Vice President Mike Pence on Monday marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery and honoring fallen United States military service members, saying “this is the day that makes possible all other American days.” “Heroic Americans have answered their nation’s call and paid the ultimate price for our freedom,” Pence said of those who died while serving in …
Dutch military reenactors attack mock Indonesian independence fighters during a theatrical performance to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the General Offensive of March 1, 1949, in Yogyakarta. (JP/Boy T Harjanto) Fia Hamid-Walker’s opinion “Decolonization’s and White Supremacy in Disguise” (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 20, 2019) reminds us how colonialist mentality remains alive and …
DEN HAAG – Een speciale website over het Indisch verzet tegen de Japanners in Indonesië is woensdagmiddag gelanceerd in Madurodam. Op de website zijn bijzondere verhalen te lezen van verzetstrijders die in de Tweede Wereldoorlog de invasie van de Japanners trotseerden. Ook luidt de website kaartvanindischverzet.nl het einde van ‘Het jaar van het Verzet’ in. …
Meet the 101-year-old vet who drinks a Coors Light every day WWII veteran Andrew Slavonic joins ‘Fox & Friends’ and gets a surprise from his favorite beer company. The celebration continues. Last week, Andrew E. Slavonic turned 101. The World War II Air Force veteran credited his long life to his daily Coors Light habit. …
By Nestor Abrematea PALO, ,Leyte–President Rodrigo R. Duterte is set to sign into law this month the increased monthly pension of World War II veterans, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office administrator Undersecretary Ernesto G. Carolina announced during the 74th Leyte Gulf Landings held October 20 at MacArthur Shrine here. Administrator Carolina said he expects that President …
Indonesian’s Policy at the 73rd Independency Celebration By Anton Lutter. The 17th of August commemorates the proclamation of Indonesia’s independency, and in 1945 signaled the beginning of the fight for freedom against the Dutch. Now 73 years later friendship between the two countries is stronger than ever. Symbolized by the opening words of the speech …
Premier Rutte wil op korte termijn in gesprek met veteranen uit de Korea-oorlog over het terughalen van de resten van vermiste Nederlandse militairen. Vanaf zijn vakantieadres heeft hij zijn raadsadviseur gevraagd om contact op te nemen met de Vereniging Oud Korea Strijders (VOKS). De premier reageert op een brief die veteranen hem hebben geschreven. Ze …
Meet the 100-year-old survivor who took part in the Bataan Memorial Death March
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on Tuesday, March 27, 2018
100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon, a beloved Clemson University alumnus and professor emeritus, walked between 6.5 and 7 miles in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018. KEN SCAR/CLEMSON UNIVERSITY By ALI LINAN | Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. (Tribune News Service) | Published: March 25, …
BEYOND THE ‘BROKEN VETERAN’: A HISTORY OF AMERICA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS EX-SOLDIERS
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on Thursday, March 8, 2018
By Rebecca Burgess January opened with President Donald Trump’s directive to the various Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security to formulate a “Joint Action Plan” for supporting veterans in their transition to civilianhood by expanding suicide prevention resources. January ended with the viral video of a California schoolteacher lambasting present, past, and future …
Het kabinet gaat nieuw onderzoek doen naar de verdwijning van Nederlandse oorlogsschepen in de Javazee. Aanleiding zijn nieuwe berichten in de media over de drie schepen die in de Tweede Wereldoorlog door de Japanners tot zinken werden gebracht. Het kabinet maakte vorige week bekend dat het onderzoek door Nederland en Indonesië geen spoor van de …