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Judge Releases Woman Accused of Vandalizing World War II Memorial

18. August 2026 um 19:37
Prosecutors led by Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, argued that Melissa Farris posed a flight risk and asked the court to reverse its decision.

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National Guard troops patrolling the World War II Memorial in Washington after it was vandalized last week.

DOJ Charges Kentucky Woman in World War II Memorial Vandalism Case

14. August 2026 um 20:04
Two felony charges have been filed against a Kentucky woman after spray paint was seen on the memorial in the capital.

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National Guard troops patrol the World War II Memorial on Friday after it was vandalized.

Piece of Plane Flown by World War II Flying Ace Finally Comes Home

07. August 2026 um 10:03
A search crew found the wreckage of Richard Bong’s missing plane on a Papua New Guinea hillside two years ago. Part of a wing will be on display at a museum honoring him in Wisconsin.

James Bradley, Co-Author of ‘Flags of Our Fathers,’ Dies at 72

20. Juni 2026 um 02:40
His best-selling book celebrated the servicemen in the stirring photograph of the U.S. flag-raising on Iwo Jima. One, it was long believed, was his father.

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James Bradley in 2006. His father, a Navy medic, spoke little of his time in combat, and Mr. Bradley sought to highlight his valor, including actions that earned him the Navy Cross.

Hegseth Criticizes Europe Over Migration ‘Invasion’ in D-Day Speech

07. Juni 2026 um 13:37
The remarks from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reflect many of the Trump administration’s previous assertions on immigrants in Europe, which overlap with the language of European far-right political parties.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the U.S. cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, at a D-Day commemoration, on Saturday.

King Charles Presents President With Submarine Bell From HMS Trump

29. April 2026 um 10:40
The bell that King Charles III gave President Trump on his state visit came from a submarine that sank several Japanese ships in the Pacific War in 1945.

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The polished brass bell once hung on the submarine’s conning tower.

World War II Veterans Say NATO Is Imperfect but Necessary

13. April 2026 um 22:11
President Trump’s stance on NATO has upended the norms that the service of World War II veterans helped to establish. Some say the partnership could be revamped for modern times.

Norman Bussel, Who Chronicled Veterans’ Unseen Traumas, Dies at 102

08. April 2026 um 01:38
After a grueling year in a German prison camp during World War II, he endured crushing nightmares and survivor guilt back home, leading him to spread the word about veterans’ suffering.

Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan’s Prime Minister

19. März 2026 um 23:44
Breaking a taboo, President Trump needled Japan’s prime minister about the World War II attack, as she widened her eyes and appeared to take a deep breath in the Oval Office.

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Investigation Finds Credit Suisse Had Wider Nazi Ties Than Previously Known

03. Februar 2026 um 18:26
But a lawyer who has been scrutinizing archives and UBS are in a dispute over access to about 150 documents.

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“Shining light on Credit Suisse’s past is part of turning the page, a very dark chapter of history,” said Senator Charles E. Grassley, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Dies at 104

22. Dezember 2025 um 17:53
She began working as a park ranger at age 85, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them.

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Betty Reid Soskin in 2021. As a union worker helping the war effort in 1942, she felt the humiliation of segregation.

Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101

05. Dezember 2025 um 06:43
As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day before becoming a prisoner of war. Back home, a decorated veteran, he was forbidden to vote as a Native American.

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Charles Norman Shay at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, in 2019. “I saw there were many wounded men who were floundering in the water,” he said, recalling D-Day. “And I knew that if nobody went to help them, they were doomed to die.”
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