VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Four historic aircraft will visit the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach this Sunday for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. According to a release from the museum, the C-47 war veterans ‘That’s All, Brother’ and ‘Placid Lassie’ will be joined by a Navy R4D ‘Ready 4 Duty’ and a civilian […]
BRETTEVILLE-L’ORGUEILLEUSE, France (AP) — On D-Day, Charles Shay was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic who was ready to give his life — and save as many as he could. Now 99, he’s spreading a message of peace with tireless dedication as he’s about to take part in the 80th anniversary commemorations of the landings in […]
Donald Trump urged Christians on Thursday to support him in the 2024 US presidential election, a contest he depicted in religious terms and likened to the great battles of World War Two. Speaking at a forum for Christian broadcasters in Nashville, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination compared the stakes for the election to […]
By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid (Reuters) – Donald Trump urged Christians on Thursday to support him in the 2024 presidential election, a contest he depicted in religious terms and likened to the great battles of World War Two. Speaking at a forum for Christian broadcasters in Nashville, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination […]
Jan. 20—TRAVERSE CITY — France’s top honor will go to a World War II veteran who landed at Normandy for D-Day nearly 80 years ago. But don’t ask Dick Grout what it feels like to be a hero. The 103-year-old said he felt almost embarrassed, for want of another word, to be singled out as […]