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1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (323+ words) As we move towards the annual Remembrance period, our thoughts turn especially to those that made the ultimate sacrifice in war. On September 29, 2026, a moving ceremony took place at St Charles De Percy Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery in Normandy,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (151+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. The previously un-named grave of a World War 2 soldier has been identified and rededicated in…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (567+ words) U.S. Army Private Louis “Speedy” Weber and his wife, Frances, were still newlyweds when he was sent overseas during World War II. The couple, who lived in the Bronx, New York, would go on to send over 300 love letters to each…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (73+ words) Decades after they were written, old letters can still speak.Continue reading on Medium » World War II Memoirs Decades after they were written, old letters can still speak. Letters from My Hymie by Duke David Fradin explores a family’s journey…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (474+ words) A 100-year-old Polish World War Two veteran has unveiled a blue plaque commemorating a former polish military camp in Oxfordshire. Surviving Polish World War Two soldier Czeslaw 'Ches' Black, also known as Blachucki, unveiled the permanent plaque in Checkendon, south…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (404+ words) Six soldiers who were killed in the First World War have been buried with full military honours more than a century after their deaths. Only two of the six have been identified after the remains were found during an archaeological…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1813+ words) Noa Bonzel is very proud of her three children, Nadav, Amit, and Adi. “Nadav is now on reserve duty in Lebanon, Amit is on Mount Herzl, and Adi is a casualty assistance officer in the Engineering Corps.” Her matter-of-fact description…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (837+ words) All five of the British soldiers now have headstones bearing their names Five British soldiers killed in the aftermath of D-Day during World War Two have finally been identified, with services held for them in northern France. Privates George Chapman…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (670+ words) Campaigners in the historical town of Venray in the south-east of the country have adopted the graves of more than 600 British soldiers killed in the war. "These men paid the highest price for our freedom," said volunteer Theo Vervoort from…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (885+ words) Campaigners in the historical town of Venray in the south-east of the country have adopted the graves of more than 600 British soldiers killed in the war. "These men paid the highest price for our freedom," said volunteer Theo Vervoort from…...