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jpost.comworld8 days ago
Israeli President Hosts Ceremony Marking 50 Years Since Entebbe Rescue
President Isaac Herzog held a ceremony at the president's residence in Jerusalem on July 12 commemorating the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir also attended the event.
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news.sky.comworld9 days ago
Israeli military releases 2006 war orders on 20th anniversary
The Israeli military published two previously classified documents from the start of the 2006 Second Lebanon War. The documents detail the initial operational orders and a later decision to expand ground operations toward the Litani River.
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jns.orgworld21 days ago
Soldier wounded in 1976 Entebbe raid honored on 50th anniversary
Sorin Hershko received recognition from the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation during an event marking 50 years since the July 1976 hostage rescue at Entebbe Airport. The center's chairman is Chemi Peres, son of former prime minister Shimon Peres.
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The Independentworld33 days ago
Brain tissue samples from Scottish soldier returned to grave 85 years after death
Tissue removed by German doctors after Private Donnie MacRae died in 1941 was identified and returned to his Berlin cemetery plot. A service was held this week with two relatives present.
news.sky.comworld34 days ago
World War One Grenade Found at Devon Auction House Prompts Evacuation
Staff at a Devon auction house discovered a World War One grenade among garden tools submitted for sale. Police and explosive ordnance teams responded and later determined the device posed no immediate threat.
nypost.comworld34 days ago
Soldier's Brain Returned for Burial 85 Years After Death
Donnie MacRae's brain, removed by German researchers after his death as a World War Two prisoner, has been buried with his body. The remains were returned to Scotland more than eight decades later.
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Representative Massie Honors USS Liberty Crew on House Floor
Rep. Thomas Massie spoke on the House floor June 8, 2026, marking the 59th anniversary of the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty. He described the incident and introduced survivors present in the chamber.
propublica.orgworld41 days ago
Representative Calls for New USS Liberty Investigation on 59th Anniversary
A member of Congress used a June 8 floor speech to request a new congressional investigation into the 1967 USS Liberty attack and to honor survivors still living.
foxnews.comworld42 days ago
Rep. Massie Renews Call for USS Liberty Investigation on 59th Anniversary of Israeli Attack
Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie delivered a House floor speech on June 8, 2026, urging a fresh investigation and a resolution honoring the crew of the USS Liberty.
rediff.compolitics45 days ago
100-Year-Old Veteran Recalls Landing on Utah Beach and Losing His Best Friend to German Shellfire
Joe Picard, now 100, served as clerk for the 552nd Field Artillery Battalion and still remembers the 1944 campaign from Normandy to Aachen.
usatoday.comworld45 days ago
U.S. Defense Secretary Arrives in France for D-Day Anniversary
The U.S. defense secretary and family reached Caen ahead of the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. The visit marks the annual commemoration of the 1944 Allied landings in Normandy.
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247wallst.compolitics47 days agoSourced
Presidential Message Marks 84th Anniversary of Battle of Midway
The White House issued a statement commemorating the June 4-7, 1942 Battle of Midway that ended Imperial Japan's naval supremacy in the Pacific. The message frames the victory as the decisive turning point that placed U.S. forces on the path to winning World War II.
nbcnews.comworld49 days ago
Defense News Marks 40 Years of Defense Coverage Since 1986
The publication has chronicled major U.S. military reforms, conflicts, and technological shifts from the Goldwater-Nichols Act through the return of great-power competition. Coverage spans four decades of command restructuring, wars, industrial consolidation, and emerging domains…
Washington Examinerpolitics53 days ago
Continental Congress Calls for 10,000-Man Reserve to Defend Middle Colonies
On May 29, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved a strategic reserve force after discussions with Gen. George Washington. The decision addressed urgent needs in Canada and New York.
bbc.co.ukworld54 days ago
Ashes of Two French Korean War Veterans Buried in South Korea
The remains of two French soldiers who fought in the Korean War were interred Wednesday at a military cemetery in South Korea. Their ashes were placed beside the graves of other French troops who died in the same conflict more than seventy years ago.
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New York Postpolitics55 days ago
USS Hornet Museum to Host Furry Convention May 29-31
The USS Hornet museum in Alameda County will hold its annual Galactic Camp event for three days starting May 29. The convention includes activities such as scavenger hunts and adult-themed games. The retired aircraft carrier previously served in World War II, Vietnam, and recover…
nypost.comworld58 days ago
World War II Veterans Share Accounts Before Numbers Decline
Fewer than 45,000 of the more than 16 million Americans who served in World War II remain alive. Three veterans described their experiences on Iwo Jima and Bougainville in interviews conducted for an oral-history project.
world58 days ago
Adelaide River War Cemetery Groundskeeper Maintains Graves After March Floods
Rob Thorne tends 435 graves at the Adelaide River War Cemetery, located about an hour south-east of Darwin. The site holds remains from World War II and later conflicts, including unknown civilians killed in the 1942 bombing of Darwin.
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Azerbaijan Commemorates Jewish Tank Commander Albert Agarunov, Killed in 1992 Battle of Shusha
Rabbi Zamir Isayev led students and young Jewish community members to Albert Agarunov’s grave at the Alley of Martyrs in central Baku this weekend. The posthumous National Hero of Azerbaijan fought in the defense of Shusha in May 1992 and was killed by a sniper on May 8, 1992. Me…
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nbcnews.compolitics72 days ago
1944 MI5 Report Warned of Possible, but Unrealized, German Airborne Raid Targeting Royals or Churchill
Newly released documents reveal that MI5 and the Air Ministry warned on 20 December 1944 that Germany could drop up to 500 paratroopers to assassinate senior British figures. The alert came days after Hitler's Ardennes offensive. Protective measures were immediately strengthened…
rediff.compolitics77 days agoSourced
President Issues Message on 84th Coral Sea Battle Anniversary
The White House released a presidential statement commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea. The message underscores the lasting U.S.-Australia alliance formed during World War II.
en.antaranews.comworld81 days ago
U.S. Navy Identifies Remains of WWII Radioman Robert L. Cyr Jr. After 81 Years
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified the remains of U.S. Navy Aviation Radioman 2nd Class Robert L. Cyr Jr., missing since a 1944 plane crash in the South Pacific. Cyr, who enlisted at 17 and flew patrols during World War II, will receive a burial with full milita…
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British Soldier Missing from World War One Laid to Rest After Remains Discovered
The remains of a British soldier who went missing during the First World War were laid to rest in France following their discovery during hospital construction. The soldier, aged 20 at the time of disappearance in 1917, was identified through DNA testing provided by relatives.