WWII vet receives Bronze Star 63 years later

Although the honor was bestowed more than six decades later, for one World War II veteran his service has not been forgotten. Former Pfc. Douglas W. Kearney, 85, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal Nov. 12 in his...

Lost WWII Sub Found, Navy Credits Family

"Lost WWII Sub Found, Navy Credits FamilyUSS Grunion Last Heard From July, 1942""PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- After a nearby family worked to find the wreck, the Navy confirmed that the wreckage of a sunken WWII...

CBS’s Fall Movie Preview Slants Largely Left :: MAXINE

"THE MOVIES: Fall Movies - The fall film season is upon us, the time that many moviegoers eagerly anticipate, when the studios release many of their best films, films they think may be contenders come Oscar...

Giants among the Lilliputians

"CAMDEN, S.C. — While the political class was focused on the meaning of pigs wearing lipstick, a few fortunate South Carolinians were riveted by the meaning of valor. The occasion was a celebration of four of the state’s living recipients of the Medal of Honor—Charles...

Three WWII bombs forces German town's evacuation

"German authorities near Kaiserslautern will evacuate a portion of the town of Hochspeyer on Monday following Wednesday’s discovery of three unexploded World War II-era bombs. Roughly 500 residents will be...

Estonia just one step away to finnish WWII fight

At least the last 17-years in modern history of Estonia the World War II still plays big role. Historical, political and ethnical debates, disputes and real fight, like it was in April, 26th last year, let us...

WWII plane makes belly landing at Airfield in Va. Beach

" According to Va. State Police, the plane’s landing gear was stuck and the pilot set the YAK down at the end of the east/west runway. No one on the plane was hurt, but crews are on the scene cleaning up...

War is over - but WW2 Bombs continue to be found...

As a foreigner in Berlin, these articles never cease to amaze me.  By some estimates - British and American Bombers dropped over 2 million tons of bombs on Germany during WW2.  As the city of Berlin (and...

Fluoride IS NOT WHAT YOUR THINK!!!! ITS VERY BAD!!!

" Another letter needs to be quoted at length as well to help corroborate Mr. Perkin's testimony. This letter was written by a brilliant (and objectively honest) scientist named Dr. E.H. Bronner. Dr. Bronner was a nephew of the great Albert Einstein, served time in a WWII...

Clint Eastwood Strikes Back at Spike Lee's Claims

Responding to Spike Lee's recent allegations that Clint Eastwood failed to include black actors in his 'Iwo Jima' films, Dirty Harry struck back by defending his decision and claiming that the films are...

64th Anniversary of D-Day

Operation Overlord, commonly known as "D-Day", commenced on June 6, 1944. American, Canadian and British troops stormed Omaha, Utah, Gold, Sword, and Juno Beaches in Normandy as their air support overflew them and scattered paratroops across the French countryside. Facing a...

WWII bomb unearthed at Amsterdam airport

"Yes this is your captain speaking...we're experiencing minor delays on the tarmac today, but we should have that gigantic bomb cleared away shortly.""AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has closed one of its five runways after a Second World War bomb was...

HMAS Sydney Wreckage Found

AUSTRALIAN PM KEVIN RUDD announces wreckage of HMAS Sydney, sunk off the West Australian coast during World War II, has been found.  Sydney's entire crew of 645 went down with the ship in the Indian Ocean in...

Amazing unseen pictures of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis

They are unseen photographs of one of the most infamous men in history and a remarkable insight into the brutality of the Nazi regime in its final days. But mystery surrounds how these black and white snaps of Adolf Hitler, taken by a German soldier standing just a few feet...

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