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Here are 29 things to do in Pueblo June 13-26, including Father's Day train rides, Blues, Brews and BBQ in Pueblo West; and a ...
LOWELL — Over the course of two-and-a-half years, Lowell local Ian Hamilton and his father and co-author Shawn Hamilton have been working tirelessly on their fourth history book. Titled “Young ...
FILE - D-Day veterans, (L-R) Ken Hay, Richard Aldred, Henry Rice, Jim Grant and John Dennet pose for a picture on Sword Beach following the Spirit of Normandy Trust service in Coleville-Montgomery ...
The exact number of surviving D-Day veterans is unknown, but the U.S. Veterans Administration says about 66,000 veterans, fewer than 0.5% of the 16.4 million Americans who served in the war, were ...
Memorial Day is often associated with barbecues, parades, & the unofficial start date of summer, but it’s origin is rooted in an important story that's largely invisible.
At Grant Park commemoration, veterans, families reflect on Memorial Day: 'Freedom is not free' Among the honored guests was retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling, who spent six years as a POW ...
Just one book a day is 365 books each year, meaning kids could reach 1,075 books by age three. “Even if you don’t hit the thousand, just reading every day with your kids, it just really helps ...
Gaylord Sports Association – the state's largest adaptive sports program — brought a group of veterans to Danbury's Candlewood Lake for a day of free fishing.
Second World War veterans have been interviewed by Renfrewshire school pupils for a book which preserves their stories to educate future generations about the conflict. Memories of the Arctic ...
Albert Lamond, 99, served in some of the most dangerous naval operations of the war, from Arctic convoys to the D-Day landings, and was 18 when he joined HMS Rowley, which was assigned to protect ...
Memories of the Arctic convoys and the Clydebank blitz were among those shared by veterans from Erskine Veterans Charity, with pupils from Park… ...