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British Soldier Buried Almost A Century After Death In Trenches

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 04.23.2013 | World

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BULLECOURT, France -- When Didier Guerle fulfilled his grandfather's dying wish and had the fields of his farm searched, he set off a chain of events ...

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Rush To Repair WWI Cemeteries Ahead Of Centenary

AP | DON MELVIN | Posted 04.22.2013 | World

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ZONNEBEKE, Belgium -- The Tyne Cot cemetery sweeps gently down the slope, the nearly 12,000 headstones aligned in solemn rows of gleaming white. Beyon...

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End Daylight Savings Time

Nathan Greenberg | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics

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Daylight Savings Time is a considerable inconvenience for parents. Losing an hour of sleep on a Sunday morning -- even once a year -- is tough. Parents have to shift their schedules twice a year. What sort of sane person can explain changing clocks to a toddler?

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Unexploded WWI Shell Found At Nuclear Power Plant

AP | Posted 02.28.2013 | World

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BRUSSELS -- A Belgian utility says an unexploded World War I shell was found on the grounds of a nuclear power plant but was safely removed by militar...

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'Pawn Stars': WWI American Flag With Powerful Backstory

Posted 11.13.2012 | TV

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On "Pawn Stars," a woman brought in an American flag from World War I that had an amazing backstory. According to the woman, her grandfather had cut t...

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A Veterans Day Tribute to Those Who Are Still Coming Home - from Vietnam, Korea, WWII and WWI

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 01.09.2013 | Impact

Though many don't realize it, "no man left behind" is much more than an expression. The U.S. military genuinely does all it can to recover soldiers from all conflicts, and for more than a decade, I've had the privilege of contributing to cases pertaining to WWI, WWII, Korea and Southeast Asia.

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Did Hitler Protect Jewish Veteran?

Reuters | Posted 09.05.2012 | World

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BERLIN, July 6 (Reuters) - Adolf Hitler personally intervened to protect a Jewish man who had been his commanding officer during World War One, acco...

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5 Films To Watch That Celebrate Real War Heroes

Posted 05.28.2012 | Impact

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If you're trying to beat the heat this Memorial Day, there are ways to honor our troops away from the noisy parades and crowded events. Commemorate th...

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Hitler WWI Postcard Unearthed

Posted 05.31.2012 | World

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Unearthed as part of a European history project, a postcard sent during World War I by a wounded Adolf Hitler has brought attention to the earlier yea...

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Sustainable Prosperity

Edward Flattau | Posted 07.02.2012 | Green

Read More: Environmentalism, Wwi, Earth Day, Environmental Politics, Worldwatch Institute, Green News

There is no denying the inexorable law of supply and demand's effect on the earth's remaining natural resources.

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Happy Birthday, Max Ernst!

Posted 04.02.2012 | Arts

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Happy Birthday to one of our favorite surrealists, Max Ernst. Ernst's attitude towards authority was affected early on by his strict, religious father...

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World's Last Known WWI Veteran Dies At 110

AP | DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS | Posted 04.08.2012 | World

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LONDON — Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. But Green, who has died at age 110, was ...

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Nationalizing D.C.'s WWI Mem'l Could End In Stalemate

| Posted 02.01.2012 | DC

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By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff All Rep. Emanuel Cleaver wants is for his hometown's World War I memorial to have the status of a national monument...

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Vietnam Veteran Devotes His Time To Preserving Other Vets' Stories

The Wichita Eagle | Posted 01.10.2012 | Impact

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By the end of today, 28 World War II veterans from Kansas will have died, according to Col. Herb Duncan. He wants to make sure their stories don’t d...

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Mustard Gas Leak Detected At Pueblo's Army Chemical Depot

Reuters | by Keith Coffman | Posted 10.03.2011 | Denver

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DENVER (Reuters) - Mustard gas vapors were detected seeping from a chemical weapons depot in southern Colorado on Tuesday, but no one was sickened or ...

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The Next Wave of Good

Tamsin Smith | Posted 09.04.2011 | Impact

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Cause Marketing, as a sector, is soaring. An IEG Sponsorship Report predicts that corporate spending on cause marketing will have risen over 6 percent to $1.6 billion in 2010.

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PHOTOS: Before The Situation Room: Iconic War Photography

Posted 07.13.2011 | Arts

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This month has already begotten two iconic photographs: one released, one not. The first refers to an image of the President and his staff in the Situ...

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Honoring All our WWI Heroes

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Wwi, World War I, WWI Veterans, Politics News

President Obama and Vice President Biden this week paid an unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery to offer the thanks of a grateful nation for the service of Frank Buckles. It is altogether fitting and proper that they should do this.

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WWI Soldier Representative of Connection Between Ireland and America

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

With St. Patrick's Day looming, then, I hope you'll understand that I have no choice but to surrender to my genetic urges and write of yet another link between our two countries: Private Thomas D. Costello.

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Matthew Broderick, Who Do You Think You Are?

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Matthew Broderick found success at an early age with his memorable performance in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. His efforts to trace his family history unearthed a legacy of quiet heroes.

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PHOTOS: Veterans Day Around The World

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919 as a day "filled with lots of pride in the heroism of those who died in t...

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Roots Travel In Ireland

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 09.19.2011 | Travel

On a recent trip to Ireland, I did something I've never done before: rented a private castle. I'm not kidding.

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WWI Soldier Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

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Private Thomas D. Costello lost his life on September 16, 1918 in France and received full military honors today at Arlington National Cemetery. Hast...

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Ghosts of Sevastopol

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: World War II, Wwi, Black Sea, Ukraine, World News

Glory, tragedy, disaster. An army of ghosts haunt this great naval base that commands the Crimea and surrounding Black Sea. It is the site of two of history's greatest sieges.

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No Man Left Behind: Not Just an Expression

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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This weekend, please take a moment to remember those who have served us, those who do so today, and those whose dedication in scouring the globe for our soldiers shows that "no man left behind" is far more than an expression.

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