Bombs from Okinawa's WWII 'Typhoon of Steel' still a threat
Almost 80 years later, unexploded ordinance dropped during World War is still being found and disposed of on a daily basis. The very real threat to life, especially in Okinawa, is an urgent problem ...
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Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin Sailed Through 2 Typhoons
The USS Wisconsin (BB-65), one of the formidable Iowa-class battleships, faced not just the enemy during World War II but ...
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American WWII bomb explodes at Japanese airport, causing large crater in taxiway
An unexploded American bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights but no ...
Families of Cap Arcona victims want world to remember Nazi ship sunk with prisoners on board
The Cap Arcona, a Nazi ship, was attacked by British Royal Air Force planes near the end of World War II. Thousands of ...
US missile deployment to Philippines ‘incredibly important’ for combat readiness, US general says
A US Army general says the deployment by the US military of a mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines was ...
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World War II-era bomb explodes at busy international airport, cratering taxiway
An American World War II-era bomb buried beneath a busy Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, cratering a busy taxiway and forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights, officials said. According ...
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Wreck of WWII destroyer known as the "Ghost Ship of the Pacific" found off California coast
A team of investigators says they have found the wreck of the USS Stewart, a U.S. Navy destroyer that served under both American and Japanese flags during World War II before it was deliberately ...
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The Best World War II Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans
What characteristics define the best World War II movies? Is it the intensity and realism of their portrayal of the chaotic battlefield? How about the authenticity of the heroism and camaraderie ...
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VOX POPULI: Typhoon names may be ‘pretty,’ but it’s best to stick to numbers
For a while after the end of World War II, Japan used women’s names for ... but also by their Asian names. Typhoon No. 10, which has its “eye” wide open off Amami-Oshima island, is called ...
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Black WWII Veteran Who Helped Save 200 Lives Finally Honored After Decades-Long Campaign by His Family
She’s previously worked at iHeartMedia, IndieWire, and REVOLT. AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez A Black World War II veteran is finally being honored decades after he saved 200 lives, thanks to his ...
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An American bomb from WWII explodes at a Japanese airport, leaving a crater on the taxiway
A U.S. bomb from World War II has exploded at a Japanese airport, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights TOKYO -- An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War ...