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Mets announce death of superfan Seymour Weiner... who loved all the jokes about his name
The 98-year-old World War II veteran was famously honored by the team in 2024, leading to a year-long celebration of his ...
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The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
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Trump marks his first 100 days in office with a rally in Michigan, a state rocked by his tariffs
President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Michigan on Tuesday to mark the first 100 days of his second term, staging his ...
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'My moment of liberation': Holocaust survivor reflects on 80 years since freeing of Dachau
Elly Gotz, who grew up in Lithuania, was one of those prisoners. In 1941, Gotz was 13. He remembers the German Army arriving ...
The Six Triple Eight Black female WWII unit, with ties to Hampton Roads, receives the Congressional Gold Medal
The only Black all-female WWII unit in Europe received the Congressional Gold Medal for ending a major mail crisis in England.
The Six Triple Eight, an all-Black female WWII unit, receives Congressional Gold Medal
"I am more than honored to be with you today to present the Six Triple Eight with our nation's highest civilian award, the long-awaited, much-sought-after Congressional Gold Medal," Cummings said.
Black female WWII unit Six Triple Eight awarded Congressional Gold Medal: ‘Their story will never be forgotten’
The only all-Black female unit to serve overseas in World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Tuesday – 80 years after they were deployed to Europe to revolutionize the growing mail crisis ...
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World War II soldier from Va. has been identified
A World War II soldier from who died Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor has been identified.