Nancy Leftenant-Colon, barrier-breaking military nurse, dies at 104
In 1948, she became the first Black woman in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force.
York WWII vet, 100, to finally get his Purple Heart 80 years after his plane was shot down
Harold "Bud" Pressel was injured when he bailed from his B-24 after it was struck by flak over enemy lines in 1944. He's ...
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Women in Combat Are Still Controversial—But They Shouldn’t Be
The Combat Medical Badge (CMB) is one of the least known but most revered of Army awards. Established in 1945 by the War ...
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‘Tell what happened to us’: The last death camp survivors
“We must pass the torch to the young,” said Marek Dunin-Wasowicz, who was in the Polish resistance, and survived the death ...
Eugene Bullard, the World’s First Black Fighter Pilot
Eugene Bullard survived some of the deadliest battles in history and became the world’s first Black fighter pilot—all before ...
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WORLD NEWS
US President Donald Trump announced the formation of a committee to develop a regulatory framework for digital assets, led by David Sacks. The executive order aims to advance America's crypto ...
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Satellite Observations
To improve air quality, it is important to know what contributes to polluting the air. Haze comes from a variety of sources. Your skies may be hazy from local traffic, or industry such as for example ...