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The legend of Staff Sgt. Owens: 82nd paratrooper's Silver Star upgraded decades after WWII
Staff Sgt. William 'Bill' Owens fought for two days during World War II. Eighty-one years after the fight, his Silver Star ...
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Celebrate the heroes of D-Day with these unique World War II-era 48-star flags
Firebrand Flags, makers of the flag that won't burn, released a commemorative 48-star flag that was parachuted into Normandy ...
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WW3 'close' as Israel and Iran at war – military might, true allies and who could die
The world is constantly on the brink of World War 3 it seems, and with Israel and Iran now exchanging missiles, the Daily ...
The weekend Lego went to war in Minneapolis
World War Brick was a three-day convention held June 6-8 in Minneapolis devoted to military-themed Lego creations. It was put ...
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‘Josephine Baker’s Secret War’: The Star Who Spied
By the end of World War II, however, Baker had transformed herself into a regal activist for racial justice, an extraordinary reinvention that, as Hanna Diamond relates in “Josephine Baker’s ...
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The legend of Staff Sgt. Owens: 82nd paratrooper's Silver Star upgraded decades after WWII
Staff Sgt. William Owens' Silver Star was posthumously upgraded to a Distinguished Service Cross 81 years after his actions during World War II. Owens played a crucial role in securing the La ...