- Blood, guts and modesty: 70 years after the start of WWII, a new book records the moving and humorous accounts of a … (Daily Mail: World News) – Blood, guts and modesty: 70 years after the start of WWII, a new book records the moving and humorous accounts of a generation of heroes
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- World War II: 63 years after (Kurdish Media) – Since World War II many things have changed in the world, both in economy and warfare. Post-WW II atmosphere initiated competition for the world´s true hegemon.
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Ceremony at Quonset honors 7 Tuskegee Airmen (The Providence Journal) – The nation’s first black aviation unit, which underwent segregated flight training in Alabama, proved its mettle in World War II.
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- World War II vet finds he was due for Distinguished Flying Cross since ‘45 (Austin American-Statesman) – Wally Bludworth of Kyle flew 34 bombing missions in B-24 planes over Germany during World War II, including 19 in which he returned to England with engines shot out and fuel lines leaking. “One time there were 134 flak holes in the airplane when we returned,” he said.
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- Filipino vets line up for U.S. war benefits (Honolulu Advertiser) – MANILA, Philippines — 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.
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- Flew in Enola Gay during WWII (Chicago Sun-Times) – Imagine Joyce H. Kress’ surprise when she read about the atomic bomb being dropped on Japan and realized that she had once ridden on the plane that made the historic flight.
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- 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.
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- Millvale WWII POW Gets Purple Heart 65 Years Later (WTAE-TV Pittsburgh) – Shot down over Germany during World War II, David Rohm thought he was going to die. But the tech sergeant from Millvale survived his wound — along with more than a year in a POW camp — and is getting a Purple Heart after a 65-year wait.
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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
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- 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.