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June 26, 2023
Pentagon Honors POWs/MIAs at Poster Unveiling
Washington D.C. — Dignitaries, friends and family members of prisoners of war and troops missing in action honored the sacrifices of those service members yesterday at the unveiling of the 2023 POW/MIA poster.One of
June 9, 2023
Wreckage of WWII bomber 'Heaven Can Wait' found, recovery mission a success
Georgetown, TX — The American B-24 bomber named "Heaven Can Wait" was shot down off the coast of New Guinea in March of 1944. All 11 servicemen aboard were killed. Those 11 men have been counted among the more than
After 80 years, project underway to identify POWs
Honolulu, HI — At the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, the Defense Department is disinterring more than 400 sets of remains of American service members who died during WWII. The hope: After
Remains of Medal of Honor recipient buried in Georgia
Washington D.C. — Army Cpl. Luther H. Story “displayed conspicuous bravery” during a large-scale attack by the North Korean People’s Army near the Naktong River in South Korea on September 1, 1950, according to a joint
Meet the American who earned the Medal of Honor
Washington D.C. — Cpl. Story earned the Medal of Honor for his ferocious last stand in the turning-point battle of the Korean War. He saved lives among his retreating company. He helped save South Korea from darkness.