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Irmgard Furchner sits in the courtroom at the beginning of the trial day in Itzehoe, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

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A German court has convicted a 97-year-old ex-secretary at Nazi camp

6:09am December 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

A German court convicted a 97-year-old woman of being an accessory to murder as a secretary to the commander of a World War II concentration camp. She was given a 2-year suspended sentence.

Water flows in Coldwater Creek on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, behind a row of homes at Belcroft Drive and Old Halls Ferry Road in Missouri's St. Louis County. Environmental investigation consultants have found significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school, which sits in the flood plain of Coldwater Creek which was contaminated by nuclear waste from weapons production during WWII.

Radioactive waste found at Missouri elementary school

1:34am October 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

There is significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II, according to a new report.

12th October 1939: American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses America.

Price Controls, Black Markets, And Skimpflation: The WWII Battle Against Inflation

6:30am February 08, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

To control inflation during WWII, the U.S. government resorted to wide-ranging price controls. Their unintended consequences might explain why today's policymakers are reluctant to try it again.

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Robert P. Madison served in the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division, the only all-Black division to see infantry combat in World War II.

'Trying To Prove Something:' A WWII Vet Remembers His All-Black Battalion

9:23am December 07, 2020

On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Robert Madison, a 97-year-old World War II veteran, recalls his time in battle. He fought in the then-segregated Army as an intelligence officer.

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Dorothy Buchanan, Dorothy Murray and Dorothy Kern — who call themselves "the three Dots" — grew up in the same hometown and celebrated their 100th birthdays together this year.

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For These '3 Dots,' 100 Years Of Friendship, Fellowship And Fun

4:27pm December 24, 2019

by Susan Sharon

In Auburn, Maine, three best friends — Dorothy, Dorothy and Dorothy — celebrate their 100th birthdays and reminisce about their long friendship.

The USO operates 230 locations on seven continents, manned by more than 30,000 volunteers.

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Nearly 80 Years On, The USO Still Keeps Service Members Connected To Home

9:14am December 24, 2019

by Austin Cross

The United Service Organizations aims to bring the comforts of home to armed forces around the world as well as help civilians understand more about modern military life.

Sgt. Charles Kelley was honored with the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I.

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Remembering The 1st Veterans Memorialized By Veterans Day

11:25am November 11, 2019

by Kathleen Kelley Rushlow

Many Americans may have forgotten that Veterans Day began as a commemoration of World War I veterans. NPR's Kathleen Rushlow remembers her grandfather, who served in the 12th Machine Gun Battalion.

Benzonia is one of more than 100 World War I-era wooden ships in Mallows Bay, Md. The ship was built in 1919 in Washington state. In 2003, Hurricane Isabel lifted the Benzonia wreck on top of another World War I steamship.

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New National Marine Sanctuary For Shipwrecked Vessels Is A 'Time Capsule'

4:24pm October 25, 2019

by Jacob Fenston

Thirty miles from Washington, D.C., lies one of the largest collections of shipwrecks in the world. Now, these WWI-era vessels are attracting tourists and federal investment.

In 2017, President Trump honored Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. at the White House.

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World War II Veteran and Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. Dies At 97

6:01pm May 12, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Begaye was one of hundreds of Navajos recruited to develop a miltary code based on their native language during World War II.

The American Military cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands, where David McGhee's grandfather, Sgt. Willie F. Williams, is buried.

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Mysterious Suitcase Helps Connecticut Man Discover His Grandfather's WWII Service

1:57pm November 12, 2018

by David DesRoches

After decades, a Connecticut man found his grandfather's grave in the Netherlands, and the Dutch family members that were the grave's volunteer caretakers.

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