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WAR HISTORY ONLINE Top stories of today [The Mail Plane That Hunted Japanese Planes After Pearl Harbor] [The Mail Plane That Hunted Japanese Planes After Pearl Harbor] On the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, there was a plane with a unique story to tell. It is one of the… [Read more »] [An American Soldier Who Died In The Korean War Is Identified] [An American Soldier Who Died In The Korean War Is Identified] Army Cpl. Wayne Minard, 19, of Furley, Kansas, was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. They were fighting… [Read more »] [New Naval Destroyer To Be Named For General Who Made History] [New Naval Destroyer To Be Named For General Who Made History] The US Navy has named a destroyer after a three-star general who was the first black aviator, first black general and first black base commander… [Read more »] [Former German Prisoner Of War Gives Back to Town Where He Was Held Prisoner] [Former German Prisoner Of War Gives Back to Town Where He Was Held Prisoner] Heinrich Steinmeyer was a 19-year-old member of Hitler’s Waffen SS when he was captured in Normandy just after D-Day in 1944. He was sent to… [Read more »] [Holiday Giving Campaign Supports Historic WWII Aircraft: 12 Planes of Christmas] [Holiday Giving Campaign Supports Historic WWII Aircraft: 12 Planes of Christmas] The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing Museum is participating in an online giving campaign to support the organization’s mission of restoring and flying vintage… [Read more »] [The Assault On Messines Ridge – Flanders, 1917] [The Assault On Messines Ridge – Flanders, 1917] During the First World War, Flanders became some of the most hotly contested ground in military history. Thousands upon thousands of men died in trench… [Read more »] [When The US Dumped Over $10 Million Worth Of Choppers Into The Sea] [When The US Dumped Over $10 Million Worth Of Choppers Into The Sea] One of the most iconic images from the fall of Saigon did not happen in Saigon. It happened at sea where sailors pushed helicopters off their ships.… [Read more »] [Dropping A Smaller Fighter From The Bomb Bay – The Out-Of-This-World XF-85 Goblin] [Dropping A Smaller Fighter From The Bomb Bay – The Out-Of-This-World XF-85 Goblin] Imagine WWII-era bombers serving as motherships for egg-shaped fighter jets dropped out of the bomb bay. Sound like a Si-Fi flick? Well, it’s not. Enter… [Read more »] Timera, 901 N. Pitt St., Suite 325, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, United States You may [unsubscribe] or [change your contact details] at any time. [Powered by:][GetResponse]