Jun 30 , 2022
The last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II has passed on from this life at 98 years old. Marine veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams died Wednesday at 3:15 a.m. at the Huntington, We...
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Jun 29 , 2022
Just before dawn on May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls and a crew composed of fellow slaves, in the absence of the white captain and his two mates, slipped a cotton steamer off the dock, picked up family ...
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Jun 28 , 2022
Battle of the Bulge: Sergeant Jose Lopez Takes a Heroic Stand: Acknowledged with Medal of Honor Jose Mendoza Lopez, born in Santiago Atitlán, Mexico, was orphaned at 8 years old. Jose then went to ...
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Jun 23 , 2022
The ruling expands upon a 2008 decision that said the Second Amendment safeguards a person’s right to possess firearms at home for self-protection. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday tha...
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Jun 21 , 2022
Walter Henry Allen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 17, 1915. He was a veteran Marine Parachutist before joining the 5th Marine Division at Camp Pendleton. Allen served as a Squad Lead...
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Jun 18 , 2022
On December 10, 1968, Dan Bullock joined the Marine Corps. Despite being fourteen at the time, Bullock enlisted in the Corps by claiming that he was eighteen. At a time when many young men were a...
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