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80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Colmar
A commemoration ceremony was held to honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Colmar at Colmar, France, Feb. 1-2, 2025.
Family of western Pennsylvania World War II soldier reunited with his helmet 80 years later
The helmet will remain on permanent display at Pittsburgh's Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum. And though McCorkle passed away in 1985, he could hardly have imaged that 80 ...
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80 Years Later: 1st Cavalry Division returns to the Philippines to commemorate the Battle of Manila
Feb. 3, 1945, the battle for the capital of the Philippines began between Allied Forces and Imperial Japan. The 1st Cavalry ...
The chapel still linking Orkney and Italy - 80 years after WW2 ended
It's almost 80 years since the end of World War Two, during which Orkney became home to hundreds of Italian prisoners of war.
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History Hour: 'That Evil Island'; Commemorating 80 years since the Battle of Iwo Jima, Feb. 20
The photo of U.S. Marines raising the American flag over Mount Suribachi after the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima against ...
Helmet pulled from mud of Rhine River reunited with World War II soldier's family 80 years later
It is a reunion 80 years in the making. During World War II, Earl L. McCorkle from Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, was fighting the Germans while trying to cross the Rhine River. But it was during the Battle ...
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World War II veteran, Gravity native receives 'Bronze Battle Star' 80 years later
An honor nearly 80 years in the making, a World War II veteran from Taylor County finally received his Bronze Battle Star.