiraling homeless crisis despite the state's finances being in the red.

WWII Ghost Army who duped Nazis in secret mission will receive Congressional Gold Medal

March 21, 2024

WWII Ghost Army who duped Nazis in secret mission will receive Congressional Gold Medal

The Congressional Gold Medal will be awarded to honor the remarkable contributions of the Ghost Army, a unit of the American military during World War II.

Pearl Harbor survivor, 1 of the last remaining, dies at 102

March 21, 2024

Pearl Harbor survivor, 1 of the last remaining, dies at 102

Richard C. "Dick" Higgins, a survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack, has died at the age of 102 in Bend, Oregon. Higgins was one of the few remaining survivors.

USS New Jersey to leave port for first time in 24 years, big guns will fire salute: 'I love this ship'

March 20, 2024

USS New Jersey to leave port for first time in 24 years, big guns will fire salute: 'I love this ship'

The USS New Jersey is scheduled to leave port for the first time in 24 years, to undergo maintenance in Philadelphia. Now a floating museum, the battleship will fire its heavy guns on the journey.

National WWII Museum's new exhibit uses AI to let visitors have virtual conversations with veterans

March 20, 2024

National WWII Museum's new exhibit uses AI to let visitors have virtual conversations with veterans

The National World War II Museum is employing the use of A.I. in its new interactive exhibit. Visitors will be able to have virtual conversations with veterans of the war and more.