People of all ages, professions, and nationalities, flock to Mt. Samat, Pilar, Bataan for the annual commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) that is traditionally led by no less than the President of the Philippines. The nation gathers at the Dambana ng Kagitingan or the Shrine of Valor, the historic spot which …
WASHINGTON — They were willing to fight and risk death in France’s time of need, and this week in Washington, a grateful ally gave thanks. Thirteen U.S. veterans of the Second World War pinned on the Legion of Honor, France’s highest decoration, in a ceremony at the French Embassy. Relatives of a 14th veteran who …
2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings during the Second World War. The Royal British Legion and the Ministry of Defence have the privilege of leading the nation in paying its respects to all those who fought and died in the battle through a series of events over 5-6 June, known as “D-Day …
Chuck Rotenberry can talk about the virtues of others, both man and dog, at length. The Marines he served with during two deployments, Iraq in 2005 and Afghanistan in 2011. How young they were. How eager. “To see what these Marines go through … they were hungry for it every day. Each day, they wake …
WASHINGTON — Congress could go from passing no major veterans legislation this session to passing every idea at once. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., this week introduced a wide-ranging package of veterans legislation, covering changes to the GI Bill, survivors’ benefits, advanced appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs and fertility treatments …
NIJMEGEN – Een groep veteranen van de 82e Airborne Division opent op 23 november een nieuwe brug over de Waal bij Nijmegen. De Oversteek, zoals de brug heet, is genoemd naar de bekende Waaloversteek van Amerikaanse militairen in september 1944. De brug ligt ook op vrijwel dezelfde plek als waar de geallieerden hun rubberbootjes destijds te …
The Dutch military pilot famous in Broome for taking a plane’s machine gun in his hands and shooting down one of the Japanese fighters laying waste to the town has died aged 100. Captain Gus Winckel had been transporting Dutch refugees as Japanese forces rapidly invaded what was then the Dutch East Indies during World …
WASHINGTON – Two US lawmakers on Wednesday urged Japan to distance itself clearly from an outspoken politician who said that “comfort women” forced to provide sex during World War II were a military necessity. In comments that prompted outrage in South Korea and China, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said that World War II soldiers who …
De 89-jarige oud-commando Herman Gobetz heeft gisteren met terugwerkende kracht 7 onderscheidingen ontvangen. Hij kreeg ze voor krijgsverrichtingen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Commandant van het Korps Commandotroepen kolonel Jan Swillens reisde persoonlijk naar Zuid-Afrika om hem de versierselen op te spelden. De onderscheidingen waren kort na de oorlog al toegekend aan het enige nog levende …