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cbc.ca on MSN · 3h

'I was lucky': 101-year-old Second World War veteran reflects on service

At 101-years-old, Chase is one of a dwindling number of living veterans in the city who served in the second world war as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Augusta-Aiken WRDW-TV on MSN · 2h

Here’s where you can honor those who served on Veterans Day

Here’s where you can honor those who served our country during Veterans Day on Monday. The Evans VFW Post plans to hold a ceremony. It’ll be set up behind the Evans Library at the Memorial Park Gardens around 11 a.

KARK Little Rock on MSN · 48m

Honoring Veterans Day with events around central Arkansas

Veterans Day is meant to honor those who have put their lives on the line to protect our country. Here are several ways to show your respect today.

Simple History on MSN · 1h

WWI Vets Who Served in WWII

This Veterans Day, we honor the unique bravery of World War I veterans who, even after surviving the Great War, returned to serve in WWII. These extraordinary men, like Walter ‘Wally’ Brown, demonstrated resilience and commitment,

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World War II veteran reflects on life as he turns 100

A fortune teller read his palm and told him that he had a long lifeline and would survive the war unscathed. On the ...

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Not a war story: this is about what comes after

Canada’s veterans have a conflicted relationship with Remembrance Day, an idea that may be shifting as older war vets leave ...

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Two Madison-area veterans help carry on the history of World War II

Durwood “Bud” Buchheim, 101, of Sun Prairie, and John Storer, 97, of Maple Bluff, are among the estimated 100,000 or fewer ...

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These Are the Most Important Allied Women of World War 2

Over the course of World War II, many women stepped out of societal norms to take on roles that were essential to the Allied ...

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Almost 80 years after the end of the Second World War, a small piece of a lost soldier’s life finds its way back to Japan

Toward the war’s end in August, 1945, the 127th Liaison Squadron left India and was ordered to move into position in the ...

UK’s oldest Second World War veteran honoured with hundreds of handmade poppies in Armistice Day display

The UK’s oldest Second World War Veteran has been honoured this Armistice Day with a display of hundreds of handmade poppies at his care home.

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Island family drawing attention to Acadian involvement in Second World War

Names like Gallant, Haché and Blacquiere appear on headstones, lit up in blue to symbolize their Acadian heritage.But these ...

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2 regional wars need not add up to World War III

World War I was the “Great War” before World War II. As a global conflict unfolded in the late 1930s in Europe and Asia, it ...

Battling the memories: Local war veteran speaks about his time in the Second World War

Like many veterans of the Second World War, Allan Brunsden came to terms with his battle memories late in life. At 99, he ...

World War II Museum in New Orleans spotlights Black service members with special exhibit

Hidden histories come to life in this sprawling show, which includes photos, films and interactive touch-screen oral ...

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