These national park trails were created by America’s first Black soldiers
Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...
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The Army’s 10th Mountain Division, which trained in Colorado and helped defeat the Nazis, is celebrated this week
The division's history is honored this week across Colorado ski areas, including the 50th annual Ski-In Daze with descendants ...
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Can Ukraine Draw Lessons from Finland’s Winter War Against Russia?
The Soviets ended up winning the Winter War, but it was a Pyrrhic victory for Moscow. U.S. secretary of defense Pete ...
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The Army’s Cold-Weather All-Terrain Vehicle Is Old Man Winter’s Worst Enemy
This tracked personnel carrier can float across the snow, crawl over ice and paddle through the mud. Oh, and it can swim.
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‘I survived World War II. I’m thankful for that’ — Veteran nearing 100 recounts his life
World War II veterans are described as “The Greatest Generation” because of their courage, patriotism and strength in the ...
Two curators worked to find the stories behind these guards in Maine during WWII
Tilly Laskey has been a curator at the Maine Historical Society for 10 years. She’s created a platform for other curators or ...
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The Talented and Valiant Female Surgeon Who Joined Allied Forces in WWII and Broke Barriers Along the Way
Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...
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WWII veteran, battlefield medic from Honesdale dies at 100
WWII veteran Tony Battaglia, who served as a medic in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and later moved to Honesdale, died Friday ...
Kennebec Journal8d
World War II hero from Maine is new namesake of Fort Bragg in North Carolina
World War II Pfc. Roland L. Bragg lived in Maine until his 1999 death and is remembered as a hero. He replaces the fort's ...
Hegseth restores Fort Liberty's name back to Fort Bragg to honor WWII hero
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday signed an order to rename Fort Liberty in North Carolina back to its original Fort ...
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Winter storms bring flooding and ‘thunder ice’ in several US states
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Storms spawned at least one brief tornado, sent creeks over their banks and caused flash flooding Thursday in portions of West Virginia and Kentucky, while a wintry mix ...