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 HQ Batallón) July 31, 2015

Another Tuskegee Airmen has died. He was 88

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William R. White, a former member of the famed squadron of African American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, died on July 26 at his home in Smithfield. He was 88. "My job was to service the planes to keep them in the air," White said in 2013. ...read more

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He saved the lives of 20 soldiers, disregarding for his own personal safety - Arnhem's British hero

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Sgt Robert Rigler, 98 years old, is an Arnhem's British hero, who has received Legion d’Honneur for his brave part in the daring mission to evacuate besieged British troops from the Dutch town of Arnhem in September 1944. As well as a mention in despatches...read more

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The youngest bombardier in the U.S. Army Air Corps' 306th Bomb Group receives presidential honor

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The ceremony to deliver the presidential citation awarded to John Pedevillano,  a B-17 bombardier during World War II,  took place last Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol Hill in Washington, hosted by Arizona Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Vice Chief of...read more

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Meeting history: WWII veterans revisit memories of war

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RT joined World War II veterans in their return to places where they confronted the Nazi invaders to relive their heroic memories together as part of a project dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the end of bloodiest war in history....read more

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A través del tiempo: veteranos soviéticos durante la II Guerra Mundial y 70 años después

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Con motivo del 70.º aniversario de la Victoria sobre el nazismo en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la agencia Reuters ha presentado su proyecto especial de retratos de veteranos del Ejército Rojo. Estos héroes sobrevivieron la guerra que se cobró la vida de cerca de 27 millones de ciudadanos...read more

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