Veterans of World War II find themselves richly, newly celebrated.

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  May 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Bill Guarnere's heroics in World War II were mostly unknown...extreme version of what many World War II veterans have experienced...dedication of the National World War II Memorial in Washington...and dwindle in number, World War II veterans find themselves...ago. For ...

Guarding the Memories of World War II

The Washington Post;  November 7, 1999 ;     700+ words ......the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima with World War II even though it was a multiple-choice test, according...officials who work with educators say the study of World War II often suffers because it comes late in the school...There is not much in the curriculum that refers to World ...

Canadian Troops, Carleton-York Regiment under Fire, Campochiaro, Italy,...

Canadisk/CanPix;  June 15, 1989 ;     34 words ...Canadisk/CanPix 06-15-1989 Canadian Troops, Carleton-York Regiment under Fire, Campochiaro, Italy, World War II Oct. 23 1943 State NAC/ANC PA-114482 Keyword: War, Military 1989 Ottawa Researchers/Dr. Alastair Sweeney

Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers over Japan during World War II

Airpower Journal;  July 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers over Japan during World War II by Kenneth P. Werrell. Smithsonian...join that debate, Blankets of Fire surpasses previous works by...comprehensive look at the B-29, its World War II operations, and its...one might expect, Blankets of Fire is ...

80 years ago, teenager sailed to fight in World War I Now 95, he's one of...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 9, 1997 ;     641 words ......was about 80 years ago when a fire-eating patriot of 15 from Chicago...95, one of a few thousand World War I vets who have survived to...000 Americans who served in World War I, 120,663 of them from Wisconsin...organization the Veterans of World War I of the USA Inc. is ...

BOYS OF `44 STAND BY D.C. MALL MONUMENT TO WORLD WAR II VETS LONG...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  March 19, 2001 ;     700+ words ......the twilight of our years, World War II military veterans like...many veterans - why has a World War II memorial taken so long...less time than the one under fire now. The current dispute...each passing month, 32,000 World War II veterans die, according...In talking to my ...

World War II. Pacific War. 1945. (PAR294314)

Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1945 ;     151 words ......Smith Magnum Photos 01-01-1945 World War II. Pacific War. 1945. Keywords...open air weather climatology fire all smoke natural surroundings...rubble construction material world war ii conflict defense wwii 2nd world war confrontation armed conflict defence war wars name of ...

Wealth of World War II Books for History Buffs

Human Events;  May 30, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Inspires New Titles Wealth of World War II Books for History Buffs The 60th anniversary of World War II ends in August, but books...Sen. Bob Dole is a noted World War II veteran who, after many...served as co-chairman of the World War II Veterans Memorial ...

World War II vets' children now make journey

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 25, 2001 ;     700+ words ......whose ports of call were largely sites related to World War II. Some 200 of the travelers aboard the 700-passenger...cruise. Changing makeup Nowadays, the number of World War II veterans revisiting the places they served is...children, reaching their 50s and 60s, as well as World War ...

G.B. ENGLAND. London. Heavy Rescue Squad sent out for a day's work. Life...

Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1940 ;     209 words ......London during The Blitz of World War II in 1939-40. 1940. Keywords...White European Firefighter Fire fighter Tool Implement...sector Person People 2nd World War 2nd World War WWll WWll WW2 WW2 WWII WWII World War II World War II Bunch...

SALUTING WORLD WAR II'S 'UNFORGETTABLE SOULS'

The Columbian;  October 5, 1997 ;     657 words ......Friday's ceremonies launching construction of a World War II memorial on the state Capitol campus. If the...old. The Capitol campus already has memorials to World War I, Vietnam and the Korean War. More than 500 people...memorial by Veterans Day of next year. Strains from World War ...

OP-ED: World War II memorial long overdue.

The Boston Herald;  November 10, 1997 ;     679 words ...Groundbreaking on a World War II Memorial is scheduled...American battlefield deaths in World War II than in the Civil War, twice as many as in World War I, Korea and Vietnam combined...Americans who served in World War II, only 6,675,000 are alive...As our most popular ...

Generations Gather in Gratitude; World War II Memorial Breaks Ground on...

The Washington Post;  November 12, 2000 ;     700+ words ......endured the Depression, fought World War II overseas and at home...Day groundbreaking for the World War II Memorial, but what made...that announced proudly: World War II Generation. Then a majestic...Dole, who asked his fellow World War II veterans to stand so...own was ...

Vision of World War IV.(COMMENTARY)

The Washington Times;  September 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ......you are already in World War IV. That is the staccato...century. The first world war of the 21st century...of America. So the world war now under way, Mr...against the U.S. in World War IV was in Iran in 1978-...flaunting the cease-fire agreements of ...

EDITORIAL: Rumors of World War III ...(Editorial)

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  July 23, 2006 ;     697 words ......Middle East of 2006 isn't the pretext for the third world war that Americans of Cold War vintage expected. To them, World War III resembled Harry Potter's Lord Voldemort--a specter...yet intensely knowable for its menace and fury. World War III would bring near-total annihilation in ...