The year 1945 was difficult for everyone. But no matter what hardships they faced, music was always there to bring smiles to people's faces, and distract them from reality, even if just for a few ...

He got his birthday wish. A World War II vet wanted 100 cards before he became a centenarian on Friday — and ended up receiving close to 2,000 cards from all over the world. Gaston Pettigrew ...

The program also led Smith to a trip to Guam earlier this month. She was one of 12 young marines selected to travel with WWII veterans and learn from their stories. "I had the privilege of ...

Maurice Wright, 97, a retired minister and a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard who served during WWII was presented with a Quilts of Valor quilt during a ceremony in his home in Nashville on March 30.

Gaston Pettigrew, who served during WWII's Battle of the Atlantic, was hoping to receive 100 birthday cards in time for his 100th birthday on April 11. He received more than 1,700, which are now ...

Serving the nation since 1947 by providing an accurate, objective, uninterrupted flow of news to the people, the national news service is pursuing a comprehensive strategy to transform the existing ...

APP12-110425 MINSK: April 11 – Belarusian President H.E. Aleksandr Lukashenko and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif shake hands at the Independence Palace of Belarus.

U.S. Marines perform a rifle salute on board the Battleship Missouri Memorial during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1945 kamikaze attack on the USS Missouri and subsequent burial ...

The well wishes came in from around the world after a community group dedicated to military history posted a special request for the WWII veteran. Pettigrew wanted 100 cards in time for his 100th ...

U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs ...

No evacuations were ordered. The following day, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force detonated a 6-inch U.S. shell, also believed to be from WWII, off the coast of Nago in northern Okinawa.