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Soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' to be promoted posthumously

  • Jan 26
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D-Day veteran Charles Shay dies at 101

  • Dec 4, 2025

Marin City's Legacy Banners: A testament of resilience, determination

  • Oct 6, 2025
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Japan marks 80 years since atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki

  • Aug 10, 2025

Local students paired with WWII veterans on trip to New Orleans museum

  • Jul 23, 2025

Health tips, 'UnBroken' documentary on 'Windy City Weekend'

  • Jul 18, 2025

WWII veteran, who died alone in 1995 heat wave, honored in Homewood

  • Jul 17, 2025

WWII veteran celebrated on 95th birthday in north suburbs

  • Apr 15, 2025

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Veteran celebrating 105th birthday credits "a lot of luck" for his long life

  • Sep 11, 2025
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WWII Veteran lived on one penny a day. He then rose to prominence as a Houston attorney.

  • May 14, 2025
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Chicago Marine finally laid to rest over 80 years after WWII death

  • Jan 7, 2025
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Heirlooms stolen from Jewish families during WWII returned to descendants

  • Oct 8, 2024
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Funeral held for Chicago-area WWII soldier who died in POW camp

  • Oct 4, 2024
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Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near beaches of Normandy

  • Jun 6, 2024
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Veterans, world leaders gather in Normandy to commemorate D-Day anniversary

  • Jun 6, 2024
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World War II vets fly to France to celebrate 80th D-Day anniversary

  • Jun 3, 2024

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Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died at age 113

Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor who endured both German and Japanese oppression but lived for eight decades beyond the end of World War II, has died at age 113.

  • Feb 27, 2025

Chicago aviation students learn of Tuskegee Airmen's contributions to profession, US

The Tuskegee Airmen were remembered and celebrated Tuesday in Chicago.

  • Feb 19, 2025

Holocaust survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation: 'A warning for us all'

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, living survivors, their families and communities are marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau at a moment where their stories and warnings feel more relevant than ever.

  • Jan 27, 2025

Chicago Marine finally laid to rest more than 80 years after World War II death

Marine Corps Sgt. Robert F. Van Heck was 25 years old when he was killed during War World II.

  • Jan 7, 2025

Wreck of WWII 'Ghost Ship of the Pacific' discovered off Bay Area coast

Expert says the Navy recovered the "Ghost Ship" after the WWII, towed her to San Francisco and ultimately sank her, miles off the Golden Gate.

  • Oct 7, 2024