News West 9 / Video screen shot Community Comes Together to Celebrate WWII Vet's 96th Birthday, Over 100 Cars Show Up for Drive-By Parade First responders showed up with their vehicles, and a variety of motorcycles and military vehicles made it into the parade as well. By Amanda Thomason April 12, 2021
Gerry Broome / AP 'The Free World Salutes You': WWII Army Medic Hailed for D-Day Heroism Dies at 100 Ray Lambert, an Army medic who survived multiple wounds on D-Day and was saluted by former President Donald Trump, died at 100. By The Associated Press April 9, 2021
US Navy / Interim Archives / Getty Images 80 Years After Pearl Harbor Attack, Sailor's Remains Identified Using DNA Testing Nearly 80 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the remains of a veteran who died during the attacks have been identified. By The Associated Press April 4, 2021
Waterford Union High School / Facebook screen shot WWII Vet Who Never Got to Graduate HS Receives Surprise Diploma Nearly 80 Years Later Plans were made. A diploma was printed. A cap and gown were readied - but not a word of it was spoken to Schaefer. By Amanda Thomason March 24, 2021
@WPXI / Twitter screen shot 96-Year-Old WWII Veteran Knits Hundreds of Hats for the Salvation Army The veteran wants to eventually make baby hats too and has taken on many apprentices at his apartment complex. By Amanda Thomason March 18, 2021
Global News / YouTube screen shot Long-Lost Friends Have 'Miracle' Reunion 82 Years After Being Separated by the Holocaust Now both 91 years old, these two women have had their fears relieved and picked up their friendship once more. By Amanda Thomason March 10, 2021
Veterans’ Foundation / Facebook screen shot WWII Veteran's Postcard Delivered to Family 77 Years After It Was Written Caldwell has been gone for over two decades now, and the letter had never surfaced. But in February, it appeared at Uncle Fred's address. By Amanda Thomason February 23, 2021
Robert F. Sargent / Wikimedia Commons Self-Congratulatory Journalist Compares Covering Trump to Storming Omaha Beach An establishment media reporter compared his four-year experience covering Trump to storming Omaha Beach on D-Day. By Kipp Jones February 12, 2021
Thierry Monasse / Getty Images They Hid This Hopeful Note for Future Generations in the Darkest Days of World War II, But Would They Weep to See Their Country Now? A note written by four men living under Nazi occupation in 1941 was uncovered in a Belgian church. Years later, the message still hits home. By Garion Frankel February 7, 2021
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Biden Removes Bust of World War II Icon from Oval Office, Replaces It with Tribute to Latino Activist President Joe Biden stripped the bust of former United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill shortly after being inaugurated Wednesday. By Jared Harris January 21, 2021