Tragic Loss, Astonishing Heroism Remembered on Anniversary of SS Dorchester’s Sinking

Wreaths Across America on Wednesday is retelling the tragic yet inspiring story of the World War II sinking of the troop ship Dorchester, the heroic sacrifice of the “Four Chaplains” aboard, and the bravery of the Black Coast Guard steward who gave his life swimming through icy seas to rescue a shipmate. The 368-foot steamship …

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3 Idaho Guardsmen Die in Second Fatal National Guard Black Hawk Crash This Year

The Idaho Army National Guard announced that three of its soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed during a routine training flight Tuesday night. All three were pilots flying in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that went down south of Lucky Peak near Boise, Idaho, shortly after 8 p.m., according to an Idaho Guard news …

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Sierra Leone man on trial in Finland for Liberian war crimes

HELSINKI (AP) – A trial has started in Finland for a Sierra Leone man charged with committing serious war crimes, including several murders, and crimes against humanity during Liberia’s bloody second civil war from 1999 through 2003. Gibril Massaquoi, who has been living in Finland for more than 10 years, is alleged by Finnish prosecutors …

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