Idris Elba Helps Uncover WWII Soldiers of Color Who Never Got Their Due
NEW YORK (AP) — One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he suffered. There are no photos or stories. “That part of my family history has been somewhat erased,” Elba says. That led to the actor narrating and executive producing the four-part series. National Geographic documentary series […]
Texas Governor Welcomes First Soldiers to State Border Military Base
Texas Governor Greg Abbott welcomed the first 300 National Guard troops to a new forward base just south of Eagle Pass on the Mexican border. Abbott toured Forward Base Eagle on Friday with Texas Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer and Texas Border Commissioner Mike Banks. The governor held a press conference after the tour […]
Three Soldiers Killed in Booby-trapped Tunnel at UNRWA School, Clinic
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday that three soldiers were killed by a tunnel containing a bomb planted at a clinic inside a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) school in Rafah. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement: After an anti-tank missile was […]
Three Israeli Soldiers Killed in Booby-Trapped Gaza Building
Three Israeli soldiers were killed on Tuesday when a booby trap was triggered during a combat operation inside a building in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. The military said three more soldiers were seriously injured in the same incident, but gave no further details. Reuters Reports. Israeli public broadcaster Kan Radio said the casualties were caused […]
France is Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine, Claims Kyiv
The Ukrainian government praised France’s “determination” to send military advisers to the country and said it hoped France’s move would encourage other Western countries to send troops as well. Months of drama surrounding French President Emmanuel Macron’s seemingly stubborn desire to send French troops directly into Ukraine appears to be moving closer to action after […]
US agency identifies 3 soldiers who went missing during their service
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Memorial Day ceremony in Baghdad honors US soldiers killed in drone attack
U.S. military officials in Baghdad, Iraq, held a memorial service Monday to remember three U.S. Army soldiers killed in a drone strike in Jordan earlier this year. The Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve laid a wreath during a war memorial ceremony at Base Union III in Baghdad’s Green Zone, where attendees paid tribute […]
Veterans should volunteer to train soldiers in Ukraine
Ukrainian Mobilization method A bill lowering the conscription age from 27 to 25 took effect on May 18. The country’s beleaguered military and political leadership hope this will fill a personnel shortage and ensure there are enough men to keep the Russian advance at bay. With new equipment and ammunition provided by Western countries, the […]
Egyptian And Israeli Soldiers Exchange Fire, Leaving One Dead
Israeli and Egyptian soldiers exchanged gunfire on Monday near Rafah, leaving one Egyptian dead, the Jerusalem Post reported, citing local Israeli media outlet Maariv. An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) source claimed that Egyptian forces fired first and that Israeli forces returned fire, The Jerusalem Post reported. report. (Related article: ‘Futility’: Biden administration’s expensive Gaza dock […]
Military labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II
Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died serving their country in World War II and other conflicts. But a federal lab tucked away above a bowling alley at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha and a sister lab in Hawaii are steadily working to […]