- Philippine veterans line up for long-awaited U.S. war benefits (Los Angeles Times) – The Obama stimulus package addresses a broken promise made during World War II. In Manila, many of the applicants are sick, weak and short on time. The slow march begins each day before sunrise as old soldiers, many hobbling on canes or pushed in wheelchairs, line up across the Philippines, hoping for some American stimulus.
These are my links for March 4th from 19:49 to 22:35:
- German Company Seeking Bailout Is Linked to Auschwitz (Time Magazine) – An embattled industrial giant is suddenly confronted with a charge that its founders may have been tied to the infamous concentration camp
These are my links for March 2nd through March 3rd:
- ORD’S WARHORSE HISTORY (The Monterey County Herald) – As World War II loomed on America’s horizon, the U.S. Army at Fort Ord was gearing up to meet the challenge — by setting up a veterinary hospital for its horse-mounted cavalry and horse-drawn artillery units.
DÏ‘ChεSS oÏ iηKâ„¢ ツ asked:
Military records and information. My grandfathers and past grandparents were in the military but allot of the records were lost thru family – and family issues =[
himperio@verizon.net asked:
i served in equador, galapagos & panama jungles; i can;t find any records 1942 till 1945;
- All Female African American World War II Unit Honored (Skanner) – The last surviving members of the only all female African American Army unit to deploy in World War II were honored by the U.S. Army last week.