80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
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Volunteer searching for WWII dead in Japanese caves unearths remains of hundreds of people
He carefully places them in a ceramic rice bowl and takes a moment to imagine people dying 80 years ago as they hid in this cave during one of the fiercest battles of World War II. His hope is ...
Airman who was shot down, imprisoned in Japan during World War II accounted for
A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has ...
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Map Shows Russian Advances: Ukraine War Update March 31
as a map shows the state of play on parts of the front line. The U.S. leader also threatened to sanction Russian oil, but Moscow has touted cooperation with Washington on rare earths—a focus for ...
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Visiting veterans remember WWII Battle of Okinawa on 80th anniversary
The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...
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Distorted maps have misled you: Greenland isn't as big as you think.
But geographically, the island doesn't loom quite as large as you might think. Centuries of flawed maps have led to a misconception about Greenland's size, which is nowhere near as big as it looks ...
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Huge unexploded World War II-era bomb found in crowded Paris residential area
A half-ton World War II-era bomb found near train tracks in a crowded residential area just outside of Paris unleashed travel chaos across the region Friday, prompting disruptions at Europe's ...
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Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France
The device was found close to where dozens of Olympic events were held. LONDON -- Eurostar trains to London, including all trains heading to northern France, stopped abruptly on Friday morning ...
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Ukraine War Map Shows Russian Retreat on Three Fronts
One pro-Moscow military blogger has lamented how Ukrainian forces are exerting growing pressure on Russian troops in the Donetsk region, as a map shows the latest state of play. It comes amid ...
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Collins Aerospace approved to begin Full Rate Production of MAPS Gen II system
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has received approval for Full Rate Production of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and ...
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Collins MAPS Gen II to equip US DoD watercraft
The US DoD has been investigating the use of RTX Collins Aerospace’s Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Generation II system (MAPS GEN II) into military maritime systems. The ...
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Pentagon Flags WWII Plane That Nuked Japan as Woke
in World War II. Thinking individuals will be unsurprised to learn that the Enola Gay was not actually named after the sexual orientation. The plane was named after the mother of its pilot ...