Family remembers Cobb woman as one of the members of the Six Triple Eight unit during World War II
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The Six Triple Eight unit was the only unit made up entirely of Black women in World War II and one of ...
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Culpeper native's mission to honor Black Civil War soldiers
Howard Lambert, a Culpeper native and the first African American president of the Brandy Station Foundation, has worked tirelessly to bring these stories to life, especially those of Black Civil War ...
Military.com14d
More Than 80 Years Later, Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor Action Is Still Like Something Out of a Movie
The next morning, Murphy was reinforced with two tank destroyers from the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion and used ... As the most decorated soldier of World War II, he not only wrote his popular ...
Christian Science Monitor20d
A quiet recognition of Black soldiers in South Africa, and new rights in Ecuador
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
The Washington Post22d
New exhibit shows how African Americans returned from World War I only to a fight a war at home
It portrays a proud but fleeting time, experienced by tens of thousands of black soldiers across the country. Along Main Streets and Central Avenues, they marched in full kit, as bystanders ...
The Independent22d
‘Gay’ Hiroshima bomber, female and Black soldiers being erased in shocking Pentagon DEI file purge
And it also removes a large number of posts that mention various commemorative months — such as those for Black ... Training Battalion and an image of Marine Corps World War II Medal of Honor ...
Task & Purpose23d
80 years ago the Allies found their bridge across the Rhine
The capture of the bridge at Remagen, a surprisingly intact path into Germany, helped U.S. troops hasten the end of World War II ... Tank Battalion, fought their way across the bridge, soldiers ...
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War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge
Harold Gonsalves during World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps via AP) In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, Pfc. Christina Fuentes Montenegro prepares to hike to her platoon’s defensive position ...
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World War II-era Soldier developed the lithium-ion battery
Goodenough, a former soldier, was awarded the Nobel Prize ... random-access memory used in today's computers. During World War II, Goodenough joined the Army Air Force, training as a meteorologist ...
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Remains of World War II soldier from Roseville have been identified
WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has finally accounted for a Roseville soldier killed ... in Company C, 774th Tank Battalion, during World War II. In December 1944, he was ...
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3rd ID soldiers complete rare airborne resupply training
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Soldiers at Fort Stewart got a training opportunity Wednesday, that brigade leaders tell us doesn’t come around very often. The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team and 3rd Combat ...