Tag: World War II
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers near an iconic, blasted dome Thursday to mark the attack’s 75th anniversary, many of them urging the world, and their…
During my years in journalism, one of my jobs was as editor and publisher of The Hays Daily News. One day, a student working on a master’s in history visited the newspaper to share his…
SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER, France (AP) — At least the dead will always be there. All too many have been, for 76 years since that fateful June 6 on France’s Normandy beaches, when allied troops in 1944 turned…
Earlier this month, on May 8, President Donald Trump marked the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender to Allied forces in Europe with a small wreath-laying ceremony attended by the first lady and eight World…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) The U.S. ambassador in Warsaw came to Polands defense today following repeated claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Poland bears blame for the outbreak of World War II. Dear President…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) The U.S. ambassador in Warsaw came to Polands defense today following repeated claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Poland bears blame for the outbreak of World War II. Dear President…
LAHARPE Its not an exaggeration to say had Willis Ross not been around, there would no longer be a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in LaHarpe. Ross, a World War II veteran, remained active…
For years, Wauneta Seibert’s family had no idea what she did during World War II. There was a reason for that. Steeped in secrecy, Seibert was with the Naval intelligence effort during the height of…
As President Trump and Trumps myriad critics remind us on a daily basis, ours is today a profoundly divided nation. Yet understanding the source of those divisions, amply displayed in perceptions of this weeks Democratic…
ABILENE, Kan. They still like Ike in Abilene. And why not? He executed the military plan that turned the tide of World War II in Europe, stopped Hitler and ultimately brought the war in…
