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A story of heroism too long delayed

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:57:31 GMT

A story of heroism too long delayed
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA - 1 hour ago
The kindness and good spirits of the World War II pilot and former Hanford safety officer, now 91 years old, were unmistakable in Molly Van Wagner's Page 1 ...

The National World War II Museum to Host Film Conference Examining ...

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:57:42 GMT

The National World War II Museum to Host Film Conference Examining ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jan 22, 2008
The National World War II Museum was dedicated in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum and recently has been designated by Congress as the country's official ...

Journey to remember

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:57:42 GMT

Journey to remember
Regina Leader-Post, Canada - Jan 21, 2008
As part of the journey, we had also planned to take part in the D-Day ceremonies at Juno Beach on June 6 to commemorate other Victoria officers killed in ...

Jewish Vets In WWII Lauded

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:55:09 GMT

Jewish Vets In WWII Lauded
Hartford Courant, United States - 5 hours ago
There were openly anti-Semitic senators in Congress," Wagner said. "I'm convinced one of the greatest forces for changing that was the influence of Jewish ...

Montreal Jews honour Mohawk war hero who helped liberate Dachau

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:48:54 GMT

Montreal Jews honour Mohawk war hero who helped liberate Dachau
CBC Montreal, Canada - 21 minutes ago
... who were only skeletons with skin and no more," said Jakov Gelfandbein, who was with a Soviet artillery regiment that helped liberate Auschwitz. ...

WWII vet’s diary tells tales from the front lines

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:59:29 GMT

WWII vet’s diary tells tales from the front lines
Northwest Herald, IL - 3 hours ago
... part memoir, part mea culpa, the 27-page chronicle relays a young man’s experiences training for and serving as a Navy gunner in World War II. ...

Hope amidst Holocaust

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:48:22 GMT

Hope amidst Holocaust
Manchester Evening News, UK - 22 hours ago
"I've been to Auschwitz and it's a living memorial to what happened. I was aware that this might cross people's minds when they watched this - why did he ...

Tott family interview to air Tuesday on NPR

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:35:27 GMT

Tott family interview to air Tuesday on NPR
Sioux City Journal, IA - 17 hours ago
National Public Radio will air an interview with members of the Vernon Tott family of Sioux City today during Morning Edition. Morning Edition airs at 5 ...

After 61 years, World War II veteran, 82, finally opens up about ...

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:07:19 GMT

After 61 years, World War II veteran, 82, finally opens up about ...
Villages Daily Sun, FL - 43 minutes ago
As a member of the US Coast Guard from 1943-1946 during World War II, Pastucha experienced things that forced him to “grow up” as he transported Marine and ...

Winter of Our Warriors

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:49:03 GMT

Winter of Our Warriors
Burlington Times News, NC - 21 minutes ago
World War II veterans from around the area are joining us to provide their often wartime memories as an ongoing living history project. ...

World War II veteran to be inducted in French Legion of Honor

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:51:05 GMT

World War II veteran to be inducted in French Legion of Honor
Bradenton Herald, United States - 2 hours ago
AP World War II veteran Ronald Calvin Sparks will enter the French Legion of Honor on Monday, 63 years after the Orlando man was injured and taken prisoner ...

Series Overview: World War II Stories

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:34:53 GMT

Series Overview: World War II Stories
NPR - Sep 21, 2007
Part 4, Tuesday on Morning Edition: Vernon Tott is the "angel of Ahlem" to survivors of a slave labor camp he helped liberate in 1945. ...

Soviet prisoner meets Iowans who liberated him

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:46:32 GMT

Soviet prisoner meets Iowans who liberated him
Radio Iowa, IA - Sep 8, 2007
Sami Jalilov was captured by Germans in September of 1944 and taken to the infamous concentration camp in Auschwitz. He survived starvation, brutal ...

Flight of a lifetime

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:17:49 GMT

Flight of a lifetime
Sand Mountain Reporter, AL - 1 hour ago
By George Jones Veterans from Marshall County will fly to Washington this month to see the National World War II Memorial on Sept. 15. ...