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WWII Veteran and Grandson Retrace Journey Together Using Google Earth

Jarrod S. Chlapowski | Posted 05.24.2013 | Good News

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Though he may not be able to return to France, Matt is determined to include others in his family in his grandfather's legacy. "My father is coming down with me to France this Memorial Day," Matt confides.

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Remembering Normandy: Let Us Never Forget

Duane Wells | Posted 05.24.2013 | Travel

Read More: France, Normandy, Travel, Wwii, Memorial Day, War, Normandy-Beaches, Memorial Day Weekend, World War II, D-Day, Travel News

When I arrived in Normandy after an hour long train ride from Paris, visits to the D-Day beaches and war memorials had been on my list of "to dos" but, if I'm honest, they weren't at the top of that list or even close to it.

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The Forgotten Branch: Author Jack Beritzhoff Remembers the Merchant Marine

David Kudler | Posted 05.24.2013 | Books

Read More: Authors, Memorial Day, Author, Military History, World War II, Merchant Marine, Naval History, Jack Beritzhoff, Interview, Books News

As we approach Memorial Day, most Americans are conscious of honoring those who have served in the military, so nearly all of us could name the three largest branches -- the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy. Very few, however, would think to include the Merchant Marine.

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How The Allies Fooled Hitler With Inflatable Tanks

The Atlantic | Megan Garber | Posted 05.23.2013 | World

Read More: Ghost Army, Hitler, Ghost Army Documentary, World War Ii Ghost Army, Inflatable Tanks, World War II, 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, World News

Bill Blass was one of them. So was Ellsworth Kelly. And Arthur Singer. And Art Kane. Before these men embarked on the artistic careers they would beco...

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WATCH: 'Human Skeleton': The Story Behind The Iconic Photo

HuffPost Live | Posted 05.23.2013 | HuffPost Live 321

Read More: HuffPost Live, Honor Flight, Video, Life Magazine, Memorial Day, Abby Huntsman, Veterans Issues, War, Documentary, World War II, Human Skeleton, Impact, Veterans, HuffPost Live 321 News

On Memorial Day, the country will honor those who served and continue to serve in the military. In that spirit, the documentary 'Honor Flight' follows...

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6 Biggest Hoaxes In History

Edward Steers Jr. | Posted 05.23.2013 | Books

Napoleon Bonaparte once famously observed "history is a set of lies agreed upon." For those who look for the truth, it is often far too easy to believe in fraudulent history and science when they tell us what we want to hear.

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18 Plagues: The First-Ever Shoah Seder

Barbara Wind | Posted 05.22.2013 | Religion

Read More: Shoah, Genocide, Shoah Seder, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Holocaust, Passover Seder, World War II, Judaism, Passover, Religion News

We must raise interest and awareness of protecting the history of the Holocaust in order to protect the world. The Shoah Seder, which took place last Sunday, aims to do that.

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Republican Warns Of Modern-Day Hitler Invasion

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 05.18.2013 | Politics

Read More: World War 2, Wwii, Hitler, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Grassley Hitler, Chuck Grassley Foreign Policy, Chuck Grassley Tweet, World War II, Chuck Grassley Twitter, Foreign Policy, Politics News

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is known for his unusual Twitter feed, and he took to the website again on Saturday with more unique posts. Grassley s...

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The Case for American Intervention in Syria

Sanjay Sanghoee | Posted 05.09.2013 | World

America's motives for intervening in Syria, as they were in World War II, might be a mix of humanitarian ideals and selfish agendas, but that does not mean that we should shy away from our responsibility to others or to ourselves.

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A Forgotten Battle's Anniversary

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Alaska, Battle of Attu, Pacific, Wwii, Japan, Aleutian Islands, Chris Weigant, Attu Island, Dutch Harbor, World War II, Aleutian, Banzai Charge, Midway, Attu, Kiska, Politics News

Though not often mentioned in the list of famous World War II battles in the Pacific, the Battle of Attu Island was indeed an important strategic victory for America and deserves to be remembered.

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One Insane Day in Albania. (Yes, Albania.)

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.08.2013 | Travel

Color is coming back to the now-independent free-market democracy. A bit of the Balkan Peninsula, it's only slightly larger than Maryland. But there's variety inside that space, including a mountain-studded interior and an unspoiled Adriatic coastline.

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Veteran Reunited With Dog Tag He Lost In World War II

AP | KATIE ZEZIMA | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics

NEWARK, N.J. — Carol Wilkins leaned over the side of her father's wheelchair and handed him the small red box, a heart-shaped cutout revealing i...

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LOOK: Europe Celebrates V-E Day

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.08.2013 | World

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-- With flowers, flames and teary eyes, veterans, soldiers and European leaders celebrated peace in ceremonies around the continent marking the 68th ...

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Japan Pulls Back From Hugely Controversial Stance On Sex Slavery

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 05.08.2013 | World

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TOKYO -- Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its imperial troops...

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LOOK: Surprising WWII Find In Old Hatbox

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.08.2013 | Good News

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An old hatbox containing about 250 World War II letters sat in Pamela Gilliland's closet, untouched for nearly 15 years. The Oklahoma woman bought the...

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Today In History: Germany Surrenders To The Allies

Posted 05.07.2013 | World

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On May 7, 1945, Germany officially surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II. General Alfred Jodl, represent...

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Alleged Former Auschwitz Guard Arrested And Charged

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 05.06.2013 | World

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BERLIN — A 93-year-old man who was deported from the U.S. for lying about his Nazi past was arrested by German authorities Monday on allegations...

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Unbroken: He'll Survive Even Angelina Jolie's Direction

Marie Woolf | Posted 05.06.2013 | Entertainment

Read More: Louis Zamperini, Whole Foods, Brad Pitt, Berlin Olympics, Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken, Angelina Jolie, World War II, Entertainment News

If his audience isn't laughing, we're crying. As with all great stories and all books, however, it's what stays with us when we close the cover.

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Flammable or Inflammable

William B. Bradshaw | Posted 05.03.2013 | Business

Read More: Soldiers, Latin, Explosives, Definitions, Training, Safety, Packaging, World War II, Labels, Munitions, English Language, Business News

"Inactive" means not active; ""incapable" means not capable; "inseparable" means not separable; and on and on the examples go. It doesn't make sense that "inflammable" means flammable. But we need to keep in mind that it's not always easy to translate one language accurately into another.

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American Crisis

William E. White | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics

We live in critical times. So has every other generation of American citizens. We cannot realize the promise of our American Revolution by restoring the past. We cannot become the "summer soldier and sunshine patriot" of Thomas Paine's The American Crisis.

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What's in a Generation?

David D. Burstein | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics

Read More: David Burstein, Baby Boomers, Youth, Millennials, Civi-Rights-Movement, Generations, Tom Brokaw, Millennial Generation, World War II, Boomers, Greatest Generation, Pragmatic-Idealism, Fast Future, Boomer Generation, Politics News

One book called us the "dumbest generation." Another cast Millennials as a breeding ground for an "epidemic" of narcissism. These views ignore many realities about this generation.

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Thank You, Beirut. Your Friend, Dubai.

Janis Powers | Posted 04.24.2013 | World

Read More: Beirut, Hezbollah, World War II, Middle East, Dubai, World News

Places like Lebanon, not Dubai, should serve as stepping stone to help us appreciate and experience some of what the Middle East has to offer. Putting the region's current military strife aside, what do Americans miss by traveling to Dubai instead of Lebanon?

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70 Years After My Grandfather Escaped The Holocaust, Visting His Chinese Safe Haven

Avram Mlotek | Posted 04.24.2013 | Religion

Read More: Shanghai, Survivor, Holocaust, Refugees, China, World War II, Japan, Sugihara, Judaism, Religion News

We arrived on Friday afternoon, still in disbelief that we would be spending Shabbat in Shanghai, where my grandfather made his home after his family died in the Holocaust. I can only hope that our trip served as a tiny spiritual fixing to a wound that can never fully heal.

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'These Blue Eyes Saved Me'

The Bakersfield Californian | Courtenay Edelhart | Posted 04.19.2013 | Los Angeles

Dorothy Greenstein's story of surviving the Holocaust as a Jewish child in Poland is filled with so many intervals and names, it's hard to keep track ...

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Kurt Schwitters' Art of Redemption

David Galenson | Posted 04.17.2013 | Arts

Read More: Naum Gabo, Tate Britain, World War II, Tristan-Tzara, Kurt Schwitters, Collage, Dada Movement, Merz, Arts News

Kurt Schwitters was one of the most engaging mavericks of the art of the 20th century. His art is invariably grouped with Dada, although personal clas...

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