Beth Kluttz via AP Woman with Incredible Distinction in US Marine Corps Dies at 107 Dorothy Schmidt Cole, recognized as the oldest living US Marine, died at age 107. By The Associated Press January 15, 2021
@CNN / Twitter screen shot Nazi Descendant Tracks Down Jewish Family To Give Them Astonishing Message Thomas Edelmann tracked down a relative of the shop his grandfather bought from a Jewish family in Nazi Germany when they sold under duress. By C. Douglas Golden December 26, 2020
WCCO-TV / Facebook After 68 Years, WWII Vet Has Realization About Japanese Sword He Claimed as a War Trophy A 94-year-old World War II veteran decided to return his war trophy to its original owner. What happened next was very powerful. By Michael Austin December 25, 2020
@SheffieldStar / Twitter Family Displays 100-Year-Old Christmas Tree That Survived Hitler Bombing in WWII The tree cracked when it was blown across the room during the Blitz, and it is now only held together by a bit of brown sticky tape. By Deborah Van Kempen December 24, 2020
AP Survivors Forced To Honor Pearl Harbor Heroes from Home on Anniversary of Attack World War II veterans will not be able to gather to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. By The Associated Press December 3, 2020
Daily Mail via British Armed Forces News / Facebook WWII Vet Recreates Tear-Jerking Photo with an Old Friend In 1944, he spent time in Peer, Belgium, and was in a photo taken outside a bakery with several others, including a young Belgian boy. By Amanda Thomason November 30, 2020
Veterans' Perspective / YouTube screen shot Watch the Joy on WWII Vet's Face as He Fires a Howitzer for First Time Since the War Claude Cawood became a viral sensation in 2018 when he fired a howitzer after over 70 years of not having touched the weapon. By C. Douglas Golden November 27, 2020
@WLWT / Twitter screen shot WWII Veteran Gets Heartwarming Surprise on 96th Birthday He was just 16 on Dec. 7, 1941, and from that day forward he was adamant that he would join up as soon as he was able. By Amanda Thomason November 11, 2020
Courtesy of the Bremaud family via AP 6-Year-Old WWII Resistance Agent Finally Gets His Due France honored 6-year-old Marcel Pinte, who took part in the French Resistance effort during World War II and was killed by friendly fire. By The Associated Press November 11, 2020
Michele Tantussi / AFP via Getty Images Ralph Benko: The True Story of the 'Candy Bomber' Reminds Us of American Goodness at Stake in the Election 'This is just one of thousands of anecdotes to bring to the fore in restoring America’s appreciation of its own goodness.' By Ralph Benko October 25, 2020