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First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Lost medal handed back to Seend resident

Penny England, who carried out the family research, and metal detectorist Roger Vanstone unite Jane Giles, centre, with her father’s Territorial Army medal at the Bell Inn last weekThe family of a Seend Cleeve resident who suffered as a Japanese prisoner ... [Published Calne Gazette & Herald - 1 hour ago]

Entities: England, Prisoner of War, FAR

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

World War 2 Vet Visits Glenbrook North

The following story was provided by District 225.Air Force Technical Sergeant Bill Wagner visited Glenbrook North to surprise his grandson, Adam Wagner, on Monday. He stuck around to talk about some of his World War 2 experiences with Adam's class.Bill ... [Published Northbrook Patch - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Bill Wagner, World War II, Prisoner of War

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Western Washington University

Documentary: “The Lost Airmen of the Buchenwald”

Quinn Welsch The Western Front | 0 comments“The Lost Airmen of the Buchenwald” is a documentary about a group of Allied airmen who were shot down over France and imprisoned in a concentration camp in Germany.The movie was shown in Academic West 204 on ... [Published Western Front - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Concentration Camp, World War II, Weimar (United States), Western Washington University

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Shelton Memorial service to be part of holiday lineup

The upcoming three-day holiday weekend will feature several ceremonies across town in observance of Memorial Day.While there are several traditional ceremonies going on over the weekend in Owensboro, a new event will take place at 9 a.m. Monday. The city ... [Published Individual.com - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Prisoner of War, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Greenwood, Hartford (Connecticut, United States)

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

A guest of the Emperor

LEAVEN PHOTO BY JOE BOLLIG Benny Lohman holds a wooden daily ration box given to him by his Japanese captors. This box, a couple of spoons (one he made), a mess kit and a canteen cup are among his few possessions while a Japanese prisoner of war from ... [Published The Leaven Catholic - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Shanghai, Benjamin Benny, Prisoner of War Camp, Cabanatuan (Philippines), Osaka

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

American Legion

Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade

Location: City of Lake Forest220 E Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL When:May 27, 2013Time: 11:00 amJoin the Lake Forest American Legion on Monday, May 27th at 11am for a Memorial Day ceremony. In attendance will be The Lake Forest High School Band, National ... [Published Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Prisoner of War, American Legion, US Army

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

David's Bookclub: Battle Cry of Freedom

Of course the Civil War was about slaveryIn October 1864, Robert E. Lee sent a proposition to Ulysses Grant.In May and June of that year, Grant had chased Lee across Virginia in the murderous Overland Campaign. Union forces had suffered about 50,000 casualties; ... [Published Daily Beast - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Robert Lee, Overland Campaign, Ulysses S Grant, Prisoner of War

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 reports

Bachmann Wants New POW Panel, But '93 Report Says No Prisoners Remain

May 23, 2013 RSS Feed PrintRep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., has introduced a resolution that would investigate unresolved prisoners of war or missing-in-action cases from past wars.Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., the four-term congresswoman and one-time ... [Published US News & World Report - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Michele Bachmann, Roger Dumas, Prisoner of War, Vietnam War, Korean War

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

2 wars, 1 POW

He was just 19 years old when his B-17 Bomber was shot down by the Germans in 1944. He would spend 11 months as a prisoner of war.For most, the war story would end there, but for Colonel Richard Keirn, it would be the beginning of an amazing story that ... [Published WTVT FOX 13 - May 23 2013]

Entities: Vietnam, Prisoner of War, Eddie Graham, Mike Graham, Torture

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

US praises VN’s efforts in search for MIA remains

The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Affairs, W. Winfield, highly valued the goodwill and cooperation of Vietnam in search for remains of US servicemen who died in the country during the Vietnam War.The US ... [Published Bao Moi.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Vietnam, Quang Ngai (Vietnam), Vinh (Vietnam), Agent Orange

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Column: The meaning of Memorial Day

When I noted in the newsroom that I needed a column topic, our Bloomington community editor replied, “The meaning of Memorial Day!”He was actually joking about a blog post about how the real meaning of Memorial Day is about garage sales and the start ... [Published Sun Current - May 22 2013]

Entities: Prisoner of War, Battle of the Bulge, Iraq, Western Union Company

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Reunion after 50 years with former German prisoner of war and relatives of Wirral family

A FORMER German prisoner of war has met with relatives of a Wirral family who befriended him more than 50 years ago.Ninety-year-old Bernhard Focks was captured in World War II and was held in Wirral between 1946 to 1947. During his stay he got to know ... [Published Wirral News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Wirral, Prisoner of War, Relativity, Spelle (Germany)

Quotes

"This is probably our second-biggest event of the year, behind the Veterans Day Parade" Stinson said. "Usually around 300 or 400 people show up."

Shelton Memorial service to be part of holiday lineup [Published Individual.com - 3 hours ago]

Legendary actor Steve Forrest, who played Lieutenant Dan "Hondo" Harrelson on "S.W A T ", the 1970s series, has died in Thousand Oaks, Calif., his family said, as reported by UPI. He was 87. He died on May 18, and while The Hollywood Reporter confirmed his death, the magazinedid not give a cause.(Photo : TVguide.com)"

S.W.A.T. Star Dies: 87-Year-Old Remembered for Legendary Acting Career (Video) [Published Lawyer Herald - 14 hours ago]

This refusal ended the negotiations, for (as Grant wrote), the United States "is bound to secure to all persons received into her armies the rights due as soldiers."

David's Bookclub: Battle Cry of Freedom [Published Daily Beast - 18 hours ago]

"Don't forget them. Let's not forget them. That's what it's all about" Knecht said

Memorial Day brings mixed feeling for area veterans [Published Owings Mills Times - 18 hours ago]

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Lost medal handed back to Seend resident [Published Calne Gazette & Herald - 1 hour ago]
World War 2 Vet Visits Glenbrook North [Published Northbrook Patch - 2 hours ago]
Documentary: “The Lost Airmen of the Buchenwald” [Published Western Front - 2 hours ago]
Shelton Memorial service to be part of holiday ... [Published Individual.com - 3 hours ago]
A guest of the Emperor [Published The Leaven Catholic - 3 hours ago]
‘S.W.A.T.’ actor Steve Forrest dead at 87 [Published The Malaysian Insider - 13 hours ago]
Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade [Published Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch - 14 hours ago]
S.W.A.T. Star Dies: 87-Year-Old Remembered for ... [Published Lawyer Herald - 14 hours ago]
'S.W.A.T.' star Steve Forrest dies at 87 [Published UPI - 14 hours ago]
R.I.P. Steve Forrest [Published Deadline.com - 17 hours ago]
David's Bookclub: Battle Cry of Freedom [Published Daily Beast - 18 hours ago]
Memorial Day brings mixed feeling for area vete... [Published Owings Mills Times - 18 hours ago]
Lake Forest students say playing taps lets them... [Published Lake Forester - 19 hours ago]
Paul Williams: Sinn Fein hypocrisy on Wallace a... [Published Irish Independent - 20 hours ago]
Bachmann Wants New POW Panel, But '93 Report Sa... [Published US News & World Report - 20 hours ago]
Memorial Day service set for Monday morning [Published Rosemount Town Pages - 23 hours ago]
Eligio Todaro, 90 [Published Staten Island Live - 23 hours ago]
Actor Steve Forrest passes away at 87 [Published Indian Television - 23 hours ago]
WWII PoWs details available online [Published PSNews - May 23 2013]
Ballymoney World War II airman is remembered [Published Ballymoney Times - May 23 2013]
Andrzej Korbonski, UCLA Professor [Published Palisadian Post - May 23 2013]
2 wars, 1 POW [Published WTVT FOX 13 - May 23 2013]
Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs [Published Farmington New Mexico Daily Times - May 23 2013]
Memorial Day events planned [Published Hutto News - May 23 2013]
US praises VN’s efforts in search for MIA remains [Published Bao Moi.com - May 23 2013]
Memorial Day ceremonies planned in Fayetteville [Published Fayette Tribune - May 23 2013]
US values Vietnam’s goodwill in searching servi... [Published Bao Moi.com - May 23 2013]
Hall of Famer gets kick out of front office post [Published Rochester Business Journal - May 23 2013]
Bachmann proposes House panel to investigate PO... [Published St. Cloud Times - May 22 2013]
Column: The meaning of Memorial Day [Published Sun Current - May 22 2013]

Blogs

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R.I.P. Steve Forrest [Published Deadline.com - 17 hours ago] Veteran actor Steve Forrest , who had more than 100 TV credits including starring on the mid-1970s police actioner S.W.A.T. , died May 18 in Thousand Oaks. He was 87. The brother of actor Dana Harris, Forrest made guest appearances on scores of TV shows ...
US Buries Marines Killed During KR Regime [Published Khmerization - May 15 2013] By Simon LewisThe Cambodia DailyMay 15, 2013Almost 38 years to the day since they were shot down during fightingthat followed the Khmer Rouge’s seizure of a U.S. merchant vessel, theremains of 13 U.S. Marines are to be buried together in Virginia tod ...
Terrorists, Then and Now [Published Power Line - May 07 2013] ( )Saturday was the anniversary of the Kent State shootings in 1970. The keynote speaker at the annual commemoration service on the Kent State campus was Bill Ayers, Barack Obama’s political mentor. At the time of the Kent State confrontation, Ayers was ...
Terrorists, Then and Now [Published Power Line - May 07 2013] (John Hinderaker) Saturday was the anniversary of the Kent State shootings in 1970. The keynote speaker at the annual commemoration service on the Kent State campus was Bill Ayers, Barack Obama’s political mentor. At the time of the Kent State confrontation, ...
‘Iron Man 3′ Takes On Drone Strikes, Media Mani... [Published Think Progress - May 03 2013] This post discusses plot points from Iron Man 3 in extensive detail. “A famous man once said we all create our own demons,” Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) says at the beginning of Iron Man 3. The backlash theory of terrorist attacks on the United ...

Audio/Video

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"CTM" Preview: Decoding 70-year-old POW letter [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 16 2013]